Wandering in Wimbledon: Exploring The Village And Tennis Championships

Joolz takes a wander through Wimbledon, the home of the Wombles and the Tennis Championships.
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There's a lot more to Wimbledon than the tennis. I couldn't believe what an absolutely stunning place it is. Just head into the village and you are surrounded by parks and history. Oliver Reed has a big connection with the area and you can even do the Oliver reed pub crawl but there is also a wonderful stables from the 19th century and lots of places to hang out.
Of course we had to visit the tennis championships too at the All England Club for Pimms and strawberries with cream, but we also went to the place where it all started.
There's a windmill and a Thai Bhuddist temple too!
We had a lovely day out!
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[@Joolzguides]

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[@MAKOBITE]

Yay! I was waiting for this after your post on Insta. Well done as usual, Joolz! We loves ya in Montreal 😎

[@msadurski]

Carol Reed and “The Third Man”. Quite so! One of my favourite films too.

[@tianwong152]

Gold medal is actually made of silver

[@ptrip5182]

Re: Oliver Reed, he was once banned from Cannizaro House (on Wimbledon Common) for falling down the stairs drunk. Also, the Dog & Fox was my grandfather's favourite place to do the wages (old fashioned stylie with paper and pen!), Having been born, lived and worked in Wimbledon with family connections going back a few generations I absolutely LOVED this one. My Dad went to Kings College too! What a coincidence. Thank you Joolz.

[@interestings7866]

Love when you talk to local businesses! Always so fun and insightful 9:45

[@PEN32]

Omg Wimbledon is a very nice place with beautiful buildings and streets. All we see are tennis courts but there is many more things. Greetings from Serbia. Cheers!

[@Joolzguides]

Idemo Nole!

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Great for a rainy sunday in Sweden.

[@sarahlarkin213]

I lived in Malta for a few years and had a drink in ‘The Pub’ in Valletta where Oliver Reed died whilst filming ‘Gladiator’. The story goes he apparently was so drunk no one realized he had died but in fact he was taken Ill and his wife who was with him called an ambulance and he died on the way to hospital.

[@hymmj147]

Every Sunday is brighter when it's a Joolz Sunday! Cheers 🥂

[@ingridwilliams604]

That was lovely to watch. I used to live on Arthur Road & worked in the Dog & Fox. Very spooky walking past the church at night.

[@rjmusicltd]

Woooohoooo!!! Three cheers for Joolz guides...hip hip who ray (x3) Great video Joolz. The famous author and illustrator Raymond Briggs who created the legendary Snowman was born and grew up at 65 Ashen Grove in Wimbledon Park. Wimbledon is featured in many of his books. His father Ernest Briggs was a milkman in Wimbledon for 37 years. He must have walked the very same milk routes you highlighted in the video. Nice one Joolz..Stink Pipes and coal covers rule!! wooohooo!!

[@jon9021]

Oliver Reed…what an amazing actor and “bloke”.

[@leproboscis8767]

Haaah, that little smile when you said it was time for the pub! Im with ya. What a beautiful finish to a masterpiece of a guide.

[@jpaulc441]

When I'm with someone and they suggest "pub?" I still feel a quick burst of feel-good brain chemicals.

[@leproboscis8767]

@@jpaulc441 yes, i find i suddenly talk more, and theres a slight spring in my step!

[@lynnedelacy2841]

I lived on Lancaster Rd in Wimbledon village in the early 1980s and Oliver used to still visit local pubs At the time my ex husband used to play rugby for Rosslyn Park and Oliver used to go there drinking basically until he fell down No one bothered him and he could just be his normal self He was so grateful for this drinking haven he actually paid for the club’s expensive floodlights

[@Elitist20]

🎵Underground, overground, Wombling free The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we Making good use of the things that we find Things that the everyday folks leave behind 🎵

[@jon9021]

I was just about to comment about the Wombles! I can still hear Bernard Cribbins voice!

[@surferpip]

If anyone were to read me a book, I'd want it to be him something calming about his voice ​@jon9021

[@lynnedelacy2841]

When I moved to Wimbledon Village- I wasn’t familiar with the area and someone asked ‘ the Common end?’ And I said ‘No it’s very posh where we live’…….

[@austinfallen]

My granddad lived there. Every time we visited him, we’d walk his dog over the common. I spent most of my childhood hiking through those woods

[@mikalasimpson7789]

My Sunday is happy now

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

A perfect video for a Sunny Wimbledon Sunday afternoon, after a rainy and grey July morning! Thank you as ever, Jules, Simon, and Lou, for your excellently entertaining efforts!

