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Abbey Road, London — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Abbey Road runs through St John's Wood past Abbey Road Studios and the album cover the Beatles made on it, close to Lord's Cricket Ground.
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Where to stay in Abbey Road
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Abbey Road is a street first. Its stretch through St John's Wood carries flats, studios and parked cars rather than hotel doors, so visitors arriving for Abbey Road Studios usually sleep in central London. Beds along it are scarce.
Lord's Cricket Ground and the MCC Museum sit within an easy walk, and the surrounding blocks stay residential rather than commercial. The City of Westminster and Camden meet along its length, so anything booked here is really booked in one borough or the other.
Few places to stay in Abbey Road — most visitors book in London nearby.
About Abbey Road
What are the main landmarks in Abbey Road?
Abbey Road Studios anchor the street, the recording rooms that gave the Beatles' 1969 album its name and its cover image. Cricket follows. Lord's Cricket Ground stands close by, with the MCC Museum inside it, while the Ben Uri Gallery brings art to the same stretch of St John's Wood.
Listed buildings fill the gaps: 44 Grove End Road, Regency Lodge on Greville Road, the Church of St Mary the Virgin and the Church of All Souls. The Edward Onslow Ford Memorial marks a sculptor's place on the road.
What is the history of Abbey Road?
Abbey Road carried traffic through St John's Wood long before a record made its name known, running as part of the B507 between the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster. September 1969 changed that. The Beatles released an album named after the street, and the cover photograph turned an ordinary stretch of tarmac into a place people travel to see.
Other markers stand nearby. The Church of St Mary, the Edward Onslow Ford Memorial and the listed house at 44 Grove End Road belong to the St John's Wood that surrounded the studios.
Where is Abbey Road?
Abbey Road runs through St John's Wood in Greater London, tracing the line where the borough of Camden meets the City of Westminster.
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What is the best area to stay in Abbey Road?
Abbey Road: day trips to Abbey Road Studios and the cricket at Lord's.
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Updated September 2026