About Wimbledon

Wimbledon is a suburb in south west London, located within the London Borough of Merton and is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) from central London and only 14 miles (22 km) from London's Heathrow airport. Wimbledon boasts excellent transport links buy train and bus to and from central London as well as other local towns including Kingston upon Thames, Croydon, Wandsworth and Sutton. Wimbledon also has a modern tram system with links to Croydon and beyond.

Wimbledon is a suburb in south west London, located within the London Borough of Merton and is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) from central London and only 14 miles (22 km) from London's Heathrow airport. Wimbledon boasts excellent transport links buy train and bus to and from central London as well as other local towns including Kingston upon Thames, Croydon, Wandsworth and Sutton. Wimbledon also has a fairly new tram system with links to Croydon and beyond.

There is a wide variety of shopping in Wimbledon. The Centre Court shopping centre and the Broadway hosts most of the main stream shops while just up the hill, on the edge of the common, is Wimbledon Village with designer outlets and more independent shops.

There are many restaurants and public houses in Wimbledon offering a wide range of food and drink to suit everybodys palate. Wimbledon also has many hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation.

In the town centre of Wimbledon you will find 3 theaters and an 9 screen Odeon cinema that now houses an Imax 3D auditorium.

For over one hundred years, Wimbledon has been internationally known as the home of the English Tennis. In fact the first Wimbledon lawn tennis championship was held in 1877 at the Nursery Road ground.