Explore London with Joey from Friends 🥰🇬🇧
🪅In the final episode of Friends Season 4, The One with Ross’s Wedding, the gang flies to London to attend Ross's wedding👰🏻♀. Let us follow in their footsteps and visit the iconic London landmarks featured in the episode📸! It’s London, baby!
🎞London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
The group stays at this luxurious and pricey hotel🏨 during their time in London. Joey famously tries to “go into” the map🗺 here while trying to find his way to Westminster. If you’re lucky, you might even meet the same doorman at the entrance that appeared on the show in 1998, opening the door for Joey and Chandler!
📽Westminster Abbey
Remember the scene where Joey enthusiastically takes photos of Chandler in front of the church while Chandler stands there looking exasperated? Joey even declares, “Hands down, best abbey I’ve ever seen 🥰!” This iconic church⛪ is one of the most important and historic buildings in the UK, standing here since 1066. Before you leave, don’t forget to snap a photo of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
💽Wapping High Street
This street is where Ross, Monica, and Emily first head to the wedding venue, with Emily getting increasingly anxious about the wedding plans. Little do they know, they’re about to face even more trouble.
🎞St. John's Church
While the interior scenes of Ross and Emily’s wedding were likely filmed at The Fountain Studios in Wembley, the exterior shots were of this church in East London💓. Though it’s depicted as a ruin in the show, the church is actually quite beautiful. The original building was destroyed during World War II but was rebuilt in 1964.
📽Trinity Square & Tower of London
You might not run into Richard Branson selling Union Jack hats🇬🇧, but you can find some British-themed souvenirs at the stalls along the Thames. This spot is just a stone’s throw from the Tower of London, which appears in the background behind Chandler in the episode.
💽Buckingham Palace
When they return to the hotel, Joey proudly shows off his camcorder📹, bragging about having the “best day ever” with Fergie. That footage was filmed outside Buckingham Palace💂🏻♀.
🎞Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge, another iconic London landmark, appears at the end of the episode as Chandler and Joey take a ride on a double-decker bus past it. You can hop on one of London’s classic red sightseeing buses too, and watch as the city’s landmarks glide by😎.
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