A Reason to StopFree on the App Store

Abbey Road

The zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios made famous by the cover of the Beatles' 1969 album of the same name.

Open in A Reason to StopFree on the App Store. iPhone, iOS 26 or later.
Abbey Road, landmark in London
Photo: m.caimary, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Did you know

The album cover photo was shot in about ten minutes on the morning of 8 August 1969, with photographer Iain Macmillan taking just six frames from a stepladder in the middle of the road while a policeman held up traffic.

Local tip

It's a working road crossing with real traffic, so watch for cars while posing, and visit early morning or a weekday to get a clear shot without other tourists recreating the same pose.

Finding it

Address
Kensal Town, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, NW8 0AP
Nearest station
St. John's Wood (Tube), 409 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

More places nearby

  • Lord's Cricket Ground Tour and MCC MuseumMuseum · 500 m awayA guided tour of the home of cricket that takes in the Victorian Pavilion, the Long Room, the players' dressing rooms, the media centre and the MCC Museum, which houses the Ashes urn.
  • The Warrington HotelNightlife · 650 m awayA grand 1850s gin palace in Maida Vale with a gold-tiled entrance, mosaic floors, Art Nouveau touches and a Titanic-style staircase to the toilets, yet a reasonably priced local.
  • Puppet Theatre BargeHidden gem · 1.2 km awayA working marionette theatre built inside a converted 1930s iron Thames barge, moored in Little Venice from October to June and at Richmond over summer.
  • Little VeniceHidden gem · 1.2 km awayWhere the Regent's Canal meets the Grand Union, a leafy junction of houseboats and towpaths easy to miss from street level.

More landmarks

See all 58 landmarks in London