The Wimbledon Park Golf Club (1898 - 2022)

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. The Club offers a full eighteen hole course, along with a practice putting green and a very handsome Clubhouse with bar and restaurant. To sit on the Clubhouse terrace with a cool drink and watch the sun set across the lake is a pleasure hard to beat anywhere in London.

Such were my comments when I wrote the above in 2015. Following the club membership being offered £86,000 each for voting to abandon their leasehold for the land, and their acceptance of the All England’s offer, we are now faced with the demise of the Golf Club and significant changes to the course landscape. We now know that the All England wish to develop the land, subject to planning permission’. The course was reduced to 9 holes in 2021 and play ceased entirely in January 2023. At least this website shall bear testament as to how lovely this parkland looked and serve as a record for the future.