Visiting the Abbey
Opening hours
Open seven 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.
Group Visits – contact the Parish Office for further information or to book a guided tour.
The Friends of Waltham Abbey Church Visitors’ Centre (situated in the crypt) is open throughout the day.
How to Get to the Abbey
By Rail
To Waltham Cross (1.3 miles) from London Liverpool Street, Hertford East and Cambridge. – Services run approximately every 30 minutes in each direction. For details, contact National Express East Anglia.
By Coach
Route 727, Norwich (University) to Gatwick Airport) stops at junction 26 of the M25. For details, contact National Express Coaches.
By Bus
Waltham Abbey is served by routes 211/212, 213, 240/250, 251, 255, 505 and 555.
For details of route 505, contact Arriva Bus, Shires & Essex.
Limited information about route 555 is available from HarlowRide.
Information about the remainder of these services can be found on the Hertfordshire Travel Information (IntaLink) web site (Area 6).
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.