[@martinfenge1998]

Ah you finally featured Wimbledon, and the ornate transformer I wrote to you about a couple of years ago..

[@Joolzguides]

Oh, that was you! Thanks for that! Much appreciated!

[@kevinhoughton9134]

Ollie Reed, what a guy, the drinking mans hero! Always remember him as Leon in The Curse Of The Werewolf. 🍻💪

[@Pot-8-Toes]

Not forgetting Herbert Lom from Hammer’s Phantom Of The Opera.

[@user-oq2pl6xq7c]

I am watching this with interest. As a teacher I worked for a time at William Wilberforce school on Wimbledon common. We did our cross country running in the common. Cannesaro park was a regular visit for my young sons who liked going to, to visit "the Castle", a Victorian folly. It is beautiful and had fabulous walks in spring, particularly the azalias in late spring down the waterfall. I live in West Ewell, pronounced "Yule," and love the history of the area, both of Epsom, Ewell and Wimbledon. Merton Abbey Mills might be worth a look. Fabric printers William Morris and Liberty made their fabrics here due to the river Wandle, a chalk stream

[@lisejacquelinerigault2575]

Sadly Abbey Mills are not as nice as they once were, when they were newly redeveloped, but still very interesting. I love to walk from there to Morden Hall Park, which is beautiful. I love Ewell village and the source of the Hogsmill river. The Spring Tavern is great for lunch.

[@kevinfleming9919]

The irony of Joolz singing "Who wants to live forever" while standing in a graveyard! 👻🤣 LOL! Yet another great video full of interesting information, humor, beautiful imagery, and places I want to go see,

[@paulburton9386]

Brilliant video as always! Glad you managed to get a ticket to watch a tennis match! I was surprised you didn't mention the actress Imogen Hassall. She was best known for appearing in the film Carry On Loving and in programmes like The Saint. Towards the end of her life, Imogen worked in the pub you visited at the end of the video. She used to live in a house next door and sadly took her own life there in 1980. She is buried in Gap Road Cemetery.

[@lisejacquelinerigault2575]

You took me back home Jools. Thank you . Wonderful episode. I have a place on Kingston Hill and walk across to Wimbledon village often. I saw Charles Spencer once near the pond, with both his youngest children, and long time ago had a chat with David Hemmings and Simon Williams in the Dog & Fox. I once saw Oliver Reed in the Old Queen pub on the Fulham Rd....On the common near Julie Andrew's old house is Boris Becker's, not far from the Hand in Hand pub, close to the Crooked Billet. Near the Windmill the Fox & Grapes is another lovely pub and Queen's mere. further down are Ceasar's well and Ceasar's camp is a lovely walk. Looking forward to an episode of Kingston and one of Richmond......Missed the background singing of Lou's....Always such a pleasure to see you.

[@bt5080]

Thank you for putting so much work into each video. They are upbeat and fun. Hopefully we will be able to visit soon. Take Care.

[@rdw1970]

Nice Video Joolz. I lived in Wimbledon and Raynes Park for around 10 years and it's a beautiful part of London. The F1 driver James Hunt also lived near the village and common. 2 of the pubs in the Oliver Reed pub crawl have now sadly closed. The King of Denmark and the Brewery Tap.

[@richardekers3025]

"I used to live there." Aah Simon's back and all's right with the world.

[@Big-Harry]

I remember going to that Buddhist Temple some year ago to attend a Thai cultural event, it was a splendid place to spend an afternoon

[@divaden47]

Thanks for the Womble around Wimbledon. Really liked this. The queues for the tennis were unbelievable. I wouldn't bother, but then I'm not that fond of tennis sadly. Thanks again, especially the local history, which is always the best part of your walks.

[@pearlhartney9]

Always love a Joolz guide. Loving all the interjections from Simon also!

[@SmithComposition]

Thanks for mentioning the Gothic Lodge and Sir William Henry Preece. (He was my great-great-great grandfather). It was the first house to get electricity, but apparently the first electric telegraph was sent from his other office at number 8 Queen Anne's Gate in Westminster (which became the offices of Preece & Cardew in 1913). Cheers!

[@susans2599]

Brilliant walk, especially the horses,

[@jameshollyoak8230]

Didn’t realise Wimbledon was so nice , and I too thought the Wombles were common.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

😂

[@lisejacquelinerigault2575]

It is a lovely, leafy, wealthy part of SW London.

