Visiting the Abbey
Opening hours
Open 7 days a week:
- Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the summer (British Summer Time); 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the winter (Greenwich Mean Time).
- Sunday: 12 noon to 6 p.m. in the summer (British Summer Time); 12 noon to 4 p.m. in the winter (Greenwich Mean Time).
Opening hours are subject to additional services and recitals. To check opening hours contact the Parish Office.
The Friends of Waltham Abbey Visitors’ Centre (situated in the crypt) is open throughout the day.
How to Get to the Abbey
By Rail
Liverpool Street to Waltham Cross – services run approximately every 30 minutes. For details, contact National Express East Anglia (http://www.nationalexpresseastanglia.com/).
By Bus
250 Waltham Cross – Waltham Abbey – Loughton (Central Line)
– Debden (Monday to Saturday).
251 Upshire - Waltham Abbey - Waltham Cross – Hammond Street (Monday to
Saturday).
505 Chingford – Waltham Abbey – Harlow (Monday to Saturday).
For details, contact Arriva Bus, Shires & Essex (www.arrivabus.co.uk).
240/250 Waltham Cross – Waltham Abbey – Loughton (Central Line)
– Debden (Sunday).
251 Upshire - Waltham Abbey - Waltham Cross – Hammond Street (Sunday).
211/212 Waltham Cross – Waltham Abbey – Breach Barns (Monday to
Saturday).
213 Waltham Cross – Waltham Abbey – Upshire – Epping
(Monday to Saturday).
For details, contact Regal Busways (www.regalbusways.com)
By Road
M25 (junction 25/26) A121 – Waltham Abbey.
Car parking available outside the Abbey Church – free for two hours. Or park in the Cornmill car park behind the Muhinur restaurant, or the Abbey Gardens car park (accessible from the roundabout on the B194 at the junction of Abbey View and Crooked Mile – see Map.
How to find the Abbey Church Centre
From the west door of the church (main entrance), take the small road to the right beside the Tourist Information Centre. At the end, continue on the footpath and bear to the left onto the service road. Follow this road to the right between the flats on your left and the river on your right. After a short distance, turn right to cross the bridge into the Abbey Gardens through the ruins of a gateway. Then go straight ahead following the path and taking the left branch. You will see the Abbey Church Centre ahead of you.
