The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon from Harpenden
Bound for Wimbledon, starting in Harpenden. Clear-road time from Harpenden: 1 hour 5 minutes for the 49.3 miles. Diary note: 28 June – 11 July 2027. Day tickets are sold via The Queue in Wimbledon Park; queuers get a numbered, non-transferable Queue Card. Overnight queuers may only use two-person tents; barbecues, stoves and fires are banned in the Queue. One Harpenden landmark is Bowers House, listed Grade II*. Trains stop right in Harpenden, at Harpenden. Moat House Hotel in Harpenden is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Harpenden in good time for the gates. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Home to Harpenden is 1 hour 3 minutes once the event traffic clears. From the Oxford base, Harpenden is 66.0 miles and 1 hour 12 minutes via the M40 and M25.
- Harpenden to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club1 hr 5 min, 49.3 miles, in clear traffic
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to Harpenden1 hr 3 min, 49 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Day tickets are sold via The Queue in Wimbledon Park; queuers get a numbered, non-transferable Queue Card.
Source: content.wimbledon.comOvernight queuers may only use two-person tents; barbecues, stoves and fires are banned in the Queue.
Source: content.wimbledon.comBowers House, in central Harpenden, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Harpenden by road is Harpenden (HPD), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgMoat House Hotel, in central Harpenden, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukChurch Road is partly closed. Ride-share cars cannot pass the closure and must use drop-off areas on Marryat Road and Wimbledon Park Road. Registered debenture holders can request a pass for private chauffeur drop-off/pick-up in Car Park 5. Blue Badge drop-off is opposite Gate 13, Somerset Road.
Source: content.wimbledon.comNo formal requirement; many guests dress up, and jacket and tie are not required even in debenture restaurants. Dress for changeable weather.
Source: content.wimbledon.comShared fixed-fare cars run back to Southfields and Wimbledon stations from outside the Grounds.
Source: content.wimbledon.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Harpenden for Wimbledon?
1 hour 5 minutes and 49.3 miles in clear traffic via the M1, M25 and M4; allow more on the day.
When is Wimbledon in 2027?
28 June – 11 July 2027.
Is there a dress code at Wimbledon?
No formal requirement; many guests dress up, and jacket and tie are not required even in debenture restaurants. Dress for changeable weather.
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