What airport to fly in to see Wimbledon for a day-David?
I am not sure we will even do this but lets say you were thinking of showing up at wimbledon and tried to get a ticket for any match that day (Friends did this years back). What airport that Ryanair...
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The best option would be to go to Gatwick, get the train to clapham junction then back down to wimbledon (two stops) and the special buses from there.Luton and Stanstead would be impossible I would...
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Sorry David its just too dull here in Dubllin these days and I am pushing through throngs of tourists at the moment on my way to work each day so its a break to me. Any idea if you can still queue and...
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I was lucky enough to see the tennis at Wimbledon one time many years ago, with a pre-arranged ticket for centre court, and it remains a lovely and exciting memory. Sorry, David, if the tourists are...
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You can indeed get tickets on the day. You'd have to ask someone who likes tennis how you go about it.There's no shortage of hotels in london - but yes the ones in the immediate vicinty tend to get...
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The time I went, our hotel was in central London (South Ken) ,and when a problem arose we made fruitless inquiries at about 15 other hotels. The response generally was"Sorry madam, this IS a Wimbledon...
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Siobahn,aeltc.wimbledon.org/en_GB...queue.htmlIt mentions queueing (spelling? Oh heck, lining up) several hours before the grounds open at 10:30 if you're looking for a Grounds ticket. Sounds like...
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Thanks for the info...no we are not staying overnight :-) We are thinking of going during the daytime and flying back same night. Thats the best part of ryanair!
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I see the queues in the morning when I go to te station - ie about 8.15, but a lot of them have been there overnight (the muppets!) to get the few big court tickets. They're usually all inside the...
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It may be too late by the time we arrive even with the first flight...i.e even if we got there by 8-9am. Hmmm may just pop over for the day anyway!
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As I recall, Ryanair has a flight leaving Dublin very early around 6-7am for Bristol. You would then have to get into Bristol City Centre by the shuttle bus or taxi to either the train station (Temple...
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I am actually looking at flying to Gatwick as i think Bristol is too far and too much travel to get there. Its just a thought still at the moment as we are bored and need an adventure. Well I have to...
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If you can get to Wimbledon (which is in southfields) before lunch you should be fine.Even if you can't get in - you are only half an hour from central london, so no doubt you'll find something to...
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Thanks David thats what we figure and we are not that uptight about not getting in we are going to try just for the craic and an adventure. Otherwise off to London for a day of fun as well.
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Just get the district line from Southfields (which is near the courts) to Earls Ct, and the world's your lobster!
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