Wimbledon SW19 is located in South West London, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) away from central London. Wimbledon SW19 is well served by road, bus and rail links. The A3 links central London with many towns in Surrey and Hampshire, such as Guildford and Portsmouth. The main railway station is Wimbledon which is also a terminus for the District Line of the London Underground network. Frequent trains run to Waterloo Station, (journey time 15 minutes) which is very near to central London.

WWimbledon SW19 and the surrounding area has numerous restaurants, pubs, bars, two discotheques, a cinema, four theatres and a large shopping complex.

Wimbledon is home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club who organize the world famous tennis tournament held in the last week of June and first week of July.

Lawn Tennis.

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which is responsible for staging the world's leading tennis tournament, is a private Club founded in 1868, originally as 'The All England Croquet Club'. Its first ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon.

In 1875 lawn tennis, a game introduced by major Walter Clopton Wingfield a year or so earlier and originally called 'Sphairistike', was added to the activities of the Club. In the spring of 1877 the Club was re-titled 'The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club' and signalled its change of name by instituting the first Lawn Tennis Championship. A new code of laws, hitherto administered by the Marylebone Cricket Club was drawn up for the meeting. These have stood the test of time and today's rules are similar except for details such as the height of the net and posts and the distance of the service line from the net.

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