Day 1 of Wimbledon from the pov of a first timer! 🎾🍓🍾
What an experience to be at Day 1 of the championship: getting a sneak peak at Centre Court, watching some really exciting games (Lloyd Harris vs Alex Michelsen was 🔥), drinking an overpriced Pimm’s on Henman Hill, truly iconic 🙌🏻
I also wanted to include my first timer Top 5 Tips if you’re visiting Wimbledon this year!
1. Go to Southfields station, not Wimbledon station (Southfields is closer!) however if you do go to Wimbledon station, you get to walk through beautiful Wimbledon Village. The courts are a 15 minute walk from Southfields station and a 25 minute walk from Wimbledon station!
2. If you have tickets before arrival like us, arrive as close to 10am as possible to maximise your day. We walked straight in but if you’re aiming for the queue I reckon the earlier the better
3. Bring your own picnic AND booze! It’s one bottle per person so bring as much as you’re allowed (when we finished our brought in stuff, we got 2 Pimms for the grand total of £25 🥴)
4. When you walk in, just grab a seat at any of the open courts. Play starts at 11am and trust me the tennis will come to you, our favourite games were the in-person ones on the smaller courts and big names practise on them too
5. If you want merch, get it within the first couple of hours. Sizes and styles do sell out and the shops are craaazy in the last couple of hours of the day
We already can’t wait to visit next year! 🙌🏻
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