Monday 29 July 2019

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE

Highlights
The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum located at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon.


Full Description
The museum is open all year round, and the collections include items dating back to 1555. There is also an option to take a guided tour of the All England Club, which includes admission to the museum in the ticket price.

The Museum
Visitors to the Museum are invited to explore the game's evolution from a garden party pastime to a multi-million dollar professional sport played world-wide. With exciting interactives, easy-to-use touch screens, and audio guides in eight languages, people of all ages can experience the artistry and athleticism that is modern tennis.

The Tour
The tour includes No.1 Court, the Picnic Terraces and Water Gardens with their fantastic views across London. The Millennium Building and Press Interview Room, which are out-of-bounds during The Championships, and, on days when building work permits, Centre Court. On other days this will be replaced by the BBC Television Studio.

Visits to the tour and museum usually takes around two and a half hours, including 90 minutes for the tour and an hour for the museum