Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is the largest tennis museum in the world. The museum was inaugurated at The Championships centenary event in 1977. On 12 April 2006, The Duke of Kent declared the brand new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum open to the public inside the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

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Opening hours:
April—September: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
October—March: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in England
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centre Court and No. 1 Court.

Centre Court

Stadium

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Centre Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and is the main court used in the Wimbledon Championships, the third annual Grand Slam event of the tennis calendar. Centre Court is situated 360 feet southwest of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.

No. 1 Court

Stadium

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No. 1 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. The current No. 1 Court stadium was opened in 1997 and has a capacity of 12,345. No. 1 Court is situated 370 feet northwest of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.

No. 3 Court

Stadium

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No. 3 Court is a tennis court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London. Unlike the other three Grand Slam events, Wimbledon does not name its main courts after famous players, choosing instead to use numbers, with the exception of Centre Court. No. 3 Court is situated 790 feet south of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wimbledon Park and Southfields.

Wimbledon Park

Neighborhood

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Wimbledon Park is the name of an urban park in Wimbledon and also of the suburb south and east of the park and the Wimbledon Park tube station. The park itself is 27 hectares in area.