The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon from Ilford
Ilford to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for Wimbledon. For households in and around Ilford, the pick-up is at home. Ilford is a place of roughly 168,000 people. The nearest station by road is Ilford, about 3 minutes away. On the map the run is 19.3 miles and about 59 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A13, A1203 and A3205. That is 32 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. The 2027 dates are 28 June – 11 July. Day tickets are sold via The Queue in Wimbledon Park; queuers get a numbered, non-transferable Queue Card.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Ilford. A luxury people-carrier is the usual choice for a larger group. Leaving Ilford, the car picks up the A13 and keeps to the main roads. On drop-off, the course's rules apply. Church 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. Through the afternoon the car is parked close by, not sent away. The return to Ilford takes about 58 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Ilford to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club59 min, 19.3 miles, in clear traffic
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to Ilford58 min, 19.1 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.comChurch 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.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 168,168.
Source: openstreetmap.orgIlford is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Ilford by road is Ilford (IFD), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgCar Park 6 can be booked by all ticket holders; Car Park 5 is for registered debenture holders.
Source: content.wimbledon.comOvernight queuers may only use two-person tents; barbecues, stoves and fires are banned in the Queue.
Source: content.wimbledon.com
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Questions
How far is Wimbledon from Ilford?
About 59 minutes and 19.3 miles in clear traffic, via the A13, A1203 and A3205; allow longer 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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