The Academy
Season events from The Academy
The season from The Academy. 3.4 miles separate the hotel from Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the Chelsea Flower Show. For Wimbledon, allow about 32 minutes for the 8.5 miles; it runs 28 June – 11 July 2027. Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, usually from April to mid-September, with the Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June, takes about 53 minutes by road. The Derby at Epsom, 4–5 June 2027, takes about 53 minutes by road. Nearest racecourses: Royal Windsor Racecourse is about 46 minutes and Kempton Park Racecourse is about 49 minutes. The hotel combines five Georgian townhouses at 21 Gower Street in Bloomsbury. By road the closest airport is London City Airport, 35 minutes away.
How the day runs
On a Wimbledon day the car leaves The Academy with time in hand for the A400 and A3216. Drop-off is at the point the venue sets for your enclosure. After the last race or the final session, the car is ready to go. Home again in about 31 minutes, give or take the exit queue. The events are independent of Ravensley: book your tickets with them, and the car with us.
- The Academy to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club32 min, 8.5 miles, in clear traffic
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to The Academy31 min, 8.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The hotel combines five Georgian townhouses at 21 Gower Street in Bloomsbury.
Source: theacademyhotel.co.ukThe Great Plant Sell Off takes place 4pm-5.30pm on the final Saturday.
Source: rhs.org.ukThe Championships have been held from 1877.
Source: content.wimbledon.comIt has 50 bedrooms and suites designed by Alexandra Champalimaud, nodding to the Bloomsbury Set.
Source: theacademyhotel.co.ukBy road, the closest station is Euston Station, about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon City Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 35 minutes' drive (9.4 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is Wimbledon from The Academy?
About 32 minutes (8.5 miles) in clear traffic; allow longer on the day.
What racing is held at Royal Windsor Racecourse?
Flat and jumps racing, about 46 minutes from the hotel.
Can the car wait all day?
Yes. The chauffeur stays nearby from drop-off to the last race.
Also worth a look
- Chauffeur at The Academy
- The Chelsea Flower Show by chauffeur
- Wimbledon by chauffeur
- The Derby at Epsom by chauffeur
- Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn by chauffeur
- Chauffeur to Royal Windsor Racecourse
- Chauffeur to Kempton Park Racecourse
- Day hire from The Academy
- Airport transfers for The Academy
- A day in Oxford from The Academy
- All hotels
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