Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

BOOK WIMBLEDON HOTELS

Rather interesting Wimbledon facts

Click for places to stay in Wimbledon | Send in your views of Wimbledon | Read visitor reports

Did you know that the future King George VI competed at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships ? He lost in the first round of the men’s doubles in 1926 when he was Duke of York. Another man you might not immediately think of as playing there is racing driver James Hunt who competed as a junior.

If you like this, Share it

Famous Wimbledon people:

Charlie Boorman
John Bratby
Oliver Reed
Raymond Briggs

More famous Britons here

Brit Quote:
Those that vow the most are the least sincere. - Richard Sheridan
More Quotes

On this day:
Tolpuddle Martyrs Sentenced - 1834, Argentine Forces land on South Georgia - 1982
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages