First
Time in Wimbledon & Merton
Heathrow Airport to
Wimbledon | Gatwick
Airport to Wimbledon
| Luton Airport to Wimbledon
Arrival in Wimbledon |
Links to
Transport Companies | Parking in Merton
Tourist Resources in
Wimbledon | Medical
Care in Wimbledon |
Late Night Chemists/Pharmacies
Other
information pages on our site you may like to
visit are Accommodation
List, Doctors
& Dentists, and
The
Wimbledon Taxi Tour (external link).
If
you are planning your first trip to Wimbledon, here are some tips to ensure you
have a trouble free
journey. Please bear in mind that engineering works
on railway lines may mean that some routes or sections of routes
are not available. Read
Disclaimer.
Heathrow Airport to
Wimbledon
Heathrow Airport
(08700 000123) is London's major airport and is located 15 miles
west of central London. There are four terminals, Terminal
One, Two, Three and Four. Each
terminal is serviced by the Piccadilly branch of the London
Underground network, commonly referred to as the
"Tube". Frequent tube trains leave directly to central
London with a journey time of up to 40 minutes. For
Wimbledon catch the Piccadilly line at any of the terminals for
a 40 minute journey to South Kensington. Change onto
the south-bound District Line of the London Underground which
will take you directly to Wimbledon Station in about 23 minutes. Current ticket prices and travel information on London's
buses and tubes are available on the Transport for London information line (020 7222 1234).
See also London Pass details for
free admission to top attractions, together with free travel.
Frequent Heathrow Express (0845 6001515) trains take up to 20 minutes to reach
Paddington Station in Central London. At Paddington Station
change to the District Line of the London Underground which will
take you directly to Wimbledon Station in approximately 28
minutes.
Taxi
services at each of Heathrow's terminals are provided by licensed
London taxis and journey times to central London or Wimbledon
are approximately 60 minutes. Do allow
yourself ample time if traveling to or from the airport as heavy traffic
can substantially increase these journey times.
Gatwick Airport to Wimbledon
Gatwick Airport
(0870
0002468) is now London's second airport and is located near
the town of Crawley, West Sussex, approximately 27 miles south
of central London. There are two terminals, North and
South.
The train service from Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station in Central
London is very good with average journey times of 35 minutes on Gatwick
Express trains (0845 850 15 30). There are also several trains an hour to East
Croydon Station and the journey time is up to 20 minutes
(National Rail enquiries (08457 484950).
To get to Wimbledon by train you have two
alternatives: 1) After exiting the station at East Croydon you can
catch the Tramlink across the road from the station, which
runs directly to Wimbledon Station with a journey time of 30
minutes (Tramlink Enquiries: (020 8681 8300). 2)
Alternatively from Gatwick Airport Station there are
frequent direct trains to Clapham Junction Station
(journey time up to 32 minutes) from where there are
frequent direct services to Wimbledon with a journey time
of 7 minutes. If you wish to change trains at
East Croydon or Clapham Junction, ensure you do
not use the Gatwick Express as it doesn't stop
at these stations.
So which alternative should you
choose? Remember that there is no Tramlink (East
Croydon to Wimbledon) or overgound train service (Clapham
Junction to Wimbledon) during night hours. If you
have luggage you will need to change platforms for a 5
minute walk (stairs up and stairs down) at Clapham
Junction Station. If you have luggage the easiest
change is at East Croydon station where a five minute walk
is via an up ramp rather than stairs, which leads to
street level where the Tramlink stop to Wimbledon
is. If you do some quick maths you will notice that
the journey time using the Tramlink via East Croydon
Station is somewhat longer, but access with luggage is
easier.
Metered private hire cars are available at Gatwick Airport and
although the journey can be approximately one hour in light
traffic, do allow yourself ample time as
heavy traffic will increase these journey times.
Luton
Airport to Wimbledon
Luton Airport
(01582
405100) has a very fast and frequent train service to central
London and there are also two direct trains an hour (you may
have to change trains during weekends and public
holidays) from
Luton Airport Parkway Station to Wimbledon with
journey times of approx 90 minutes. The airport is 1.8km
from Luton Airport Parkway Station and a
frequent free bus shuttle service (journey time 5 minutes) operates between the airport
and the station.
Disclaimer: WimbledonVisitor.Com
provides information on this
page on a general guidelines
only basis and it is your
responsibility to check with
individual operators for exact
details.
