Dunfermline Abbey

A worshipping community since 1072

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Abbey Life

Having been a centre of Christian Worship on this site for over a thousand years the church looks forward to the future with confidence in its place in the life of the town of Dunfermline....

Abbey Worship

Worship at Dunfermline Abbey follows a traditional Church of Scotland pattern with the Word of God taking central place. Morning Worship takes place every Sunday in July and August at 10.30 with Coffee and Tea served before the service from...

Visit the Abbey

Dunfermline Abbey sits at the heart of Dunfermline, Scotland’s ancient capital. Dunfermline lies thirty minutes from the centre of Edinburgh, across the spectacular Forth Bridges. Dunfermline`s royal and monastic past dominates a town whose lifeblood...

Welcome

Morning Worship takes place at 10.30am on Sunday’s in July and August.

Coffee and Tea are served before the service from 9.45am in the Abbey Church.

All are welcome to any of our services

Love the Abbey?

Why not Donate! It currently costs £558 per day to keep and maintain the Ministry of the historic Dunfermline Abbey which is wholly met by...

Robert the Bruce

When the immortalised Robert died in 1329 he was buried in the choir of Dunfermline Abbey. Then in 1818 during foundation work for the building...

History of the Abbey

The Abbey Church is the centrepiece of Dunfermline, one of the oldest settlements in Scotland and once its proud capital. The history of The Abbey...

Music

Music has been an important feature of the liturgy at Dunfermline Abbey since the time of the Benedictine foundation in the twelfth century. The Abbey...

Development Plan

The Abbey Church of Dunfermline Development Plan 2017-2022 including the video of the presentation given by members of the team during Worship on Sunday 19th...

Messy Church

Messy Church is an opportunity for families to come together, have fun, be creative together, eat together and worship together. Our first Messy Church in...

Celebration of the Young Church

Some pictures from the service celebration the Young Church.

The Incredible History of Fife

Some pictures from the launch event for "Fife From Earliest...

1st Summer Walk – 2019

A lovely evening for a walk round Crossford

Messy Lent

Another great morning of activities, craft, games, stories and food...

Rosie’s Last Sunday

After 14 months Rosies period of familiarisation came to an...

Through the Trees and Over the Rooftops

Glimpses of the Abbey from around the town

The Lost Tomb of Robert the Bruce

The lost tomb of Robert the Bruce returned to Dunfermline Abbey, well a scale model of it did. The model of the tomb is part of the new permanent exhibition in the Abbey Church. Along with the model you can see original fragments and a Virtual 3D computer reconstruction of the Tomb as it would have been installed in the Choir of the original Abbey building.

The Abbey Church of Dunfermline is now open to visitors again. Entry to the Abbey Church is always free but we do appreciate any donations towards the upkeep of our amazing building! You can see our newly expanded range of gifts in our shop, and of course there is Robert the Bruce’s tomb, the Bruce exhibition and the fantastic stained glass windows amongst other things. You will be given a warm welcome from our custodians who will be happy to take you on a tour and tell you all about the church and the rich history.
Sunday	2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Monday	10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday	10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday	10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday	10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Friday	10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday	10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Dunfermline Abbey