The Festival takes place across three venues in Wimbledon: Wimbledon Library (Merton Arts Space), Wimbledon High School (Festival Auditorium & Rutherford Theatre) and New Wimbledon Theatre, all of which are within walking distance of Wimbledon Station and served by excellent public transport.
There are food and drink options at all our venues (more information to follow), plus a pop-up Waterstones at each site.
Below you’ll find all the information you need to plan your visit, including:
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How to get to each Festival venue
- Venue mobility information
Merton Arts Space at Wimbledon Library
Address
Wimbledon Library
Wimbledon Hill Road
Wimbledon
SW19 7NB
On-site Festival 2026
A pop-up Waterstones bookshop will be open during our events.
Flowers and planters across the site and in the venues are provided by new local business Red Roofs Flowers. Using mainly home grown or locally sourced material, Red Roofs Flowers sells bunches at the garden gate or makes them to order. Soon to be on offer are Christmas wreaths and wreath workshops. See @redroofsflowers for more details.
Getting Here
Nearest Tube, Train & Tram: Wimbledon (District Line tube and mainline) station is approximately a 5 minute walk away. South Wimbledon tube station (Northern line) is approximately a 15 minute walk away.
Bus: The 93, 131, 156, 163, 164, 200, 219 stop near to the venue.
Parking: There is limited on-street meter parking near the library. For longer stays, use one of the nearby town centre car parks such as Wimbledon Broadway Car Park (The Crescent) or Centre Court Car Park — both within a 5 minute walk.
Disabled Access
The library is fully accessible and there is a disabled toilet. Please contact the Box Office with any access queries.
Wimbledon High School
The Festival Hub
Wimbledon High School
Mansfield Rd
Wimbledon
SW19 4AB
Throughout the Festival: 15 – 25 October
Home to the Festival Auditorium and the Rutherford Theatre
An on-site Waterstones bookshop will be open during our events.
Getting Here
Nearest Tube, Train & Tram: Wimbledon (District Line tube and mainline) station is approximately a 5 minute walk away. South Wimbledon tube station (Northern line) is approximately a 15 minute walk away.
Bus: The 93, 131, 156, 163, 164, 200, 219 stop near to the venue.
Parking: There is limited on-street meter parking near the library. For longer stays, use one of the nearby town centre car parks such as Wimbledon Broadway Car Park (The Crescent) or Centre Court Car Park — both within a 5 minute walk.
Disabled access: Please enter via the main entrance on Mansel Road. A steward will be available to assist you and guide you to your event using a step-free route.
Please note that access to the Festival Auditorium with a mobility scooter is via a lift, which fits Class 2 Mobility Scooters (Compact/Boot). The maximum size of scooter permitted is 1.2m long x 80cm wide. To note, there is no turning space so you would need to reverse out. We will have wheelchairs on site, so if needed you can transfer to a wheelchair.
In the Rutherford theatre, only Standard seating is available via level
Please contact the Box Office with any access queries at boxoffice@wimbledonbookfest.org
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New Wimbledon Theatre
Address
New Wimbledon Theatre
93 The Broadway
Wimbledon
SW19 1QG
Getting here
Nearest Tube, Train and Tram: Wimbledon (District Line tube and mainline) station. South Wimbledon tube station (Northern line) is approximately a 12-15 minute walk away.
Bus: 57, 93, 131 and 219 stop on The Broadway near the theatre.
Parking: The New Wimbledon Theatre is outside of London’s Congestion Charge Zone, and drop-offs are permitted outside the theatre on Russell Road. There are two CPS car parks located on Russell Road and Hartfield Road.
Disabled access
Please email boxofffice@wimbledonbookfest.org for full information.
Food & Drink
Beyond our Festival Hub there’s an extensive range of places to eat and drink in Wimbledon. Many of our local restaurants kindly support the Festival and have special offers for Wimbledon BookFest ticket holders.
For more information on exploring the locality visit Love Wimbledon.org and Wimbledon-village.com
