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HMV Curzon

HMV Curzon

A cinema on Wimbledon's doorstep showing both arts and mainstream films.

Al Forno

Al Forno

Bursting at the seams, this Italian restaurant always leaves you feeling full and smiley.

Crêpe Affaire

Crêpe Affaire

This café serves the perfect sweet and savoury crêpes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The milkshakes are delicious too!

Fennies Nurseries

Fennies Nurseries

A leading children's day nursery for little explorers (3mths) to inventors (5yrs). Launch your child's learning journey today!

Thai Tho

Thai Tho

This traditional Thai restaurant serves authentic food that is reasonably priced and delicious! It's a great place to go with a group of friends, as the dishes are perfect for sharing.

Hans Wurst

Hans Wurst

The best German sausage in town served out of a trailer!

The Old Frizzle

The Old Frizzle

The best halloumi skewers and cocktails! The whole place is surrounded by fairy lights and has live bands on at the weekend.

The Terrace

The Terrace

Beautiful rooftop restaurant serving tantalising treats to fill you up when the lights go down and the dancing shoes come on (or off in some cases!).

Light on the Common

Light on the Common

This elegant restaurant serves delicious freshly prepared dishes, from light lunches to traditional favourites, including a mean steak and chips.

The Alexandra

The Alexandra

As well as serving proper pub grub, this place has a fantastic roof terrace too with a covered seating area and heaters for when it gets chilly.

The Dog & Fox

The Dog & Fox

One of the busiest pubs in Wimbledon, hosting a hotel, a pub and a restaurant, which does a fabulous Sunday roast.

Buddhapadipa Temple

Buddhapadipa Temple

A beautiful building that I highly recommend anyone to go and take a look!

Wimbledon Park Farmers' Market

Wimbledon Park Farmers' Market

Excellent selection of fresh vegetables, meat, dairy and bakery products brought in direct from the producers every Saturday.

Bill's

Bill's

Fantastic breakfasts - even the vegetarian one is great!

Hot Pink

Hot Pink

A healthy grill at an amazing price - it will leave your taste buds sizzling!

Why not explore the nearby areas of Wimbledon, Merton, Colliers Wood, Southfields, Earlsfield, Raynes Park, Tooting, Wandsworth, Roehampton and Mitcham

"Opened in 1910, Wimbledon Theatre originally included a Turkish bath in its basement thought to have been used by the male actors"

Still affordable yet benefiting from recent gentrification, Colliers Wood is the next hot spot..

Oliver Bendall

At the heart of Wimbledon Village is St Mary's Church

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Adrienne Liddall

Wimbledon Common is the perfect spot for a picnic, where you might even see riders from the local equestrian club.

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What locals say about SW19

  1. My budget, cosmopolitan, transportation

  2. Great local market, convenient shopping, diverse locals, well connected

  3. The houses are so gorgeous and Wimbledon village has the best shops and restaurants!

  4. Easy to get to everything in the city centre but still with a leafy feel.

  5. It has got lots of great outdoor spaces and parks, as well as the River Wandle. Whenever I walk alongside it I feel like I'm in the countryside and provides a little bit of piece in the bustling life of London... Colliers Wood is also very close to Wimbledon with lots of amazing bars, restaurants and shops, however I have noticed a couple of new cafes and pubs opening in Colliers Wood too - seems that it has started to become an up and coming area.

  6. I was invited to the Picnic in South Park Gardens last Sunday. I was very much surprised how wordefull the park is, as well as, the lovely community spirit there. Wish I could afford to live there. Wonderfull little place!

  7. We like living in Copse Hill because it does not feel like you live in London. There are mostly detached houses on the road. It is very green with lots of trees and near Wimbledon Common, the Golf course and it has a good tennis club, pub and riding stables on the doorstep. Yet it is possible to walk to Wimbledon village with it boutiques, and restaurants and a short ride on the bus down to the main part of Wimbledon with its shopping centre, cinema, restaurants and the good transport links there. Copse Hill has good schools within walking distance such as Kings, the Rowans, Squirrels, St Mathews C of E, Wimbledon College and the Ersuline and Wimbledon High and The Study very nearby. Having a green and spacious feel and yet having the convenience of London it has the best of both worlds. I wanted to live here for a few years before the right property came along and we love it here.

  8. Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon south-west London, totalling 460 hectares (1,100 acres).[1] There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons. Putney Lower Common is separated from the rest of the Common by about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) of built-up area of southwest Putney.

  9. Gosh..I love living in Wimbledon! It is a well kept secret! Village, South Park Gardens, Cannizaro Park, common, richmond park on door step, great transport links, lovely restaurants & pubs, windmill, parkside and no need to mention the TENNIS! Will never move out from here...

  10. South Park Gardens is definitely the best part of Wimbledon outside the village. There are 2 grade II listed parks in Wimbledon, Cannizaro and South Park Gardens and you have a real sense of pride in the South Park Gardens community and can really feel that people genuinely love living here. Please come and see for yourself, its a very special place indeed!

  11. Absolutely love living here. It's a great secret "Gem" where community spirit, open green space and friendly neighboorhood blends in together. It's also so convenient to the town, village and transport links. I will live here until the last day of my life. Love South Park Gardens!

  12. We have been living in Colliers Wood for almost 3 years now and really like it. We wanted to be close to Wimbledon but with a cheaper rent! We have a baby and there are so many playgroups and nice families around. We enjoy going to the small local market and to the Tandem center where there are plenty of shops. I work in central London and it's very easy to commute with the northern line. This is an area that I find safe with nice parks. Not as pretty as Wimbledon but not as crowded either!

  13. South Park Gardens area is amazing! Love loving here.

  14. South Park Gardens, Polka Theater.

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About SW19

SW19 is the postcode district in South West London incorporating the areas of Wimbledon, Colliers Wood, Southfields Merton and is covered by the Wandsworth local authority.

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