7 Best Activities In Wimbledon

Two venues are pitched at exactly that age. Eddie Catz Wimbledon and Pod2 Soft Play both do indoor play, which is what a toddler day comes down to once the weather stops cooperating. Polka Theatre programmes work for young children too and the entry carries covered and open space. Age bands and session lengths get revised regularly, so confirm the details before you cross London on the strength of them.

The Wimbledon Mystery Treasure Trail hands an older child a reason to walk somewhere, which is half the argument won before you leave the house. Ridgway Stables covers riding in the open air. Wimbledon Leisure Centre and Spa has a pool and the usual facilities attached. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum lands very differently on a child who already plays than on one brought along under protest.

Five entries keep the rain off, a decent ratio for a London suburb. Eddie Catz Wimbledon, Pod2 Soft Play and Wimbledon Leisure Centre and Spa handle most of what a wet day demands, and Polka Theatre is the first place to look if you would rather the afternoon was about something other than running in circles. Covered space in London goes early in the holidays.

As a half day out of the middle of town, yes. The appeal is that these entries are different in kind from the big central attractions: a museum built around one sport, a theatre written for children, a stables. Ridgway Stables in particular is not the sort of thing you stumble on closer in. Journey time will decide it, so work that out before you buy anything.