Sights and Attractions near Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Abbey, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3PA
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House of Lords v House of Commons Tug of War
London > Events > Sporting Events Dates: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Westminster College Garden, Great College Street, Westminster, London SW1P | At Westminster Abbey
They managed to raise over 110,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support last year and this summer they're going at it again - the annual House of Lords ...More
London > Events > Sporting Events Dates: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Westminster College Garden, Great College Street, Westminster, London SW1P | At Westminster Abbey
They managed to raise over 110,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support last year and this summer they're going at it again - the annual House of Lords ...More
Summer Opening of Parliament Tours
London > Events > Tours Dates: 29th July 2011 to 1st October 2012
Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The Houses of Parliament opens its doors to the public for the summer, offering Blue Badge guided tours during Parliament's summer recess. The tours also run ...More
London > Events > Tours Dates: 29th July 2011 to 1st October 2012
Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The Houses of Parliament opens its doors to the public for the summer, offering Blue Badge guided tours during Parliament's summer recess. The tours also run ...More
Akademi: Maaya
London > Events > Dance Dates: Thursday 5th July 2012 - 6.30pm
Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, SW1A | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Directed by the choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi, this dance-theatre work, incorporating both contemporary and classical South Asian dance styles, looks at the aesthetic values of Indian ...More
London > Events > Dance Dates: Thursday 5th July 2012 - 6.30pm
Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, SW1A | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Directed by the choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi, this dance-theatre work, incorporating both contemporary and classical South Asian dance styles, looks at the aesthetic values of Indian ...More
Akademi: New Work
London > Events > Dance Dates: Friday 10th August 2012 - 5pm
Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, SW1A | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The South Asian dance organisation hosts this programme of classical and modern dance, presented by community groups from across the capital and the rest of the ...More
London > Events > Dance Dates: Friday 10th August 2012 - 5pm
Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, St Margaret's Street, SW1A | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The South Asian dance organisation hosts this programme of classical and modern dance, presented by community groups from across the capital and the rest of the ...More
Cyprus Sinfonia
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 13th July 2012 - 7pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Michael Thorne conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No 9, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 and Tchaikovsky's Suite from Swan Lake, with Richard McMahon, piano....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 13th July 2012 - 7pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Michael Thorne conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No 9, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 and Tchaikovsky's Suite from Swan Lake, with Richard McMahon, piano....More
Tee Khoon Tang And Sam Haywood
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 31st May 2012 - 1pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The violinist and pianist perform Schubert's Fantasy In C and Mozart's Violin Sonata In B Flat....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 31st May 2012 - 1pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The violinist and pianist perform Schubert's Fantasy In C and Mozart's Violin Sonata In B Flat....More
L'Offerta Musicale Di Venezia
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Sunday 24th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Riccardo Parravicini conducts Galuppi's Symphony In D, Clementi's Symphony In B Flat, Rossini's Overture Signor Bruschino and Overture La Scala Di Seta, plus Beethoven's Symphony No ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Sunday 24th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Riccardo Parravicini conducts Galuppi's Symphony In D, Clementi's Symphony In B Flat, Rossini's Overture Signor Bruschino and Overture La Scala Di Seta, plus Beethoven's Symphony No ...More
Agnes Langer And Connie Shih
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 19th July 2012 - 9.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The violinist and pianist perform Brahms's Violin Sonata No 1 In G, Violin Sonata No 2 In A and his Violin Sonata No 3 In D ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 19th July 2012 - 9.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The violinist and pianist perform Brahms's Violin Sonata No 1 In G, Violin Sonata No 2 In A and his Violin Sonata No 3 In D ...More
Royal Orchestral Society For Amateur Musicians
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 30th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Orlando Jopling conducts Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Finzi's Clarinet Concerto, Maxwell Davies's Farewell To Stromness and Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 2, with Emma Johnson, clarinet....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 30th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Orlando Jopling conducts Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Finzi's Clarinet Concerto, Maxwell Davies's Farewell To Stromness and Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 2, with Emma Johnson, clarinet....More
Ealing Symphony Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 23rd June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
John Gibbons conducts Glinka's Overture Russlan And Ludmilla, William Alwyn's Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's Symphony No 5, with Lorraine McAslan, violin....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 23rd June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
John Gibbons conducts Glinka's Overture Russlan And Ludmilla, William Alwyn's Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's Symphony No 5, with Lorraine McAslan, violin....More
YMSO Orchestral Concert
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 27th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
