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St George’s Hill

St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club · Weybridge, Surrey

Elmbridge, Surrey, United Kingdom · Members club

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Lawns cut into Surrey heathland at the heart of an Edwardian estate.

Facts

Location
St George’s Hill estate, Weybridge, Surrey
Founded
1913; opened 1915
Grass courts
More than a dozen, played from May to September
On the grass
The St George’s Hill Open, a senior tour event from 1922 to 1966 and still the club’s tournament
Visitors
Members and their guests
Season
Members
Address
Saint George's Hill Tennis Club, East Road, St George's Hill, Whiteley Village, Elmbridge, Surrey, KT13 0LD, United Kingdom

Why it is special

The club lies at the centre of the private St George’s Hill estate, laid out after the builder W. G. Tarrant bought 964 acres of heathland in 1911. It was opened by Prince Alexander of Teck, brother of Queen Mary, and at first catered for every lawn game, including bowls and croquet.

Its courts are set within tall pines and oaks; in 2010 the club had fifteen grass courts, a large number for a private club. Its grounds staff have a lineage that runs to Church Road: Jim Thorn, once of the St George’s Hill team, went on to become head groundsman at Wimbledon.

From 1922 to 1966 the St George’s Hill Open was part of the senior tour, and the club still stages it each August. It represents the Home Counties tradition at its most complete: the suburban expansion that Wingfield’s pine box made possible, preserved on lawns kept to a standard the club has guarded for more than a century.

About the club

St. George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Elmbridge, Surrey, has 13 grass courts as part of a wider tennis and squash offer. Beyond the courts there is a gym, spa and pool, professional coaches, physiotherapists and beauty therapists, and spaces to dine and relax. The club describes itself as a place for the whole family and has transport links to London and Surrey.

More grass tennis in Surrey

St. George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club is one of 78 clubs in the Grass Court Atlas for the United Kingdom. The nearest other grass court clubs listed are Thames Ditton Lawn Tennis Club (7.6 km), Bushy Park Tennis Club (10.0 km) and Woking Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (11 km).

Official website: St. George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club

Photographs

Courts at St. George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club
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