Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Abbey Reviews
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A must do for London Feb 20, 2009
In my opinion, Westminster Abbey is a must see for a trip to London. It's just so cool! I guess it can depend on how much you are into history but I found it amazing to be where so many famous people throughout history have been before and to be standing at the tombs of some of Englands past Kings and Queens.
One of the first things you will notice about Westminster Abbey is its size. It is HUGE! It doesn't look that big but then once you get closer and you compare it to the teeny tiny people standing beside it, it starts to sink in how massive it is. Inside the decor is very beautiful and gothic. It has extremley high ceilings to look up at. Westminster Abbey is open Monday to Saturday from 9:30am-4:30pm with the last entrance at 3:30pm. The cost for an adult is 12 pounds and for child, student, or senior the cost is 9 pounds. Included in the price of admission is your free audio guide. The guide is quite nice and you learn a lot but at the moment, not all the "stops" on the map are available to listen to. I think they are still working on it. You also have the option of taking a guided tour at some points during the day. Westminster Abbey is in the centre of London right next to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. The easiest way to get there is by tube and the closest two ungergound stations are Westminster and St. James Park. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7222 5152 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7233 2072 Email: info@westminster-abbey.org For more information on the Abbey please see www.westminster-abbey.org 
See what I mean, it's massive!
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One of my favorites in London Feb 12, 2007
I highly recommend paying a little extra to get a guided tour. You get to see some areas that aren't open to the general public.
I love history and old architecture, so I was thrilled to be in this building. I only wish I could have taken pictures of the inside. It was one of the few places I visited in London where it wasn't allowed. I've read so much about the War of the Roses and the Elizabethan period, so to see so many famous historical figures entombed at Westminster was awe inspiring. I highly recommend it as one of the "must" places to see while in London.  Part of the London 2007 travel blog |
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Westminster Abbey Blogs
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Jun 06, 2008
My first order of business was to over to Westminster Abbey. However, on the way there, I saw the Westminster Cathedral. It's kind of odd looking with it's striped color scheme. Anyways, after that I scurried over to Westminster Abbey. Once I paid the 12 pounds to get in ($24), I stood… EuroTrip 2008 Day 3 (London) |
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Mar 06, 2009
Our next stop at Green Park, we were going to join a London Walks tour of the Royal Parks and Westminster Abbey. The price was 16 pounds each. It's actually not a bad deal since getting into the Abbey already costs 10 pounds, and the audio guide would have been about 5 pounds each. We walked through Green Park, by Buckingham Palace and through… Jet lague and arrival in London |
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May 21, 2007
…wonder how we ever
survived making plans without cell phones), but after he went to some
sort of war museum, I tubed it down to Westminster to meet him at the
Abbey. I can’t believe I’ve lived in London since September and still
hadn’t been to Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey was pretty crazy. It was hard to
wrap my mind around the amount of royals… Westminster/Risotto/Sondheim w/Josh |
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Jul 19, 2007
…these poor chaps before they can clock off, I’m halfway home by that stage :)
After watching the show we decided to walk down to Westminster Abbey through St James Park (very pretty!). Westminster Abbey was very grand, the Abbey itself is over a thousand years old and is the place where some of the most significant people in England’s history are buried or commemorated. We walked through the Abbey… Right Royal London |
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Dec 20, 2007
Just oustside the Westminster tube station you can see so many of London‘s fabulous sights, the houses of parliament, Westminster abbey, Big Ben, White Hall and the London Eye. We walked around the houses of parliament, admiring the architecture and security. After we had walked around as much of the outside of the parliament as humanly possible, we decided to venture into Westminster Abbey… Laaandan Mate! |
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