Links
to Transport Companies
South
West Trains (services from Waterloo via
Wimbledon) www.southwesttrains.co.uk
Thameslink (runs
some services via Wimbledon, including trains to
& from Luton Airport)
www.thameslink.co.uk
Tramlink (tram
services to & from Wimbledon)
www.tfl.gov.uk/trams
South East Trains which now runs Connex
services
to South East London and Kent
www.setrains.co.uk/
c2c
(services between Fenchurch Street & Essex)
www.c2c-online.co.uk
National Rail
on-line train timetable www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney
Heathrow Express www.heathrowexpress.co.uk
Gatwick Express www.gatwickexpress.co.uk
Stansted Express www.stanstedexpress.com
Transport for London www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl
for info on London and some services in
surrounding counties. Information on:
underground & overground railways, buses,
River Thames services, Trams (from & to
Wimbledon) & Docklands Light Railway.
Arrival
in Wimbledon
In many cases visitors arrive
at Wimbledon Station and use the well serviced
taxi rank which is located immediately outside the station. There are also bus stops close to the station.
Parking
As in other areas
of London, parking in Merton is difficult. Some parts
of Merton contain Controlled Parking Zones. These
mainly contain parking bays reserved for residents, although some zones do have
"pay and display" parking areas. Other roads, especially
those in the centre of Wimbledon only have "pay and
display" parking.
Parking
in Wimbledon
There are
five car
parks in Wimbledon. 1) Wimbledon Station
car park in Alexandra Road. 2)
Worple Road next to
Sainsbury's super market. 3) Centre Court Shopping
Centre in Queens Road. 4) Hartfield Road in
Hartfield road. 5)
Russell Road, adjacent to Wimbledon Theatre in Russell
Road.
Parking
in Raynes Park
In Raynes Park there is a
car park in Coombe Lane, next to the
railway station.
Parking
in Morden
| 1 |
Kenley Road Car Park in Kenley Road, 7 minutes walk to
Morden Station |
| 2 |
Morden
Underground Car Park in Kenley Road, 6 minutes walk to
Morden Station. |
| 3 |
Safeway's car
park entrances in Kenley Road and London Road, 5 minutes
walk to Morden Station - Short term
parking only. |
| 4 |
York Close Car Park off London
Road, 7 minutes walk to Morden Station. |
Parking charges operate in all these car
parks.
Tourist
Resources in
Wimbledon
Apart from our site, there are a large number of excellent
bookshops in Wimbledon, all of which have books on local
interest and tourism in the UK. Wimbledon Library in
Wimbledon Hill Road also
stocks books and tourist leaflets relating to Wimbledon, the London Borough of Merton
and tourism in the UK. You can also ask your Wimbledon
& Merton related questions on our message
board.
Medical
Care in Wimbledon
Click for a list of
doctors and
dentists.
If you need urgent medical attention whilst on holiday,
the following hospitals have 24 hour accident & emergency
/ casualty
departments.
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St. Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London SW17 0QT
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(020
8672 1255) |
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Kingston Hospital Gallsworthy Road Kingston-Upon-Thames
Surrey, KT2
7QB
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(020
8546 7711) |
You may also seek treatment from the Minor Injuries Treatment
Centre at Queen Mary's University Hospital (address
below). The centre is staffed between 8am and 7.30 pm,
seven days a week. We recommend you phone before
traveling as opening hours may change and not all minor injuries can be treated at this
hospital.
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Queen Mary's University Hospital
Roehampton Lane London,
SW15 5PN
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(020
8355 3002) |
If you need to fill a prescription after local chemists have
closed, details of extended opening hours at Sainsbury's Pharmacy at the Savacentre
Hypermarket are as follows:
We recommend you phone first
to confirm opening hours.
Sainsbury's
Pharmacy
Savacentre
1 Merton High Street
London, SW19 2LS
Car park entrance is
located in Merantum Way, SW19
(020
8542 1152)
|
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday
8.30am - 10.00pm
Saturday
8.00am - 8.00pm
Sunday
11.00am - 5.00pm
|
Alternatively, the following
two chemists which are further away in Streatham,
London, SW16 and Earls Court, London, SW5 have longer opening
hours.
|
Westbury Chemists
86 Streatham High Road
London, SW16 1BS
(020 8769 1919 or
020 8769 9966) |
Opening Hours 9.00am
- Midnight
Seven days a week.
|
Zafash
Pharmacy
233-235 Old Brompton Road, London,
SW5 0EA
(020 7373 2798) |
Open
24 hours
|
We recommend you phone first
to
confirm opening hours.
The UK Government National
Health Service Information
Authority website is www.nhs.uk.
This website publishes information
on finding hospitals, doctors,
dentists, opticians and out-hours
chemists on a regional basis,
together with comprehensive
information about NHS services
throughout the UK. The 24
hour telephone help line number is 0845 46 47.
If you have a medical matter that
does not require immediate attendance
at a hospital, call takers may be
able to give you medical advice
over the phone.
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