>> reporter: for decades they've come here to take picture of the famous red gates but the gardens were overgrown, the victorian home empty, damaged by fire. now lennon's playground has been reborn. let me take you down to the new strawberry fields, open to the public for the first time where fans can follow the beatles' footsteps. this place, which was such an inspiration to a young john lennon is now part museum, part meditation space and much more. a place where young adults with learning disabilities are taught life skills. >> i've done new things, bigger things that i've never done before. >> you feel like john lennon's presence is here around the building, making your confidence grow. >> reporter: it all works out in a way john lennon, the boy playing in these fields, could never have imagined.