The party continues at St Mark’s Place (a few minutes’ stroll from Wimbledon station and around half an hour from the AELTC). Meanwhile, drinks at the aforementioned Dog & Fox are so popular during the tournament that you need to book tables for its big screen tennis and live music. Grab a banquette seat in the garden for a Sunday brunch of buttermilk pancakes or lobster and prawn benedict and let the eavesdropping commence. The best places to eat and drink in Wimbledonįor neighbourhood people-watching, Wimbledon Village’s branch of the Ivy chain is hard to beat.
Just as refined is nearby restaurant Stanley’s, where the big screens are accompanied by canopies of flowers under huge sun umbrellas and the drink of the tournament is a Courtyard Bramble (a sort of deconstructed take on a Pimm’s). On a deckchair-scattered green beside the Saatchi Gallery, there’s a pop-up bar from upmarket grocer Partridges serving Pimm’s, strawberries and cream and champagne. If not, the Rose and Crown pub by the Common transforms its garden into its very own ‘tennis club’ for the duration, complete with TV screens and live bands (book in advance).ĭown the hill, the Piazza shows matches on a big screen for those who haven’t secured a place elsewhere – though the view of supermarket Morrisons may not be to everyone’s taste.įar prettier is the setting for Strawberries and Screen at Duke of York Square near Sloane Square Underground station in Chelsea. If you’re lucky enough to have bagged a ticket to the Grounds, you’ll be able to grab a coveted spot on The Hill to watch the action on the Large Screen. Where’s the best place to watch the tournament if you don’t have tickets? However, dirty shoes, ripped jeans and vests are a no-no, as are clothes with political or advertising slogans. The AELTC advises arriving well before 9am for the chance of getting one: some people camp out overnight to secure their places.Ī strict dress code only applies to those in the Royal Box ( as a barred Lewis Hamilton allegedly found out in 2015). 3, 12 and 18 and this is reduced after day nine of play). Alternatively, you can join that most British of institutions, The Queue, for on-the-day tickets to the Grounds or the Show Courts prices start from £27 for a Grounds Pass that allows access to The Hill and its big screen, as well as courts No.
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