ErikJW

My 10-year-old is quite a big fan of Tennis and recent Wimbledon Tournamant got him all strred up - How easy is to visit The Club and is it open on Weekends (Sunday in particular)?
Thanks

enzian

You can visit most days (except during the tournament). To see the grounds (and Centre Court) you need to take a guided tour, which includes admission to the museum as well. See the website for information:

http://aeltc2010.wimbledon.org/en_GB...eum_tours.html

I suggest you call and find out the exact time of the tour, on the day you want to go, and book in advance. Then be sure and arrive early.

We made the mistake of taking a taxi there, and the driver did not know where to find the Club. When the meter price approached 50 pounds, we started muttering about the price, and he let us off on High Street with a vague wave in the general directio. By the tiime we found it, we were 2 minutes late for the tour, and they would not allow our daughter to join, despite her tears and our protests that we had traveled 5,000 miles to see this (and paid an outrageous taxi fare).

We did enjoy the museum, however.

We returned by the train to Waterloo Station, which was fast and very inexpensive. That's probably the best way to get there.

Gordon_R

The Museum (which was completely updated a few years ago) is excellent and well presented. It's of interest to anyone with at least a passing interest in tennis, but real fans of the sport will find it fascinating. The tour is also excellent - though as enzian stressed - you need to book this in advance. The routing of the tour varies from one day to the next, buit always includes a visit to either the main two showcourts, and some amazing behind-the-scenes access you'd never get to see otherwise (TV studio, press conference room, player's gym, etc).

The closest tube station is in fact Southfields. Wimbledon is further away and there's a steep hill to clinm in between. I'm amazed that enzian's cab driver didn't know the way - was this an officially licenced black cab? You should have complained about this to the licencing authority as all drivers are supposed to know where these places are.

Asterodeia

You can either take the District (tube) line train to Southfields, or you can take a number of trains from Waterloo. Wimbeldon is the 4th stop for about 16 trains per hour from Waterloo. Just check the big boards and get on the next one leaving. It's about 15 minutes. It is a bit of a hike from the station in Wimbledon to the Tennis Museum, but it's definitely worth it.

ErikJW

Thanks much. Looking forward to seeing it.

Amela