London/Wimbledon

Wimbledon is a well-known and affluent suburb in the southwest of London, England and is part of the London Borough of Merton. It is best known for the All England Lawn Tennis Championships (or often just referred to as Wimbledon) held every summer and which form part of the worldwide tennis grand slam series. This is the oldest tennis championship in the world.

By tube

Wimbledon is serviced by the following stations, in Zones 3 or 4:

• Wimbledon (District line) – Zone 3. During the Tennis Championships, direct buses run from outside for a small charge.
• South Wimbledon (Northern line) – Zones 3 and 4.
• Southfields (District line) – Zone 3. This is the most convenient station for the tennis club.

The quickest route into Wimbledon from central London is usually via a combination of Tube and the National Rail. Though the District Line is the most obvious choice from central London, it is usually the least efficient. Trains depart every 3–5 minutes from Waterloo to Wimbledon during week days with a journey time of about 15 minutes (South West Trains operates this service.)

By train

Wimbledon Station is the most important transport hub in the area. Located in central Wimbledon, it is well served by South West Trains and First Capital Connect train companies.
Services run from London Waterloo via Clapham Junction to Wimbledon Station (about 15 min). Trains from Wimbledon go to Guildford, Hampton Court, Dorking, Shepperton and Woking. Change at Clapham Junction to get to Brighton, Epsom, Gatwick, Reading, Portsmouth and further afield.
Wimbledon Station has two entrances, one at the front of the station serving as a drop off point for cars and a taxi stop and one to the side that leads to buses and a shopping mall. Disabled access to the 10 platforms are by lifts. Public toilets can be found near the tube District Line platforms. There are food and drink shops within the station complex.

By plane

Wimbledon is almost equidistant between the two major London Airports, Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport.
The quickest way from Gatwick is to catch a fast Southern train for London Victoria and get off at Clapham Junction. Here, change onto a South West Trains service south bound to Wimbledon (weekdays: 15 an hour).
From Heathrow, you can either catch the London Underground Piccadilly Line from Heathrow to Earls Court and change onto the District Line to Wimbledon, or you can catch the Heathrow Express (or Heathrow Connect) service to London Paddington Station and then catch a Wimbledon bound District line train from there. Both of these require luggage movement through underground stations.

By tram

Wimbledon is served by the Wimbledon-to-Croydon tramlink which terminates at Wimbledon Station (route 3), other tram stops in the area include Dundonald Road and Merton Park. A route map can be found here

By car

The A219 runs through Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon Bridge to the Broadway and beyond. The A3 is the main route to Wimbledon when coming in from the M25 Motorway or Heathrow Airport. From Gatwick Airport follow the M23/M25/A217. The nearest petrol station is an Esso Garage with a Tesco Metro (Open 24 hours) found along the Broadway towards South Wimbledon underground station.

Wimbledon is mostly pedestrian friendly and most places can be easily reached on foot. Buses leave outside the Centre Court Shopping Mall next to Wimbledon station. The main bus station is near Hartfield Rd on Sir Cyril Black Way (behind Morrisons supermarket and the car park on Hartfield Rd).
Additionally, there is a taxi stand outside the main entrance to Wimbledon Station.

By bus

Wimbledon is served by local bus routes including routes 57 Kingston/Clapham Park), 93 (Putney Bridge/North Cheam), 131 (Kingston/Tooting Broadway), 156 (Vauxhall), 163 (Morden), 164 (Sutton), 200 (Raynes Park/Mitcham), 219 (Clapham Junction), 493 (Richmond/Tooting) and N87 Night Bus (Aldwych/Kingston). A bus map of Wimbledon (PDF) can be found here .

By car

Parking available at Centre Court Shopping Mall. Off-street parking is normally made available by home-owners looking to make some additional income from the rental of their driveways and garages. Prices are normally in the region of £30-50. Alternatively, you can try renting one of these private parking spaces online through various services.

• Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

  address: Centre Court, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Rd
  £6, concessions £5, children under 16 £3.75, children under 5 free, tours available with additional fee

• Wimbledon Common

  phone: +44 20 8788-7655
  A large area (460 hectares) of woodlands, open grass areas and healthland with a windmill, nature trails and ponds. Also the legendary home of the Wombles.

• Wimbledon Society Museum of Local History

  phone: +44 20 8296-9914
  address: 22 Ridgway, Wimbledon
  Showing local history in Wimbledon from the Stone Age to the present day.

