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^ Ah right, I misunderstood. I thought that image was of a fan on-set, rather than just an image on a fan site! I'd love to visit the SBH location.

Nice one, interesting quirk of the property! So can you visit the exterior location of SBH?

Interesting. We have always heard from C5 that Neighbours is of prime importance to them, and so I would be surprised if they give up on the show. But it sounds like there is an internal battle between C5 and Viacom over the cultural significance of Neighbours on UK Screens, and how much that is worth to them. If C5 did lose the show perhaps it could be picked up by Netflix?

It was really useful for me when I visited a few years back. I just wish I had allowed more time in NSW, definitely next time.

With the way a lot of recent plots have dragged, I wonder why they pushed for a full 230 episodes this year?

^ I completely agree with both of you. The location of the farm relative to the Bay/Beach is completely inconsistent, and is either a short distance or long bus journey based on the scene. But I love the set! And as a viewer of H&A you have to be willing to suspend disbelief fairly regularly!

I completely agree. While the old Braxton house wasn't the most special or interesting of sets, at least it has some history behind it. I don't know why they would throw away the opportunity to have two houses next door to one another and continue the neighbourly interactions, now between the Palmers and Morgans. Perhaps they wanted to be very clear that the Morgans were not Braxton replacements! It does seem strange to throw away historic sets like Leah's house and the Braxton house, for a bland new set like the Morgan house. I love the Farm house, always have. It's one of the most realistic sets on the show, and the only permanent 4-walled house set.

Have they stopped using the 'Braxton house' location? Of course Marilyn and John still live next door, but I don't think we've seen the interior set of the Braxton house since Ricky left. If it has gone it's a bit of a shame because the house (at least the main part) is a fairly historic set having been around since the late 90's, even if the exterior location has changed multiple times. However I was far more upset by the loss of Leah's house. At this point it seems very unlikely we'll see that location return.

Haha this is brilliant! But it speaks volume that this Fan Fiction is so accurate .

I went in Summer (Northern Hemisphere Summer) 2013. Neighbours was on the up by that point, but Home & Away was taking a big dive. Even though I felt (and still feel) quite disconnected from the show, I still visited Palm beach and some of the surrounding locations, thanks to the information on this site. I would love to go again, hopefully within the next couple of years. I'd probably try and go on the Neighbours backlot tour, I was too late to book last time.

I agree, and it's fantastic to have this location back in the show. It's only a small thing, but it was nice to see Roo pegging out washing outside the house this week.

Thanks for the latest Braxton House updates Dan . I always wonder with changes like this (and for example with Leah's house in 2009) what reason there is for the move. Do the owners of the actual location decide that they don't want to allow filming on their property, or is there a change in ownership? Or does a change in filming requirements mean that the producers make the decision to find another location? Conversely was it a change in ownership for the Summer Bay House location that lead to a return in filming in 2015? I always preferred the 2005-13 Hunter/Braxton and Austin/Palmer location, and disliked the changes it drove to the Austin/Palmer house in particular.

Hmmm, unlikely now as she's just been cast as Elly Conway on Neighbours!

I think it was the kitchen side, and you used to be able to hear the sea.

Could Jodi Gordon return as Martha? I suspect the political reasons for her departure in 2010 have still not been resolved. However with Roo now fully established back in the Bay, it would be nice to see Martha return, especially with Jodi in the role.