A guided walking tour led by Loona Hazarika from  Let’s Discover London.

Find out all about Wimbledon Village: it’s much more than just home to the famous lawn tennis tournament; hear stories of gun fights and duels, stagecoaches and hangings, old Georgian pubs and highwaymen chases. The manor of Wimbledon was owned by prominent people throughout English history, Thomas Cromwell, Catherine Par, Mary I, Cardinal Reginald Pole, the Cecil family, Sarah Churchill and the first Earl Spencer. And there’s weird history on the way: the man who deliberately set fire to a house with the king and queen inside and got away with it; bizarre tennis matches like the man who asked for Champagne (it helped his power, but apparently he fell over every time he tried to turn).

Where & When: Sunday 11th March, meeting at Wimbledon Train Station at 11am.

Tour Details:

• Length: 2 miles
• Duration: 2.5 hours and is partly uphill
• Ends: For a well earned drink at The Dog and Fox Pub, Wimbledon Village.
• Maximum tour size 12 people

Tickets: £40pp. Under 12s accompanied by an adult are Free.

NB: Does not include entry to Wimbledon tennis

NB: Tour may be cancelled if low volume of sign ups. If so you will be given a full refund.