The world’s oldest tennis tournament and staple on the British summer calendar – Wimbledon 2024 – has swung into action. If you were unlucky in the ballot to clap along with Centre Court and don’t fancy facing the mammoth queue for on-the-day tickets in SW19, fear not, free screenings serving pitchers of Pimms will dot London with deckchairs this summer. With events both sophisticated and boozy primed to make a racket for British big hitters from Katie Boulter to Jack Draper , there’s plenty of time to watch some championship tennis between the Euros and the impending Paris Olympics .
Whether in Belgravia or Hackney, it's easy to match up with punnets of strawberries and cream and hamper picnics for al fresco afternoons full of live action. Here are the many London spots getting things in full swing from Monday 1 July to Sunday 14 July. Read more on UK travel : A 188-inch screen with an audience of deckchairs offers tennis fans in Spitalfields a chance to watch the Wimbledon action this summer with promotions from local food vendors including Moving Mountains and Grime Burgers.
Bishops Square, London E1 6AD From Monday 1 July, it’s game, set, match on the big screens at Hyde Park on weekdays between the BST festival’s buzzing weekends. The Open House activities, including a Street Food Market and live music, are free for spectators to stretch out and catch the first serve. Hyde Park, London W2 2UH A summer staple in the city, Screen on the Canal on the King’s .
