Thursday 25 April 2024

Update, 10 April 2024

Dawn service at Hyde Park Corner

This is arranged by the Anzacs and starts at 5.00am. It is recommended that you arrive by 4.30am.

There are no underground services running this early but plenty of night buses will get you there – check tfl.gov.uk. Enter your starting point, Hyde Park Corner as you arrival point and time and it will plan your route for you.

The dawn service is not ticketed and does not require registration.

St Paul's Cathedral

This service is arranged by the Gallipoli Association and takes place in the crypt. The service starts at 9.30am but you will need to be there by 9.00am. Entrance to the crypt is around the side of the Cathedral and opposite Temple Bar Arch. There will be a bag check but do not bring any large cases as you will not gain entrance.

The Ceremony in the Crypt of St. Paul’s Cathedral is not ticketed and does not require registration.

• St. Paul's Underground station is on the Central Line. Exit the station and you will see the Cathedral behind you.
• Mansion House Underground station on the Circle and District lines is a five minute walk. Exit the station by Exit 3. Take the right hand steps up to the street and you will see the Cathedral in front of you at the end of Cannon Street. Walk past the whole of the front of the Cathedral and follow round to the back. The entrance to the crypt is opposite Temple Bar Arch. As above, bag checks will take place.

For those of you who are attending the service in the Crypt, you must leave the Cathedral, no later than 10.00am to get to the Cenotaph in time. Return via Mansion House which is a direct underground line to Westminster. It takes just under half an hour from the Crypt.

Cenotaph and Whitehall

This service is organised by the New Zealand High Commission and starts at 11.00am. 

For those of you watching from Whitehall I recommend arriving in good time to find a good spot to watch from but no later than 10.30. As this is an un-ticketed event this year, it could be busy.

• Westminster underground is on the Circle, District and Jubilee lines. 
• Exit the ticket barrier and follow the signs for Exit 5 which will lead you to the correct side of Whitehall.

Westminster Abbey

This service is organised by the New Zealand High Commission and the Abbey and starts at 12.00 midday. Registrations have closed.

The following stations are the closest.

• Westminster underground is on the Circle, District and Jubilee lines. 
• St. James' Park underground station is on the Circle and District lines.

From Westminster leave by Exit 4 cross via the traffic lights to the Abbey. Your ticket will tell you which door to enter by. 

If you are travelling on the District or Circle lines, you will find it less crowded to leave from St. James' Park underground station. Exit from the Broadway end of the station and you will see the Abbey in front of you. Approximately a three minute walk.

Programme

1. 5.00am   Dawn Service at Hyde Park Corner.  (No ticket required)
2. 9.30am  Gallipoli Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony. Crypt of St. Paul’s Cathedral. (No ticket required)
3. 11.00am Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade. The Cenotaph Whitehall. (No ticket required to view the parade from Whitehall)
4. 12.00pm Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving. Westminster Abbey. (Ticketed event)
5. 1.30pm - 4.00pm Gallipoli Day Lunch.

Enquiries

Please email Hester Huttenbach [email protected] with any queries.