[@dylvasey]

@@lisejacquelinerigault2575 VERY wealthy part of London.

[@angr3819]

😂 Unfortunately they are a rare species now, and like Haggis are a protected species. Would you believe some people used to catch and eat them? Others tried to keep them as pets but they were miserable without their families and the common so thankfully those ones were set free again there. The Haggis Wildlife Foundation documents the various Haggis of Scotland 😊

[@PaulTheCyclist.]

I have ridden up Wimbledon Hill while doing the London -Surrey 100 and the Hill comes as a shock to you when you are not expecting it near the end of the ride.

[@John2Ward]

I have also cycled up that hill a few times; and occasionally had to dismount and walk up instead!

[@xr6lad]

(Linnet) Ridgeway was a major character (and the one that got killed) in Agatha Christie’s ‘Death on the Nile’

[@janebaker966]

I never knew Wimbledon was such a lovely place! Oliver Reed was the best Bill Sykes ever. Menace personified. That house built by the architect looks like a rundown old garage,he must have not liked his Mum,that man shouldve stuck to writing musicals.

[@stevenmac993]

Thank you for this. I lived my last four and half years in London in Wimbledon. By far my favourite place. I even still visit occasionally when back in London, as recently as January this year. As a runner at the time of living there, I can attest to it being hilly.

[@isaachunt5799]

oh wow that house owned by oliver read i worked in. he must have left it to son. i used to work for his sons girlfriend . laid his herringbone floor in that house. about 2000 i think.

[@pheart2381]

In one of my vintage annuals it claims Oliver Reed got his first major role when he joined what he thought was the queue for the fish and chip van at a film studio. When he got to the front a man seated at a table said, " You've got the role. You are the werewolf". I have no idea whether that is true or not.

[@timothygriffin1062]

Joolz such a pleasure to be around, always with a positive attitude !!

[@larrysimon1]

Top Form Video ! really enjoyed this one...............Thank you.

[@heteronimous1]

As usual, excellent video! I hope to visit London again and make another tour with you! Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina!

[@Yaketyyak21]

Hey jules,I could see you riding into town on that Hoss,a hooting and a hollering..

[@timb2606]

Yes! Finally! Someone else with the Wombles theme misunderstanding!

[@DaveGibraltar]

Joolz and Simon are two of the people where having a pint with, would certainly be educational and funny for their sense of humour. Nice guide to Wimbledon.

[@angr3819]

I begun trying to cycle up the steep road when I was about 11 or 12. For early attempts I used to have to climb off and walk but with practice I did it ok, purely so I could freewheel all the way down, only using the brakes gently to slow enough to emergency brake near the bottom. Unfortunately it became too busy with motorised vehicles and I eventually had to stop, as it was too dangerous. I am elderly now and live on the coast, but wish I could do that again for a couple of hours before my time is up.

[@johnhodges8264]

Wimbledon Common used to be the NRA rifle ranges until 2 men in a cemetary near by were killed by stray bulllts were then relocated to Bisley.

[@mickadams4471]

Great video of my home patch Joolz. If you look at the cover of Fairport Convention’s 1969 album ‘Unhalfbricking’ it shows Sandy Denny’s mum and dad outside 9b Arthur Road, with the band visible inside the garden. St Mary’s church spire is in the background.

[@JNP821]

It’s been a dream of mine since 10 yrs old to visit The Championships 💚💜 I’m starting to think I should just visit Wimbledon 🍓and take the tour and visit the museum (and this lovely village)! Thanks for your wonderful tour from 🇺🇸

[@andrewmorgan7919]

Great video to watch whilst on my exercise bike today….kept me going much longer than I’d planned. Also nice to bump into you in Hampstead yesterday, despite your disguise. Keep them coming!!!

[@Majerly_Annoyed]

It looks like William Roache in the green sweater at the bar at 28:02 😃

[@anthonyhamlin1078]

Surprised Bazelgette was buried not flushed into the Thames

[@maciejpawlowski6650]

Lovely place

[@mancroft]

Nice to see you again, Joolz. Tweedy Pubs @TweedyPubs did a vid about Wimbledon pubs recently.

[@VickyAllum]

Thank you Joolz for such an enjoyable video which brought back lots of memories for me as this is where i grew up and spent many a weekend on a pub crawl to all the pubs around Wimbledon Common my favourite being the Hand in Hand 😊

[@howtubeable]

London is fortunate to have historic sites in every neighborhood. I live in a city where city leaders tear down historic buildings to build chain retail pharmacies.

