Private Tour of Westminster Abbey with Blue Badge Guide

Westminster Abbey is coronation church, where all English Monarchs have been crowned since William the Conqueror in 1066,  and at its centre, lays the Shrine of Edward the Confessor who founded the Church,  thus establishing this as the burial place of  14 Queens and 13 Kings of England. This is a church of celebration and commemoration. 

Our highlights tour includes the following and much more:
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• A walk through the medieval cloisters to see where Benedictine monks established a tradition of daily worship in 960 which is  still adhered to today.
• A look at the  beautiful nave with its beautiful gothic architecture  which was first started by Henry III in the 13th century and featuring the most stunning crystal chandeliers.
• The coronation chair which was first used in 1308. Indeed 39 coronations have taken place inside the Abbey.
• See where 17 British monarchs are buried and other significant British figures such as Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens.
• Follow the route taken by Prince William and Catherine Middleton as they walked down the aisle to marry on 29th April 2011, just one of 17 royal weddings to have taken place at Westminster Abbey.
• Marvel at the Abbey’s splendid architecture and in particular, the Henry VII Chapel with its breath-taking fan vaulted ceiling. 
• Visit Poet's Corner with memorials and tombs of some of England's most famous poets and writers.

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