James Blair conducts Strauss's Don Juan, Shostakovitch's Piano Concerto No 2 and Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony, with Bruno Fontaine, piano....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 27th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
James Blair conducts Strauss's Don Juan, Shostakovitch's Piano Concerto No 2 and Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony, with Bruno Fontaine, piano....More
The Wu Quartet
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 28th June 2012 - 1pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Mendelssohn's String Quartet and Beethoven's String Quartet....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 28th June 2012 - 1pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Mendelssohn's String Quartet and Beethoven's String Quartet....More
The Whitehall Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 7th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Michael Nebe conducts Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5, The Emperor and Holst's The Planets, with Idil Biret, piano....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 7th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Michael Nebe conducts Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5, The Emperor and Holst's The Planets, with Idil Biret, piano....More
Salomon Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 26th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Neil Ferris conducts Ireland 's A London Overture, Walton's Viola Concerto and Elgar's Enigma Variations, with Edward Vanderspar viola....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 26th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Neil Ferris conducts Ireland 's A London Overture, Walton's Viola Concerto and Elgar's Enigma Variations, with Edward Vanderspar viola....More
Royal College Of Music Junior Department Symphony Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Sunday 8th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Richard Dickins conducts Smetana's Vysehrad Ma Vlast, Vaughan Williams's Five Variants On Dives And Lazarus and Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 In E Minor....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Sunday 8th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Richard Dickins conducts Smetana's Vysehrad Ma Vlast, Vaughan Williams's Five Variants On Dives And Lazarus and Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 In E Minor....More
The Pink Singers
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 14th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Faure's Cantique De Jean Racine, folk songs from China, the British Isles and South Africa, Rachmaninov's Ave Maria, Wagner's Chorus Of The Norwegian ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 14th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Faure's Cantique De Jean Racine, folk songs from China, the British Isles and South Africa, Rachmaninov's Ave Maria, Wagner's Chorus Of The Norwegian ...More
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 10th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The orchestra performs Stravinsky's Firebird, Shostakovich's Festive Overture and John Williams's Concerto For Orchestra And Tuba, with Christopher Dunn, tuba....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 10th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The orchestra performs Stravinsky's Firebird, Shostakovich's Festive Overture and John Williams's Concerto For Orchestra And Tuba, with Christopher Dunn, tuba....More
Tatiana Gorbunova
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 21st July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The pianist performs Bach's Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, Die Seele Ruht In Jesu Handen, Herr Jesu Christ, Wahr' Mensch Und Gott, Siciliano Sonata For ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 21st July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The pianist performs Bach's Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, Die Seele Ruht In Jesu Handen, Herr Jesu Christ, Wahr' Mensch Und Gott, Siciliano Sonata For ...More
Goldsmiths Choral Union
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 21st June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Brian Wright conducts Schubert's Mirjams Siegesgesang and Mass In E Flat, plus Brahms's Liebslieder Waltzes, with Martene Grimson, soprano, Sophie Mansell, alto, Jon English, tenor, Michael ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 21st June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Brian Wright conducts Schubert's Mirjams Siegesgesang and Mass In E Flat, plus Brahms's Liebslieder Waltzes, with Martene Grimson, soprano, Sophie Mansell, alto, Jon English, tenor, Michael ...More
East Sussex Youth Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Sunday 29th July 2012 - 3.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Colin Metters conducts Brahms's Academic Festival Overture, Kodaly's Dances from Galanta and Sibelius's Symphony No 5....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Sunday 29th July 2012 - 3.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Colin Metters conducts Brahms's Academic Festival Overture, Kodaly's Dances from Galanta and Sibelius's Symphony No 5....More
The Collaborative Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 6th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Andrew Farid conducts Mendelssohn's The Hebrides, Haydn's Trumpet Concerto In E Flat and Dvorak's Symphony No 9 In E Minor....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 6th July 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Andrew Farid conducts Mendelssohn's The Hebrides, Haydn's Trumpet Concerto In E Flat and Dvorak's Symphony No 9 In E Minor....More
City Of London Choir/London Mozart Players/Westminster Boys' Choir
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 19th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Hilary Davan Wettton conducts Walton's Coronation Te Deum, SS Wesley's Thou Wilt Keep Him In Perfect Peace, Handel's Zadok The Priest and The King Shall Rejoice, ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 19th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Hilary Davan Wettton conducts Walton's Coronation Te Deum, SS Wesley's Thou Wilt Keep Him In Perfect Peace, Handel's Zadok The Priest and The King Shall Rejoice, ...More
Alexander Ardakov And Betty Makharinsky
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 30th May 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The pianist and soprano perform Schumann's Papillons, Symphonic Etudes, In May, The Walnut Tree, The Lotus, Thou'rt Like Unto A Flower, Dedication and Carnaval....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 30th May 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The pianist and soprano perform Schumann's Papillons, Symphonic Etudes, In May, The Walnut Tree, The Lotus, Thou'rt Like Unto A Flower, Dedication and Carnaval....More