[@JoolsUK]

If you don't keep history you have none. An important reference

[@TamilLad24]

Fantastic informative video 👍🏾. Thank you Joolz

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Awesome walk in Wimbledon!!!

[@SirWhig-esq.]

The intro briefly reminds me of a song within Ray’s a Laugh where they are singing “oh we love to be fat” (Also, another fascinating video walkabout journey) thanks Joolz & Simon🎉 R.I.P - Glynis Johns

[@AliceGoss]

Brilliant tour as always. The streets around the war memorial (Lancaster Road) featured in some episodes of the Dick Emery Show.

[@henryharesdene4164]

Your best - or one of the best videos that you've made! Probably biased as I went to school 'nearby' - parking my motorbike by the pub... "Through the roof that rises or' us, comes the rain because it's porus" Ah - happy days....

[@OhioticketswithRobert]

Didn't realize how big the area of Wimbledon was. Very picturesque.

[@John2Ward]

That's just part of it. There is much more to (and of) Wimbledon than could be covered here.

[@OhioticketswithRobert]

@@John2Ward Amazing

[@John2Ward]

@@OhioticketswithRobert Not all that much: I lived there or nearby for the first 33 years of my life, and I knew it all very well.

[@jillianzocher2733]

Thanks for linking me to your channel. I have let my friends know. Your neighbour Jillian:)

[@alexisl4158]

Wonderful tour! I love London ans you give a special twist to the stories! Thank you.

[@markbaird6691]

Oliver Reed could act the best in the business off the screen on film, no other actor of his generation understood the film industry in the same way. He was a film actor and possibly our very best . His performances in Women in Love and The Devils are iconic film history which will outlive all the negative stories of being a drunk and bad behaviour for years to come. He was always the professional at work but played too hard. Long live Ollie a pure genius in his art.

[@TurianShepard]

The horse riding part was great! 😂

[@WilliamThePayne]

What a coincidence! I literally walked past that big old transformer thing last night and thought to myself that's the kind of thing that would feature in a Joulzguide video

[@markjamison9765]

top stuff yet again,id love a joolz guides for the beatles " mad day out " then and now,think alot of it was in st pancras gardens

[@Joolzguides]

Yes I do touch on that in my videos about Kings Cross and also Highgate. Then there’s also my Beatles video. Cheers!

[@ecosseclan]

Thank you :)

[@Joolzguides]

You're welcome!

[@kikycropp9473]

My father also went to Kings College Wimbledon in the 1930s. Thanks again Joolz, brought back some great childhood memories , another great episide

[@celiabarker]

I lived in Wimbledon for 40 years…up until 2 years ago and hats off to you. I kept thinking ‘he should mention….’ And most of them you DID! Good job mate!

[@Spitfiresammons]

Ah Wimbledon my home town.

[@DanLoudShirts]

Excellent episode! Another facy about Wimbledon Common. There is a golf course where both Winbledon Common Golf Club and London Scottish Golf Club both play. One of them has to wear a red top on the course to signify the club they are playing at.

[@stefaniedee2969]

Wonderful tour of a place that I only knew for the tennis stadium. Enjoying your video from (very) sunny and hot Northern California, drinking a cup of Earl Grey and wishing I was there (but not that queue at the stadium)! I'd love to stay at the hotel with the gardens in the back!

[@jennyoshea1958]

Great video, full of interesting snippets. I use to live on Parkside in the late 1970s, and as a young girl worked at The Crooked Billet at the weekends. I served Oliver Reed on a number of occasions. Great guy and lots of fun 🙏👌✨🌟Thanks for sharing. I almost forgot what a beautiful area it is, with all its greenery, hills, open spaces and residential architecture ✨👌

[@onecupof_tea]

Off point, I was passing Wandsworth Common, and recognised the stink pipes, which you mention, all along the Common beside the road, so obviously a sewer underneath. I'm surprised they haven't put a blue plaque where Oliver Reed used to live or drink in Wimbledon.

[@stablefairy9437]

what a great video and what a lovely area Wimbledon is. I so enjoyed this.

[@jehovaproject]

Joolz, I never miss an episode and you highlight why my visit to London was far too short! Nine years after my fantastic visit, my kiddos and I are now planning our next visit (ignoring the Missus' inputs because we're philistines) based on your most excellent videos. We plan on playing close attention to stick pipes and post boxes!

