Westminster Abbey Private Tour: Skip-the-Line Entry
About this activity
Skip the line into Westminster Abbey with a private guide, ask anything, and explore royal history at your own pace for two and a half hours.
Highlights
- Skip the line into Westminster Abbey with a guide
- See the chair used at every coronation since 1066
- Explore a corner honoring Britain's greatest writers
- Ask anything: this is a fully private tour
- Visit centuries-old royal tombs up close
Full description
A group tour means sharing your guide with strangers and hoping your questions get answered before time runs out. This private tour skips that: skip-the-line entry into Westminster Abbey, a private guide, and two and a half hours where the pace and the questions are entirely yours. See royal coronation history, centuries-old tombs, and a corner dedicated to Britain's greatest writers and thinkers, all guided by an expert who can go as deep as you want into any of it.
Begin in a historic square surrounded by the Houses of Parliament and the UK Supreme Court, home to bronze statues of some of the world's most influential statesmen. Your guide points out the figures who shaped modern democracy before Westminster Abbey comes into view, the site of every coronation for nearly a thousand years.
Skip the line inside and head to one of the only spots where photography is allowed. Your guide shows you the chair used at every coronation for the past 900 years, along with the grave of a single unknown soldier, the only tomb in the building no one is permitted to walk across.
Continue into the main hall and toward the altar where royal weddings and state ceremonies have unfolded for centuries. Your guide walks you through centuries of architectural change within a single building, then past a handful of royal tombs, chosen based on how busy the day is.
The visit closes in a corner of the building dedicated to the people who shaped the country's ideas rather than its throne. Ask about anyone memorialized here, and your guide can go as deep as you'd like, with no one else waiting for their turn.
Included / Excluded
- Blue Badge private guide
- Entry to Westminster Abbey fully guided
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Start Location
Viscount Palmerston Statue
Parliament Square, Viscount Palmerston Statue, London, GB
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a yellow WalksDevour sign. This tour meets at Viscount Palmerston Statue, Parliament Sq, London SW1P 3JX
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Know before you book
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
- Sites on this tour are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour. For last-minute closures, modifications may be communicated at the tour start time.
- Please note: The Changing of the Guard occurs only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays we will bring you to the Horse Guard Ceremony and a walking tour of Westminster area. There are also times where the changing of the Guard will not go ahead without prior notice and this is due to last minute decision made by the palace, local authorities or bad weather.
Know before you go
- Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour start time for check-in. No refunds can be provided for late arrivals or no-shows.
- All guests must pass through security.
- Sites on this tour are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour. For last-minute closures, modifications may be communicated at the tour start time.
- Tips/gratuities (for your guide) are always appreciated.
- Please note that for security reasons bag searches will take place at Westminster Abbey.
- Please note: The Changing of the Guard occurs only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays we will bring you to the Horse Guard Ceremony and a walking tour of Westminster area. There are also times where the changing of the Guard will not go ahead without prior notice and this is due to last minute decision made by the palace, local authorities or bad weather.
- Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up-to-date information.
Cancellation policy
Up to 7 days before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 7 days before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Reviews
Chutes mythiques et impressionnantes mais les explications de la visite sont parfois inutiles et servent à combler le temps.
Activité tout compris avec bateau et vue des chutes des tunnels, la guide était très sympathique et apporte des anecdotes à la visite , merci 🙏🏻
If you’re gonna see Niagara Falls, this is the tour to do it on!
Additional information
Adult (18+)
Child (6-17)
Infant (0-5)