{"id":653600,"date":"2026-06-23T07:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653600\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T07:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:46:31","slug":"wimbledon-2026-big-outdoor-screening-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653600\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon 2026 big outdoor screening in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As traditional as cream and strawberries are the large screens that pop up around London showing the Wimbledon tennis matches during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>As you might expect, seats tend to get grabbed fast for the big matches, but you\u2019ll often be able to sit on the floor or grass, so bring a rug.<\/p>\n<p>The ones I have found so far are below. If I\u2019ve missed any, add them to the comments at the bottom of this page. Thanks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/covent-garden-outdoor-screen-2025-by-ianvisits.jpg\" class=\"lightbox\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-82228 leaderimagetop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/covent-garden-outdoor-screen-2025-by-ianvisits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1000\" data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a>Covent Garden screen (c) ianVisits<br \/>\nBelgravia<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 Eccleston Yard<\/p>\n<p>Inside the Eccleston Yard shopping enclave, a large screen surrounded by shops and bars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belgravialdn.com\/event\/a-summer-of-sport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Camden<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 Summer Garden<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon matches will be shown live on an outdoor big screen in the Summer Garden, with deckchair seating and outdoor table tennis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/camdenmarket.com\/journal\/summer-in-camden-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canary Wharf<\/p>\n<p>4th June to 1st Sept \u2013 Canada Square Park<\/p>\n<p>Several large screens will be set up on the Canada Square Park above the main shopping centre (Waitrose end). We will be showing most of the summer sports, as well as some movies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canarywharf.com\/whats-on\/summer-screens-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>10th to 12th July only \u2013 Duke of York Square<\/p>\n<p>Limited VIP seating will be available. Alternatively, arrive early to secure a spot for the walk-ins or bring a picnic blanket to enjoy the matches from the Green.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dukeofyorksquare.com\/whats-on\/news\/strawberries-screen-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>City of London<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 One New Change<\/p>\n<p>A big screen is squashed into the open-air passage facing St Paul\u2019s Cathedral \u2013 it might be useful if nearby Paternoster Square is full.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onenewchange.com\/en\/whats-on\/wimbledon-championships-on-the-big-screen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From 29th June to 12th July \u2013 New Street Square, near Fleet Street<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon is shown live every weekday (not weekends) and has a capacity for 500 people to watch the matches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstreetsquare.com\/en\/wimbledon-on-the-big-screen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Covent Garden<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 Covent Garden Plaza<\/p>\n<p>A large screen showing sports, movies, Glastonbury, and screenings from the Royal Opera House. Quite a small seating area, though, so you need to get there early to bag a spot. It\u2019s in tourist central, so expect noise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coventgarden.london\/experience\/wimbledon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hackney<\/p>\n<p>Dates TBC \u2013 Hackney Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Situated just inside the Olympic Park is \u201cHackney Bridge\u201d, and they will have a big screen showing sports, with details updated weekly, so you need to check before travelling to see what\u2019s on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hackneybridge.org\/em_event\/tickets-for-england-games\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hammersmith<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 Lyric Square<\/p>\n<p>Large screen in the main shopping area square.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hammersmithbid.co.uk\/event\/summer-festival-live-from-wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Islington<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 13th July \u2013 Islington Square<\/p>\n<p>A big screen with deckchairs in the shopping centre square.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islingtonsquare.com\/allevents\/wimbledon-at-islington-square\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>King\u2019s Cross<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 16th August \u2013 Canalside<\/p>\n<p>Large screen next to the canal and the stepped seating area \u2013 mainly showing films, but usually shows the sports as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingscross.co.uk\/event\/everyman-on-the-canal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marble Arch<\/p>\n<p>7th to 12th July \u2013 Portman Square<\/p>\n<p>To the northeast of Marble Arch is the usually private Portman Square Gardens, but they will be open for a few days for their summer events, including a big screen for the latter half of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makeitmarylebone.co.uk\/summer-in-the-square\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mayfair<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July 2026 \u2013 Hanover Square<\/p>\n<p>A big screen is being installed at Hanover Square just south of Oxford Street, with deckchairs and local drinks vendors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newwestend.com\/news\/w1mbledon-in-hanover-square-is-coming-to-the-west-end\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soho<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 Ham Yard<\/p>\n<p>Ham Yard Hotel\u2019s \u2018Centre Court-Yard\u2019 will be bringing live coverage of The Championships to its large LED screen every day of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firmdalehotels.com\/whats-on\/ham-yards-centre-court-yard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Southbank<\/p>\n<p>29th June to Sunday 12th July \u2013 National Theatre<\/p>\n<p>A big screen is being set up outside The Understudy at the National Theatre<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southbank.london\/whats-on\/wimbledon-at-the-nt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stratford<\/p>\n<p>29th June to Sunday 12th July \u2013Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park<\/p>\n<p>A big screen set up in Victory Park, East Village.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eastvillagehub.co.uk\/updates\/events\/wimbledon-on-the-big-screen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tower of London<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July 2025 \u2013 St Katharine Docks<\/p>\n<p>Next to the Tower of London, is the St Katherine Docks and they will have a \u201cfloating garden\u201d showing the Wimbledon championships with a pop-up bar for drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Open daily from 12pm to 8pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skdocks.co.uk\/events\/screen-on-the-green-wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Victoria<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 except Sunday 6th July \u2013 The Garden at Cardinal Place<\/p>\n<p>A screen set up inside the open-air shopping centre opposite Victoria railway station.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atvictorialondon.com\/en\/whats-on\/wimbledon-championships-on-the-big-screen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon<\/p>\n<p>29th June to 12th July \u2013 The Piazza<\/p>\n<p>While the sport takes place up the road in Southfields, you can watch the sport in the town where it started.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovewimbledon.org\/wimbledon-championships-live-on-the-big-screen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget that outside of the Wimbledon fortnight, the All England Lawn Tennis &amp; Croquet Club offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianvisits.co.uk\/articles\/go-on-a-tour-of-the-wimbledon-tennis-courts-and-museum-55337\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">regular guided tours<\/a> of the Wimbledon tennis grounds and museum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As traditional as cream and strawberries are the large screens that pop up around London showing the Wimbledon&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-653600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}