Clubs
WPHG was formed in 1992 to raise awareness of the beauty of this Capability Brown landscaped park and to help protect it for posterity from development that may be detrimental to this unique space. Wimbledon Park is one of the most important London parks south of the river Thames. As Merton Council note, "Wimbledon Park is South London’s best kept secret!"
Wimbledon Club
About the Wimbledon club
This Club has been located at its current site in Wimbledon Park from 1889, but began life as the Wimbledon Cricket Club on the 20th of May, 1854 on Wimbledon Common near the Crooked Billet. Over the years, the other sections of the Club were formed with the name being changed to The Wimbledon Club in 1968. The Club is located directly across Church Road from the All England Club, and its tennis courts are situated near the lake. On hot days playing on grass with a cool breeze coming across the lake is tennis heaven! Sports and sports facilities that are found here include: Cricket Squash Tennis Hockey General fitness Very fine clubhouse with bar and restaurant. For more information regarding The Wimbledon Club.
Athletics Club
About the athletics club
From the Hercules Wimbledon Athletics Club website we have: ‘The decision to form Wimbledon Athletic Club was instigated by the then Mayor of Wimbledon, Councillor Sydney Black, OBE, JP, following the opening in June, 1952 of the new £8,000 running track in Wimbledon Park by the former Olympic hurdler Lord Burghley. Councillor Black called a public meeting at Wimbledon Town Hall in the autumn of 1952 which was attended by Jack Crump, the Olympic Team Manager, Wimbledon’s MP Sir Cyril Black, Arthur Whitehead (founder of the Lauriston Runners Club), representatives from the men’s and women’s Surrey County associations and representatives from other athletics clubs. ‘The meeting set up a steering committee which resulted in an inaugural AGM at Wimbledon Town Hall on 26 February 1953.
Golf Club
About the golf club
Opened in 1898 and shaped like a giant horseshoe, the Golf Club land sweeps in a southerly direction down the east side of the lake, curves around the southern end and then traverses the west side of the lake. One couldn’t think of a more lovely setting for such a club, which is particularly enhanced by the many great oaks which are dotted about the course. Many of these venerable trees were planted by Capability Brown and they still thrive. Walking the course presents you with the original views laid out in the 1760s. It is because the golf course and Capability Brown’s ideas for Wimbledon Park work so well together, that the WPHG supports the continued use of the land as a golf course.
Angling Club
About the angling club
The Wimbledon Park Angling Club (WPAC) was founded in 1948. Strictly limited to 150 members, the Club is a private non-for-profit organization, run by a committee of volunteers elected annually by the membership. The Club is entirely self-funding and has no direct links with any public or commercial body. At this time and because of a very large waiting list, membership to the Angling Club is closed, and the group is not equipped to handle general enquires from the public.
Tennis Club
About the tennis club
rom Wikipedia we have: ‘The club was founded in 1868 at the height of a croquet craze as the All England Croquet Club, and held its first croquet competition in 1870. Its original ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon. Croquet was very popular there until the then-infant sport of lawn tennis (a game introduced by Major Walter Compton Wingfield a year or so prior, and originally called “Sphairistike”) was introduced in 1875, when one lawn was set aside for this purpose. The first tennis Championships in men’s singles were held in 1877, to raise money for a pony-drawn roller for its croquet lawns, when it changed its name to The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. That year at Wimbledon serves were made underarm.
Bowling Club
About the bowling club
Have you seen people bowling and wondered about having a try? – Wimbledon Park Bowls Club is a friendly club that celebrated its centenary in 2009. In 2010 members achieved notable success ending up as Runners-up in the Surrey Junior Ladies Singles, Wimbledon and District Ladies Singles, Ladies Pairs and Mixed Pairs and the Hastings Open Ladies Singles competitions – along with a quarter-final spot in the National Junior Ladies Singles! In 2011 the club will again compete in district, county and national competitions. If you have bowled before or if you would like to have a go for the very first time, Wimbledon park Bowls Club could be the club for you.
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