Beatles fans keep going to the wrong zebra crossing 10 miles away from Abbey Road

By VMZ Staff on November 17, 2023

The Beatles’ Abbey Road has one of the most iconic album covers of all time, but some unlucky Beatles fans have had some trouble finding it.

In fact, that the iconic zebra crossing from the cover, situated outside of the famous Camden studios, has been a popular tourist site for decades, Metro reports.

However, a little mix-up, thanks to the name of a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in London, has resulted in fans going to the wrong place.

According to reports, day trippers from around the globe have been stuck with one way tickets to Abbey Road DLR station, 10 miles away in Newham.

The Sun has revealed that over 2,000 direct tube and bus journeys from Abbey Road in Newham to Abbey Road in Camden have been made since 2021.

One frustrated passenger posted online: ‘I thought it was strange the studio was this far out of London but I saw the stop and assumed it was the right place.’

Their error means they must make a ten-mile, £3.40 journey across the capital, taking about 40 minutes, to get to the Fab Four’s actual crossing.

Transport for London (TFL) put up a poster at the Newham DLR station to help Beatles enthusiasts find their way to the real Abbey Road.

 The poster reportedly says: ‘Feel like you’ve been here there and everywhere and on a magical mystery tour? Then don’t pass me by.’ ‘Unfortunately you are at the wrong Abbey Road. However, we can work it out and help you get back to the correct location.’

There were only six photographs taken. No managers, no stylists. They were finished so quickly they had 2-3 hours to kill before their recording session started.
John & Paul went around the corner to Paul’s house. Ringo went shopping. George went to the zoo.


Early this year, to celebrate 90 years of music at Abbey Road Studios, launched 3 playlists of tracks recorded over the years in Studio One,  Two and  Three.

85 Years of recording. Here's the playlist taken from abbeyroad.com. You can also take a tour in the Studios by watching the video below.

Donovan’s title track for his third album psychedelic singalong masterpiece Sunshine Superman could not have dropped at a better time when it was released in the US at the start of Summer on 1st July 1966, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and giving the Scottish singer-songwriter his first ever #1 record.

 

Watch the CROSSING CAM here: https://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing

 

The Sgt. Pepper range celebrates 50 years of the Fab Four’s ground breaking album, and has been launched to coincide with the release of the 50th Anniversary edition of the album, remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Giles Martin alongside engineer Sam Okell and cut to vinyl at half speed by Miles Showell.

You can pre-order your copy of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Sgt. Pepper here.(source Abbey Road.com)

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