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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum and tennis people, places and products

If you enjoyed seeing the winners and audience and want to follow up on your interest, here are some links to the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Things for you to do or see:

  • See Film about tennis in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis museum, London, England. (Largest tennis museum in the world according to the Wikipedia article.)
  • Visit Tenniseum tennis museum in Paris, France.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenniseum 
  • Visit Tennis museum in Rhode Island, USA.
  • Wikipedia on tennis and winners.
  • Articles in online UK newspapers such as the BBC news and Daily Mail showing audience including Kate delighted at win; ball for winners showing ladies usually seen in short tennis skirts now wearing maxi skirts.
  • Sports shops online and to visit: Sports Direct.
  • Check Google maps for tennis courts in your local area: near your home; or hotel; or office; where you can play or watch tennis.
  • Tennis souvenirs on eBay and Amazon.
  • List tennis winners of the country you are visiting so you can make conversation with: taxi drivers, passengers on coaches, business contacts, and when asked to give impromptu speeches to members of Toastmasters International Speakers training clubs worldwide.
  •  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame (USA)
  • Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, Church Rd, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE Phone:020 8946 6131
  • https://www.expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/wimbledon-lawn-tennis-museum
  • https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d548466-Reviews-Wimbledon_Lawn_Tennis_Museum-London_England.html
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3683577/He-did-Andy-Murray-smiles-broadly-arrives-Wimbledon-Champions-Dinner-beautiful-wife-Kim-Sears-brilliant-straight-sets-victory-Canadian-Milos-Raonic.html
  • For article on The Kensington Hotel and more pictures see my previous post in this blog.

Tennis balls decorating The Kensington Hotel, London, for Wimbledon week. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright 

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author, speaker.
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