Nalalie Gourman
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 13th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The pianist performs Beethoven's 12 Variations On A Russian Dance, Schumann's Widmung, Liszt's From Annees De Pelerinage, Deuxieme Annee Italie Sposalizio, Premiere Annee Suisse Eglogue, Le ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 13th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The pianist performs Beethoven's 12 Variations On A Russian Dance, Schumann's Widmung, Liszt's From Annees De Pelerinage, Deuxieme Annee Italie Sposalizio, Premiere Annee Suisse Eglogue, Le ...More
Sylvia Schwartz And Simon Lepper
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 20th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The soprano and pianist perform Paisiello's Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento, Parisotti's Se Tu M'ami, Gluck's O Del Mio Dolce Ardor and works by Handel, ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 20th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The soprano and pianist perform Paisiello's Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento, Parisotti's Se Tu M'ami, Gluck's O Del Mio Dolce Ardor and works by Handel, ...More
Quartet Pro Musica
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 1st June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Delius's String Quartet, Tony Kinsey's Quintet For String Quartet And Harmonica and Elgar's String Quartet In E Minor....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 1st June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Delius's String Quartet, Tony Kinsey's Quintet For String Quartet And Harmonica and Elgar's String Quartet In E Minor....More
Kensington Symphony Orchestra
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Monday 11th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Russell Keable conducts Nagle's The Gull Catchers, Sibelius's Symphony No 7 and Brahms's Symphony No 1....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Monday 11th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
Russell Keable conducts Nagle's The Gull Catchers, Sibelius's Symphony No 7 and Brahms's Symphony No 1....More
I Maestri
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 9th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Walton's Crown Imperial Violin Concerto, Britten's Four Sea Interludes and Elgar's Enigma Variations, Pomp And Circumstance and God Save The Queen....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 9th June 2012 - 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The group performs Walton's Crown Imperial Violin Concerto, Britten's Four Sea Interludes and Elgar's Enigma Variations, Pomp And Circumstance and God Save The Queen....More
Sonia Grane And Edwige Herchenroder
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 14th June 2012 - 1pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The soprano and pianist perform Gounod's Melodies, Poulenc's La Courte Paille, Liszt's Enfant, Si J'etais Roi, Comment, Disaient-ils, Freudvoll Und Leidvoll and O Lieb So Lang ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Thursday 14th June 2012 - 1pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
The soprano and pianist perform Gounod's Melodies, Poulenc's La Courte Paille, Liszt's Enfant, Si J'etais Roi, Comment, Disaient-ils, Freudvoll Und Leidvoll and O Lieb So Lang ...More
Jai Uttal & Friends
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Friday 15th June 2012 at 6.30pm and 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
An evening of Kirtan, the ancient practice of chanting the divine names of God in call-and-response....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Friday 15th June 2012 at 6.30pm and 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, SW1P | 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey
An evening of Kirtan, the ancient practice of chanting the divine names of God in call-and-response....More
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What's On Today Near Westminster Abbey Summer Opening of Parliament Tours Tours | Until 1st October 2012 Houses of Parliament 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey The Houses of Parliament opens its doors to the public for the summer, offering Blue Badge guided tours during Parliament's ...More Alexander Ardakov And Betty Makharinsky Concerts | On 30th May 2012 St John's Smith Square 4 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey The pianist and soprano perform Schumann's Papillons, Symphonic Etudes, In May, The Walnut Tree, The Lotus, Thou'rt Like Unto A ...More Adams Antiques Fair Exhibitions | Until 9th December 2012 Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre 8 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey The Adams Antique Fair is the longest running Sunday antiques fair in the whole city, having been taking place since ...More Jan Maarten Voskuil: Non-Alphabetical Order Exhibitions | Until 13th July 2012 Art Sensus 10 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey Abstract, deconstructive paintings by the Dutch artist....More  4D Cinema at The London Eye Exhibitions | Next performance 30th May 2012 London Eye 12 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey The London Eye is one of the most cherished tourist attractions in the capital and has been since its opening in ...More Migrations Exhibitions | Until 12th August 2012 Tate Britain 13 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey An exploration of British art seen through the theme of migration from the 1500s onwards, featuring works by Lely, Kneller, ...More  Picasso and Modern British Art Exhibitions | Until 15th July 2012 Tate Britain 13 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey Tate Britain hosts a major show to explore the influence of Pablo Picasso on future generations through the late Spanish ...More Romantics Exhibitions | Until 3rd June 2012 Tate Britain 13 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey Paintings by Henry Fuseli, JMW Turner, John Constable, Samuel Palmer and William Blake, exploring the origins, influence and legacies of ...More David Tremlett: Drawing For Free Thinking Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 Tate Britain 13 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey A large-scale wall drawing consisting of bold blocks of colour and clean lines that are inspired by traditional styles of ...More Tate Britain Commission 2012: Patrick Keiller: The Robinson Instate Exhibitions | Until 14th October 2012 Tate Britain 13 minutes walk from Westminster Abbey A multimedia installation produced in response to the Tate collection by the acclaimed independent film-maker....More 
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