Location
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We are situated a short 5 minutes walk from Southfields Underground Station in the direction of Wimbledon Park and the All England Club Lawn Tennis Club .
We have very limited off-street parking but visitors can park on the street outside the club on Wimbledon Park Road. On-street parking is chargeable between 9:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Fridays. It is free all other times including bank holidays. On-street parking is by permit only during Wimbledon fortnight. We have a medium sized wooden-floored hall with a kitchen, which is available to hire for parties, events and yoga/pilates sessions. The Gardens Lawn Tennis Club Ltd. 343 Wimbledon Park Road, London SW19 6NS. United Kingdom The Gardens Lawn Tennis Club Ltd, is a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 |
Contact Information |
Hall Hire |
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Hire our club hall [email protected]
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We’re all volunteers so please don’t expect an instant reply… it might take a few days to get back to you.
History
The Gardens Lawn Tennis Club was established in June 1903 after a meeting was held by residents in the neighbourhood of Southfields Station. A statement was made by W. Mitter that the proposed ground for the tennis courts should be positioned at the back of Southdean Gardens, and that it should be a tennis club for the residents, owned by the residents. No time was wasted, the courts were laid within the year and play began soon after.
The club is still owned by all its members. When you join you buy shares in the club and become one of its joint owners.
Entertainment has always been important to the club, with dinner dances, quizzes and summer and winter parties high on the priority list. During the Second World War, the entertainment slowed down a bit, but today it is as much a mark of this lively welcoming club as the large number of social tennis sessions, the team tennis, multiple tournaments and the floodlighting which enables play in the dark winter months.
For those that might be interested, the club still owns copies of all the minutes of the committees back until the date it was established, along with photographs and mementoes such as the official gentleman's club tie.
Adult club sessions are well attended and we are always pleased to see new faces join in. Come along to any session, we can’t wait to welcome you to the club!
The club is still owned by all its members. When you join you buy shares in the club and become one of its joint owners.
Entertainment has always been important to the club, with dinner dances, quizzes and summer and winter parties high on the priority list. During the Second World War, the entertainment slowed down a bit, but today it is as much a mark of this lively welcoming club as the large number of social tennis sessions, the team tennis, multiple tournaments and the floodlighting which enables play in the dark winter months.
For those that might be interested, the club still owns copies of all the minutes of the committees back until the date it was established, along with photographs and mementoes such as the official gentleman's club tie.
Adult club sessions are well attended and we are always pleased to see new faces join in. Come along to any session, we can’t wait to welcome you to the club!
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Legal Information
Please find below all the links to the Legal and Policy Information for the club on the Club Rules page.
By signing up as a member (or renewing membership) you confirm that you have read and agreed to those rules.
By signing up as a member (or renewing membership) you confirm that you have read and agreed to those rules.
