Open House Festival

Wimbledon Village Club and Lecture Hall

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Samuel Teulon, 1858

26 Lingfield Road (corner of Ridgway), SW19 4QD

A Victorian Gothic Village Club and Lecture Hall comprising village hall, members’ club, museum, gallery and arts/ activities spaces.

Getting there

Tube

Wimbledon

Train

Wimbledon

Bus

93, 200

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

Ground floor has level access, spaces on the first floor do not. There is a blue badge parking space outside in Lingfield Road.

What you can expect

There won't be seating available on the walking tour. The ground floor environment which is a social club may be stimulating.

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Drop in activities

Sat 13 Sep

12:00–16:00

Drop in: Open day

The whole building will be open for all visitors.

12:00–16:00

Drop in: Guided Tour of the Building

Join our enthusiastic guides for a tour of the public and hidden spaces in our lovely building

Sun 14 Sep

12:00–16:00

Drop in: Open day

The whole building will be open for all visitors.

12:00–16:00

Drop in: Guided Tours of the Building

Join our enthusiastic guides for a tour of the public and hidden spaces in our lovely building

Activities

Sat 13 Sep

Walking tour

12:00–13:45

Wimbledon Lost Manor Houses Walking Tour

Meet and finish at the Wimbledon Village Club and Lecture Hall

How to book

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About

Exhibition: Behind that Door

A special exhibition exploring the rich heritage of the Wimbledon Village Club and Lecture Hall. Over the years the building has witnessed a full spectrum of experiences, providing piety and sobriety, shelter and camaraderie, conviviality and revelry. Visitors will discover the building’s links to Wimbledon’s history and the colourful characters who have crossed its threshold.

Artist in Residence: Alastair Gordon

Alastair Gordon is working with Wimbledon Museum to produce a show in the Gallery in early 2026. The core of the show will be paintings of museum objects, based on drawings made during his residency.
Notions of authenticity lie at the heart of his artistic enquiry, as he looks for evidence of the real thing within his practice. Artists’ materials such as masking tape and paper are rendered in paint to appear as taped or pinned on a wooden surface, a practice that refers to a specific form of illusionism that proliferated in 17th century Northern Europe called quodlibet (what you will).

Photography Exhibition: Shamani Surendran

Shamani Surendran was Photographer in Residence in September 2023, when she created this series of portraits of the building. She lives with her family in Wimbledon.

Shamani sees photography as a way to capture a unique moment, never to be repeated, different from the time before and different from the time ahead. It allows her to translate her observations visually onto paper so that others may interpret what she has seen. It is often exciting when someone notices something totally different whilst looking at the same subject – a face in a tree, a shape in a shadow, a story in a reflection – and provokes the question “What is it we truly see in front of us?”.

Exhibition and Activities designed by local students

Wimbledon Museum is collaborating with MA Illustration & Animation students from Kingston School of Art to explore the theme of “home” through creative responses rooted in local heritage.
Visitors are invited to discover an exhibition of imaginative visual work—from illustrated books to short animations—alongside simple, hands-on drop-in activities designed for all ages.

Walking tour: Lost Manor Houses of Wimbledon

Join experienced guide Alan Blower for a Wimbledon Museum walk taking in the sites of the lost Manor Houses of Wimbledon. The tour starts and finishes at the Wimbledon Museum, where you can see the models of the Manor Houses as well hearing the stories of the other objects on display.

Online presence

wimbledonmuseum.org.uk

www.instagram.com/thewimbledonmuseum

www.facebook.com/TheWimbledonSociety

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