• Wimbledon Windmill MuseumA museum which depicts the history of windmills.

• Buddhapadipa Temple

  address: 14 Calonne Rd
  The first Buddhist temple in the UK.

• Cannizaro Park34 acres of parkland.

Wimbledon

Each June the All England Lawn Tennis Championships are organized, one of the four "Grand Slams" for professional tennis.
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club was chosen to host the tennis matches for the 2012 Olympic Games where 172 athletes competed for 4 gold medals in tennis .

• New Wimbledon Theatre

  phone: +44 870 060 6646
  address: The Broadway
  The theatre is a Grade II Listed Edwardian theatre showing West End plays and musicals.

• Odeon Cinema

  phone: +44 871 22 44 007
  address: Odeon Wimbledon, The Piazza, The Broadway
  A large modern multiplex in Central Wimbledon with 12 screens and IMAX screen.

• Polka Theatre

  phone: +44 20 8543-4888
  address: 240 The Broadway
  Children's theatre.

• Wimbledon Village Stables

  phone: +44 20 8946-8579
  address: 24 a/b High St
  Lessons and horse riding on Wimbledon Common.

Shops are to be found along the Broadway towards South Wimbledon and along Wimbledon Hill towards Wimbledon Village and in Wimbledon Village.

• Centre Court Shopping

  phone: +44 20 8944-8323
  address: Queens Road, SW19 8YE
  Shopping mall with two floors of shops. Includes shops such as Body Shop, Boots, Debenhams, Gap, H&M, Kew, La Senza, Monsoon, River Island, Sony and Warehouse. There are food outlets on the third floor and a cafe on the ground floor.

• SupermarketsInclude Morrisons (The Broadway), M&S (Centre Court), Sainsburys (Worple Rd and The Broadway towards South Wimbledon), Tesco Metro (Centre Court, South Wimbledon & Wimbledon Village) and Waitrose (near Wimbledon Bridge).

• Elys of Wimbledon

  phone: +44 20 8946 9191
  address: 16 St George's Rd, SW19 4DP
  A department store just off the High Street and a few minutes' walk from the Tube & Rail station.

At the tournament, strawberries and cream are a traditional, if expensive, snack, but Wimbledon proper is home to many eateries.

• Ahmed

  phone: +44 20 8946-6214
  address: 2 The Broadway
  Indian.

• Alforno Restaurant

  phone: +44 20 8540-5710
  address: 2a Kings Rd
  Italian.

• Aya

  address: 195 – 197 Merton Road
  Lebanese food, courtyard garden.

• Broadway Tandoori

  phone: +44 20 8542-7697
  address: 250 The Broadway
  Indian.

• Cafe Rouge

  phone: +44 20 8944-5131
  address: 26 High St
  French.

• Chutneys

  phone: +44 20 8540-9788
  address: 31a Hartfield Road
  Indian.

• Coal

  phone: +44 20 8947-8225
  address: Piazza, 31-37 The Broadway
  Bar and grill serving international food. Seating outside.

• Confucious

  phone: +44 20 8542-5272
  address: 271-273 The Broadway
  Chinese.

• Dolce Vita

  phone: +44 20 8543-7643
  address: 44 The Broadway
  Italian.

• Est Est Est

  phone: +44 20 8947-7700
  address: 38 High Street
  Italian.

• Gourmet Burger Kitchen

  phone: +44 20 8540-3300
  address: 88 The Broadway
  Great burger restaurant.

• Jo Shmos

  phone: +44 20 8879-3845
  address: 33 High St

• Lambourne Bar and Grill

  phone: +44 20 8545-8661
  address: 263 The Broadway
  Part of the Antoinette Hotel. Sky sports, happy hour.

• Lighthouse

  phone: +44 20 8944-6338
  address: 75-77 Ridgway

• Makiyaki

  phone: +44 20 8540-3113
  address: 149 Merton Rd
  Good Japanese food.

• Mai Thai

  phone: +44 20 8542-8834
  address: 75 The Broadway

• Nandos

  phone: +44 20 8545-0909
  address: 1-1a Russell Rd
  Peri-peri chicken.

• La Nonna

  phone: +44 20 8542-3060
  address: 213-217 The Broadway
  Italian.

• Paprika

  phone: +44 20 8540-9229
  address: 1 Kingston Rd
  Indian food.

• Slurp

  phone: +44 20 8540-7918
  address: 138 Merton Road
  Good Chinese and Japanese noodle bar, great value. Try the bento box.

