Wimbledon Championships

Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court

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For a few weeks each June and July, the sporting world’s attention is fixed on the quiet southern suburb of Wimbledon, as it has been since 1877. Most show-court tickets for the Wimbledon Championships are allocated through public ballot, applications for which begin in early August of the preceding year and close at the end of December.

The ballot is famously oversubscribed and entry by no means guarantees a ticket. A quantity of court, grounds and late-entry tickets are available if you queue very early on the day of play. If you want a show-court ticket it is recommended you camp out the night before in the queue – a great experience in itself! See the website for details.

Wimbledon Debenture holders can purchase guaranteed tickets for Centre Court and No1 Court in advance and during the tournament at www.wimbledondebentureholders.com.

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2. Buddhapadipa Temple

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Surrounded by trees in over 1.5 hectares of tranquil Wimbledon land, this delightful Thai Buddhist temple actively welcomes everyone. Accompanying its…

3. Wimbledon Windmill

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One of London's few surviving windmills, this fine smock mill (octagonal-shaped with sloping weatherboarded sides) dates from 1817. It ceased operating in…

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Surging on into Putney Heath, Wimbledon Common blankets a staggering 460 hectares of southwest London. An astonishing expanse of open, wild and wooded…

5. Caesar's Camp

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On the southern side of Wimbledon Common, the misnamed Caesar’s Camp is what’s left of a roughly circular earthen fort built in the 5th century BC.

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