One of the places on my must see list this trip to London was to go into Westminster Abbey. I have been by the Abbey before and seen the outside but this is the first time I have been inside the Abbey. I must admit having traveled around a lot of Europe I was a bit shocked at the having to pay so much to go into the Abbey. I have been in many a church in Europe that yes you did have the option of leaving a donation but it was not required to pay to go in and visit. While I love the architecture outside the Abbey I found it to be very cramped and gaudy in areas in places inside.
Westminster Abbey is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. Benedictine monks first came to this site in the middle of the tenth century, establishing a tradition of daily worship which continues to this day.
The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the final resting place of seventeen monarchs.
They do not allow the taking of pictures inside the Abbey but I did take a number of shots outside the Abbey.
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Hi Nora,
I've been to other places where you had to pay to go into a church. Don't know what's up with that.
The cathedral in Canterbury also charges you, unless you visit on a Sunday.
Your fellow AT steward.
Nicky.
Hey Nicky,
Yep I have been in a few others that I have had to pay to go into. But most of them in Europe are free to go into and then you have the option of leaving a donation.
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