Is there anything that says Quintessential British Summer more than watching Wimbledon with a Pimms cocktail in hand? We’re not sure there is. There’ll be lashings of the fruity liqueur on hand at Covent Garden’s tennis screenings this summer. Head down to the iconic Covent Garden Piazza to grab yourself a glass at The Crêpe Stop before battling it out with tourists and off-duty living statues for a striped deckchair in front of its massive outdoor screen.
Now that warmer weather is officially here, London is limbering up for a sports-filled summer. While some major sports championships only roll around every few years, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships – aka the oldest, and arguably the very best, tennis tournament in the world – has been a defining mainstay of London summers since 1877. And it’ll be back in SW19 very, very soon.
This year the tournament runs from Monday June 30, 2025 to Sunday July 13, 2025. If you missed out on Wimbledon tickets in the ballot and can’t face camping out on the street for a chance to nab day tickets, not to worry! There’s no need to make the pilgrimage to Murray Mound (fine, Henman Hill) to feel like you’re part of the Pimms-fueled action.
There’ll be big screens peppered all over London showing all the Centre Court action in so much blown-up high-res glory that you might as well be court-side. And the majority of them won’t cost you a penny.
More outdoor screenings will be announced nearer the time, many of which will also have extras such as special edition cocktails, food offers and even pop-up tennis coaching. So grab yourself some M&S gins in tins – and a nice big punnet of strawberries while you’re at it – and pull up a pew at a summery screening near you.
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