Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Game, Set and Match


AS all eyes turn to the 140th instalment of #Wimbledon for the world’s best loved tennis tournament, Spabreaks.com has put together its pick of Britain’s very best spa resorts and packages for tennis enthusiasts. Whether you’re a wannabe Murray or more of a Cliff Richard, get yourself in shape with a break at one of these great spa hotels.

Best for serious players: Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire
The location for the annual ‘oh-so-British’ pre-Wimbledon Boodles tennis tournament, Stoke Park offers three indoor carpet courts, four clay courts and six Wimbledon specification grass courts – not to mention an award-winning luxury spa.

Best for fair weather players: Chewton Glen, New Forest, HampshireWith two indoor and two outdoor tennis courts, Chewton Glen is the perfect place to practice your volleys regardless of the changeable summer weather! 

Best for health enthusiasts: Champneys Tring, HertfordshireA bastion of health since it opened in 1925, Champneys Tring offers numerous spa treatments from the traditional to the innovative, as well as health facilities including two floodlit outdoor tennis courts.

Best for ladies who lunch: Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester Five Lakes, Essex
Deep in the Essex countryside, Five Lakes offers eight outdoor tennis courts, as well as badminton, squash, table tennis and a spa area with sauna and steam room – plus a relaxation room with three four-poster beds in which to doze or catch up with friends.

Best for groups: Carden Park Hotel, Cheshire

Set on a one thousand acre estate, complete with its own onsite vineyard, at Carden Park tennis is just one of the seemingly unending supply of great activities. The spa features a sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy pool, ‘chatty’ relaxation room and tepidarium beds, and other facilities include a full-size football pitch, golf course and mountain biking trails.

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Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Anyone for virtual tennis?

THE #WIMBLEDON LAWN #TENNIS MUSEUM in #London will launch a virtual reality experience on June 20, giving visitors the chance to play a part in famous tennis matches. 

Visitors wearing the virtual reality headsets will be immersed in matches that made Wimbledon history, featuring players such as John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, and Serena Williams.

The experience – using HTC Vive VE headsets – will be one of the first of its kind in England. 

Also new for visitors is ‘Reinventing The Racket’, an exhibition highlighting the museum’s most iconic and unusual rackets. Other highlights at the museum include a holographic image of John McEnroe walking through a re-creation of the 1980s Gentlemen’s Dressing Room and the chance to see Wimbledon trophies close up.

One of the most popular features is the one-hour tour of Wimbledon, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the tennis grounds, revealing areas normally unseen by the public. Guests can finish the tour on the Centre Court.

During Wimbledon fortnight (June 27-July 10), the museum is open only to Championships ticket-holders at an extra charge. Tours will run daily until June 12 and recommence on July 16.

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