Wimbledon Common
A huge area of heath, woodland and ponds in south-west London, with a historic windmill, an Iron Age hill fort and the largest expanse of heathland in London.
- Park
- Price: Free
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Did you know
The children's TV series The Wombles was inspired by the common, and Robert Baden-Powell wrote parts of Scouting for Boys at the windmill.
Local tip
Start at the windmill near the centre, then follow the paths to the ponds (Kingsmere, Rushmere and Queensmere) or to the Caesar's Camp hill fort. Together with Putney Heath and Putney Lower Common it covers about 460 hectares.
Finding it
- Address
- London SW19
- Nearest station
- Raynes Park (National Rail), 2205 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Wimbledon Windmill MuseumA windmill built in 1817 on Wimbledon Common, now a small free museum of milling and local history, beside the Mill House where Baden-Powell wrote parts of Scouting for Boys.
- Buddhapadipa TempleA Thai Buddhist temple on Calonne Road in Wimbledon, with gardens, an ornamental lake and an orchard around an ordination hall painted with murals, where visitors of any faith are welcome.
- Isabella PlantationA 40-acre woodland garden inside Richmond Park, planted since the 1830s and known for its ponds, streams and evergreen azaleas.
- Richmond ParkLondon's largest Royal Park: more than 2,000 acres of grassland and ancient woodland where herds of red and fallow deer roam, with ridge-top views towards St Paul's from King Henry's Mound.