Westminster Abbey

• Top 5 British World Heritage Sites

  Plan Your Trip × UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  

  Five thousand years of history in five places. From a Neolithic stone circle to the Roman frontier, these are the British World Heritage Sites that best explain how Britain came to be.

• Westminster Abbey

  South East England × Churches & Cathedrals

  

  Every English and British monarch since 1066 has been crowned inside Westminster Abbey, and its floors and walls hold the tombs of kings, scientists and poets alike — a working church first, a visitor attraction second, which is exactly why so many people arrive unsure whether they can actually go inside.