Every June, South West London puts on its best whites, pours itself a Pimm’s, and pretends to be frightfully respectable for a fortnight. Wimbledon fortnight brings strawberries, Centre Court drama, and — if you know where to look — some of the most unexpectedly active dogging in London. Turns out that when you pack SW19 with tanned, athletic bodies in short skirts, not everyone goes straight home after the last set.
Wimbledon Park sits just yards from the All England Lawn Tennis Club, and its car park has quietly established itself as one of South London’s better-known outdoor sex spots. Active after dark throughout the year — and apparently even more so during the tournament itself — it attracts couples, singles, and watchers from across the area. One Dogging Action member put it plainly: “We have doggers in Wimbledon Park waiting for dogging men and women to go car dogging after dark.”
The park officially closes during Wimbledon fortnight, but that has done little to deter the regulars.
The Locals Are Not Impressed
Not everyone in SW19 shares the enthusiasm. A handwritten letter recently appeared pinned to a tree in Wimbledon Park, addressed to the dogging community with the kind of stiff-upper-lip fury only a South London homeowner can truly deliver:
“To whom this applies. If you can manage to stop using this car park as a location and meeting spot for sexual activity during Wimbledon fortnight then please also refrain for the rest of the year. As a local resident I am sick and tired of treading in used condoms and tissues every time I walk my dog first thing in the morning. I have also witnessed couples and singles meeting here during daylight hours and disappearing into the bushes. Wimbledon Park is a family park and any kind of public sexual behaviour in this area is simply not acceptable. If it continues I will alert the police and ask them to step up patrols.”
The Wimbledon doggers, it appears, have been unmoved by this appeal.
Wimbledon Common — The Other Option
Away from the park, Wimbledon Common offers considerably more cover. At 1,100 acres of woodland, heath and open space, it is one of the largest areas of common land in Greater London and has a long-standing reputation among the outdoor sex community. The Common’s network of paths and wooded areas provides significantly more discretion than the park car park — though the presence of horse riders and dog walkers during daylight hours means timing is everything. After dark is your friend here.
Dogging in South West London
Wimbledon sits within easy reach of a broader South West London and Surrey dogging scene that extends through Richmond, Kingston, and out towards the M25. The area attracts an affluent, discreet crowd — working couples, professionals, and lifestyle enthusiasts who value privacy as much as participation.
Wimbledon is just one part of a thriving London dogging scene — our guide to London dogging locations covers the best spots across the capital from Hampstead Heath to the outer boroughs. Stay in or near your car, signal interest clearly, respect those who are watching only, and always keep noise to a minimum — particularly in residential areas where neighbours with strongly-worded letters and a fondness for calling the police may be lurking nearby.
For the most up to date UK dogging locations across London and beyond, Dogging Action keeps the most current listings updated by the community itself.
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