The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon from Paddock Wood
Paddock Wood to Wimbledon: collected at home, set down at the gates. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is 1 hour 14 minutes from Paddock Wood (51.5 miles) via the A21, M25 and A243. The 2027 dates are 28 June – 11 July 2027. Overnight queuers may only use two-person tents; barbecues, stoves and fires are banned in the Queue. Shared fixed-fare cars run back to Southfields and Wimbledon stations from outside the Grounds. Paddock Wood is a Kent town. Paddock Wood (PDW) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Paddock Wood. Paddock Wood had roughly 8,200 residents at the 2021 count.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Paddock Wood. Set-down at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is where the organisers direct private cars. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Home to Paddock Wood is 1 hour 13 minutes once the event traffic clears. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Paddock Wood takes 1 hour 52 minutes.
- Paddock Wood to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club1 hr 14 min, 51.5 miles, in clear traffic
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to Paddock Wood1 hr 13 min, 51.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Overnight queuers may only use two-person tents; barbecues, stoves and fires are banned in the Queue.
Source: content.wimbledon.comShared fixed-fare cars run back to Southfields and Wimbledon stations from outside the Grounds.
Source: content.wimbledon.comPaddock Wood is in Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Paddock Wood by road is Paddock Wood (PDW), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgPaddock Wood had about 8,200 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch 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.comEach visitor may bring one bag no larger than 40 x 30 x 30cm; larger luggage goes to left-luggage sites outside the Grounds.
Source: content.wimbledon.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Paddock Wood for Wimbledon?
1 hour 14 minutes and 51.5 miles in clear traffic via the A21, M25 and A243; allow more on the day.
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.
Where does the car drop us?
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.
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