Wimbledon Village

Full of beautiful buildings and independently owned shops, Wimbledon Village is a place where locals make time to say "hello" to each other and the clip-clop of horses' hooves echo in the streets. You could be forgiven for thinking you're in the countryside. But shopping is rarely this good when you're out in the sticks. In this relatively compact area you'll find Joseph, Jaeger, Diane von Furstenberg, Matches, Max Mara, Questionair and Cath Kidson. It's retail therapy at its finest.

After giving your credit card a serious work-out, you could take up the serious sport of people watching. The French patisserie Maison St Cassien has one of the best vantage points over the village. Or, if all that shopping has worked up an appetite, why not splurge out on some exemplary cuisine at the posh Lydon Restaurant, or at the sumptuous, Cannizaro House Hotel?

But if the sun is shining, there's nothing better than taking a picnic onto Wimbledon Common. Bayley and Sage stocks delicious pastas, wines, cheeses and other tasty morsels. And as you're tucking into your lunch, you could even spot a Womble – they're native to these parts!

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Area Highlights

7. Wimbledon Village Stables
8. Wimbledon Common
9. Wimbledon Common Golf Course
10. Hand in Hand and The Crooked Billet
11. Wimbledon Fine Art, David Curzon Gallery, and Advocate Galleries.