EAST END LIVING
Where is the EastEnders set and can you visit it?
The square is so iconic that it received a special royal visit
ALBERT SQUARE is synonymous with the London and, of course, the East End.
But where is the real set and can Eastenders fans visit the Queen Vic in person?
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Where is the EastEnders set?
The real-life Walford is a little bit further out than the fictional square's E20 postcode might suggest.
The actual set is in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, but fans might be surprised to know that there are actual two Albert Squares.
The new Albert Square opened in 2022 and cost a staggering £87 million to build, despite being just up the road from the old Albert Square.
However, the BBC are reportedly planning to sell the set back to insurance giant Axa.
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The BBC confirmed that filming will still take place on the new set, despite the sale.
The set has hosted many celebrity guests and has even had a royal visit from King Charles III and Queen Camila for the late Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee.
Few sets have been home to such drama as this BBC set.
Fans may remember the infamous "you-aint-my-muvva!" scene or the Who Killed Lucy? plotline that gripped the nation in 2014.
Where is the Walford East tube stop?
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Of course, Walford East tube stop is based in (where else?) the East End of London.
The actual London Underground stop does not exist, though, and instead replaces Bromley-by-Bow on the map.
Bromley-by-Bow is on the District line and Hammersmith and City line.
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The show suggests that the Walford postcode is E20, since the E postcode used to only go up to 18.
However, E20 is now shared by the fictional Walford and the real-life Olympic Park (as of right now Tom Daley or Rebecca Adlington are yet to make appearances on the Square).
Can you visit?
Unfortunately, fans can't visit the Eastenders set because of the show's constant filming schedule.
The iconic stars of the square, such as the queen of leopard print Kat Slater can film up to 20-30 scenes per day.
This gruelling schedule doesn't leave time to meet fans, but eager viewers can get a glimpse of Albert Square from a hidden park.
To visit, fans need to take a Thameslink train to Borehamwood.
Once there, they'll have to use their sleuthing skills to find Clarendon Park.
In the park, you just need to look up to catch a glimpse of Albert Square's rooftops and maybe even overhear some of the filming.
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