Wimbledon, London

Well, as it's the time of year again when millions of Britons become tennis fans for a fortnight, what better time to write a review of the All England Club, home to the Wimbledon grass tennis championship, one of the 4 tournaments that make up the prestigious 'Grand Slam' of tennis events (Paris, New York and Melbourne comprise the others). The venue is located in South West London, surprisingly enough in Wimbledon itself. Transport to and from the main gates is best served through the Wimbledon underground stop (District Line), and is then a 15 minute walk or so. Not hard to find, follow the crowds! If you are feeling less energetic, there are shuttle buses ...  Read the complete review

Wimbledon is the greatest tennis spectacle about, but the organsiation and facilities at Wimbledon are abismal. Furthermore the tickets are an absolute rip off, ranging from expensive to quite simply ridiculous. If your lucky and win a ballot draw a ticket still costs £60 or more, and if you happen to be going on a day where its rained out but somehow their is 2 hours or more of play, you don't get a refund nor do you get an exchange ticket for another day. Its a massive scam. The food and drinks at the grounds is so bad its almost not edible. You pay £3 or £4 for a bottle of coke! Henman Hill is always overcrowded and the grass smells of rot and very dirty, ...  Read the complete review

Wimbledon is very much a place in its own right. It comes across more as a town in its own right than as a generic commuter housing area for London. I'm not much of a one for pretty areas, and Wimbledon is a very pretty area, but I'm rather fond of the place despite that. I'm going to use this op to describe what Wimbledon's like to live and work in, and if that's not what you're interested in, you can stop right here. I'd better start off with a bad point. Considering the fact it's South of the River and 20 mins away from the centre it is expensive. Very expensive. Where I work, every other car's a porsche and every ...  Read the complete review