Abbey Road Studios

I’ve only stood on the front door steps…but it was magical nevertheless.

Photos taken when I was invited to visit Abbey Road in February 2001.

worth visiting just to see the grafiti on the wall in front of the studio

I went here on a beatles tour of london, and it was very insightful! I didn’t actually get to go into the studio, but I took lots of pictures (the coolest one would have to be my cousin and me walking across like the beatles). I also signed the wall!

When we visited London, this was the one place my little brother wanted to visit. It wasn’t for the Beatles, mind you, it was because the studio’s one of the best in the world. Just being able to go up and stand by the door was a dream for him.

The wall is kind of neat. The barrier wall around the place had been signed by visitors. We were able to find another group from our hometown (Kansas City, MO) who had signed it before we did!

Mostly, it’s just something to pass by if you have the time. You can’t enter the studios, nor can you really get close but if you’re into this kind of thing, you should stop by, it’s a nice walk in the less touristy parts of London.

You can approach the building from the street (just up from the zebra crossing on the cover of “Abbey Road”). But getting inside is the tricky part. I’ve been fortunate enough to make it in twice, and it was quite a thrill to visit Studio 1 where the original broadcast of “All You Need Is Love” originated and “A Day in the Life” was recorded. But the greater thrill was visiting the Holy of Holies: Studio 2, where the Beatles did the bulk of their recording. If you make it in, stop for a pint at “The Crossing Cafe”, the in-house restaurant and bar. (That’s the cafe in the picture; my pictures in the studios didn’t turn out well.) Of course, Pink Floyd, Sir Edward Elgar, and lots of people have also recorded there, but the Beatles are the big draw for me!

If you’re a real fan this is onw place you MUST visit! It’s no big deal, but you can sign the wall…

go! go! go!