[@susanyamini]

I wish we had more Chanel’s like Joolz Guide. Thank you for are the great work you and Simone do. I learned so much from your Channel.

[@paulmark63]

Excellent video a lovely place Wimbledon keep up the great work your doing for the channel. Paul in Kent 🎉

[@korvasieni]

Great walk once again, thank you sir! As a Dons Trust member from Finland I'm a bit dissapointed you didn't talk about the great story of AFC Wimbledon (owned by the fans).

[@Darkraystudio]

Wait is over finally 👏

[@GrahamCLester]

He used to walk through the pond on his way *to* the pub. LOL Anyone can walk through a pond on the way back from the pub but only a legend walks through a pond on the way there.

[@ragoodvin44]

I Wanna Be A Boss is my favorite Stan Ridgway tune.

[@simonbiggs9102]

10 out of 10 brilliant episode

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

I've never known how much there is to Wimbledon, Joolz. You've shown us so much on this video, it's mind blowing. I never knew that Olver Reed was associated with the district. Watch that 1967 film he did with Carol White - 'I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name', it's a classic! Anyhow, thanks for producing this great video, Joolz, it's a real gem!

[@carolynbyrd7247]

Lovely time, enjoyed it!!

[@BarryFrancis]

@19:26 why is the kangaroo on the weathervane carrying what appears to be the Canadian flag? I always thought when the Wombles theme tune said “Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.” I thought they meant they were common as in not rare, I also thought if they are so common why does there only appear to be a handful of them.

[@xr6lad]

Yes as an Australian I noticed that as well and was surprised Joolz didn’t pick up on it.

[@Joolzguides]

I only spotted the flag afterwards in the edit when zoomed in!

[@Deniselynn1959]

I used to live in Morden and was always shopping/working in Wimbledon. This was very interesting to see and I thought I knew a lot about Wimbledon, well you’ve proved me wrong. I’ve loved this episode thank you

[@Mkbshg8]

Another great video, thanks Joolz.

[@donovandavidsonAlton]

Another fab video loved it. Good time of the year to view one and watch your travels. Are you going to Paris for the Olympics? Thank Joolz

[@MarqEnglish]

There I was about to do a Video from Wimbledon Village (with much fewer Subscribers) and having worked at the Historic Theatre down the Road for over 20 years, the fabulous Jools Guides beat me to it! Wonderful Video of course and love this Area.

[@tomearle4599]

Love ya Joolz but Murray was the first men's single's winner since Fred Perry in '36 but Virgina Wade won the women's title in '77 - too often overlooked.

[@brick6347]

3 v 5

[@6dugpar6]

Edging closer amd closer to kingston upon thames !

[@lisejacquelinerigault2575]

That is my home , right by the edge of the Park, on the hill, and I often walk across to Wimbledon village through the playing fields & common.

[@dhdavidholloway]

I remember in the 70s when there were some new townhouses built half way down Church Road that cost about 25000 pounds and wondered who could afford that amount!!. Also I seem to recall that there was a horse trough at the bottom of Wimbledon Hill-probably not there now

[@westyham1]

Great video again 🇬🇧

[@geoffw8565]

Many years ago when working in the Wimbledon area a pal and myself blagged our way in to watch the tennis in both first and second week. Knew guys that were working the car park and got hold of a couple of the official car park attendant jackets and went up to main gates and said to security that we are on our lunch break and ok if we can come in and get some food. Once in we then went to No 1 court and asked military official if we could watch a bit of tennis while on our lunch break. Watched two full matches, one with McEnroe and second week Borg in quarter final. In fact my pal worked in Pizza Express in the village and told me he would see locals come in wearing tennis gear while champs were on trying to make out they were involved. Rest of the year they would just be in normal clothes.

[@moretoknowshow1887]

I find that a Joolz Guide episode is made even more exciting when we get Oliver Reed content 😂 Love your work sir!!

[@marinedrive5484]

Maybe the Crooked Billet is the pub where Oliver Reed had the bar fight in which he got his famous facial scars?🤕

[@John2Ward]

Could be: but not on the (few) occasions I was in there. ^_^

[@histmanuk]

Great video, spent many happy days exploring the Common when young. Did you miss a stink pipe at 1.16?

[@Joolzguides]

Possibly. I added it as an after thought as I wasn't sure.

[@maverick4177]

Splendid……but i very much doubt that is the last pub or drink Oliver Reed had in England 😂, possibly One of the last pubs 😂