This guide to Westminster Abbey will help you enjoy your visit with the minimum of wasted time and effort. You’ll find out what’s worth seeing and why, what to look for and how to find it, and discover more about the fascinating stories of the people involved.
The guide focuses on seven carefully selected significant highlights – things that you can actually see and experience close up, and that maximise your opportunity to experience the hidden meanings that give a real appreciation of the Abbey’s long history.
Seven in-depth chapters tell the stories of these highlights and the people who helped create them. For those with less time to spare, there are Two Minute Tales sections that offer a brief summary of the story of each highlight. The Quick Tour sections focus on key features to look out for, making sure you don’t miss anything important.
The Highlights include stories that describe:
The Cloisters and the origins of the Abbey
The West Towers of the Emperor Charlemagne
The Shrine of the king who became a saint
The Pavement at the End of the Universe
The Tomb of the king who rebuilt the Abbey
How the Chapter House became the House of Commons
Why the Lady Chapel celebrates the Tudor dynasty.
The guide focuses on seven carefully selected significant highlights – things that you can actually see and experience close up, and that maximise your opportunity to experience the hidden meanings that give a real appreciation of the Abbey’s long history.
Seven in-depth chapters tell the stories of these highlights and the people who helped create them. For those with less time to spare, there are Two Minute Tales sections that offer a brief summary of the story of each highlight. The Quick Tour sections focus on key features to look out for, making sure you don’t miss anything important.
The Highlights include stories that describe:
The Cloisters and the origins of the Abbey
The West Towers of the Emperor Charlemagne
The Shrine of the king who became a saint
The Pavement at the End of the Universe
The Tomb of the king who rebuilt the Abbey
How the Chapter House became the House of Commons
Why the Lady Chapel celebrates the Tudor dynasty.
