Westminster Abbey has launched a new groups booking portal, giving access to group tickets with guaranteed timed entry.

Travel trade partners and Blue Badge Guides can now register for a groups booking portal account, which will become the standard booking route for all groups visiting Westminster Abbey. The registration form is live now on Westminster Abbey’s Groups page, and applications will be processed within 72 hours.

Until 29 November, Westminster Abbey is running the existing system, with no booking required, alongside the new portal to aid the transition. From Monday 1 December, all group entries must use the new booking system via the portal. For groups arriving who haven’t booked via the portal, ad hoc ticketing at the Chapter Office will be on a limited basis.

After booking via the portal, the entry location to the abbey will continue to be the Cloisters; here, the Visitor Experience team will scan group tickets and confirm entry.

Small groups of six people or less may continue to use timed-entry tickets purchased via the main Abbey website with entry facilitated via the Cloister Entry/Group Entry. Tickets will be scanned on entry, and groups will receive wristbands.