• Thai Tho Restaurant

  phone: +44 20 8946-1542
  address: 20 High St
  Thai.

• The Common Room

  phone: +44 20 8944-1909
  address: 18 High St
  Italian.

• The Stage Door

  phone: +44 20 8543-8128
  address: 90-92 The Broadway

• Wagamama

  phone: +44 20 8879-7280
  address: 46-48 Wimbledon Hill Road
  Japanese chain.

• Wimbledon Palace

  phone: +44 20 8540-4505
  address: 88 The Broadway
  Chinese.

• The Alexandra

  phone: +44 20 8947-7691
  address: 33 Wimbledon Hill Rd
  Large pub with a wine bar next to the main pub called Smart Alex. Food served. Roof terrace with bar.

• All Bar One

  phone: +44 20 8971-9871
  address: 37 Wimbledon Hill Rd
  Food served.

• Bar Sia

  phone: +44 20 8540-8339
  address: 105-109 The Broadway

• Bertie's Bar

  phone: +44 20 8879-7537
  address: 2 Hartfield Way
  A wine bar below the Prince of Wales Pub. Seating outside. Food served.

• Crooked Billet

  phone: +44 20 8946-4942
  address: 14 Crooked Billet
  A Youngs pub, food served.

• Dog & Fox

  phone: +44 20 8946-6565
  address: 24 High St
  Large pub in the centre of the Wimbledon village. Food served, lots of seating outside.

• Fox & Grapes

  phone: +44 20 8946-5599
  address: Camp Rd, Wimbledon Common
  Food served.

• The Grid Inn

  phone: +44 20 8874-8460
  address: 22 Replingham Rd
  A slightly down-at-heel traditional pub.

• Kilkenny Tavern

  phone: +44 20 8543-7308
  address: 131 Merton High St, South Wimbledon

• O'Neills

  phone: +44 20 8545-9931
  address: 66 The Broadway
  Food served.

• The Old Garage

  phone: +44 20 8874-9370
  address: 20 Replingham Road
  Larger, cleaner and more modern than The Grid.

• Rose and Crown

  phone: +44 20 8947-4713
  address: 55 High St
  Food served, seating outside.

• Suburban Bar and Lounge

  phone: +44 20 8543-9788
  address: 27 Hartfield Rd
  Cocktail bar for chavs, run by chavs!

• Sultan

  phone: +44 20 8542-4532
  address: 78 Norman Rd
  Decent local pub serving very good real ale. The only pub in London owned by the Hopback Brewery. Walled garden. Bar food served. BBQ on sundays weather permitting. "No loud music/TV policy" for those who want a quiet pint.

• SWnineteen Bar

  phone: +44 20 8879-7020
  address: 4-5 High St

• The Prince of Wales

  phone: +44 20 8946-5369
  address: 2 Hartfield Rd
  Serves food, owned by Punch Taverns.

• The Slug

  phone: +44 20 8947-1791
  address: Hartfield Rd
  Sports-orientated bar. Food served with seating outside.

• The Terrace

  address: Above Centre Court Shopping Centre, Queens Rd
  Terrace overlooking central Wimbledon. Serves food.

• Watershed

  phone: +44 20 8540-0080
  address: 267 Broadway
  Club with live music and comedy evenings on Saturdays.

• White Hart

  address: 144 Kingston Rd
  Thai food served. Seating outside. Parking.

• The Wibbas Down Inn

  phone: +44 20 8540-6788
  address: 6-12 Gladstone Rd
  Food served. Some seating outside - now nearly completely taken up by smokers. Always has a wide and well-kept selection of real ales.

• Antoinette Hotel

  phone: +44 20 8543-4222
  address: The Broadway
  A 50-bedroom hotel, refurbished.

• Hotel du Vin & Bistro Wimbledon

  phone: +44 330 024 0706
  address: West Side, Wimbledon Common
  A beautiful hotel overlooking Cannizaro Park to the rear and Wimbledon Common to the front. Excellent dining.

• Justin James Hotel

  phone: +44 20 8947-4271
  address: 43 Worple Road, SW19 4JZ

• The Phoenix

  phone: +44 20 8542-0826
  address: 123-125 Merton Road

• The Wimbledon Hotel

  phone: +44 20 8946-9265
  address: 78 Worple Rd
  Small family-run hotel.

• Travel Joy Hostels Wimbledon

  address: 89 Hartfield Road
  Fun, cheap, backpackers hostel