Your day at WimbledonPlay is scheduled to begin at 1pm for all days except the final two, when play starts at 2pm. Check press for details on your day at the Wimbledon Championships, 2010. Wimbledon debenture tickets are for the whole day's play on Centre Court, and provide full access to the unreserved seating on the outside courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Ground. Rain delays and cancelled matches are a thing of the past. As of 2010 the All England Lawn and Tennis Association will introduce the much talked about closing roof. Spectators at center court can finally be assured that they will see a full day of tennis without weather delays. Center Court debenture Market ticket holders have access to the exclusive debenture ticket holders lounge. If that isn't enough, you also have access to a slew of dinning and bar options located around the grounds. Strawberries and Cream, a Wimbledon Tradition A visit to Wimbledon is never complete without indulging oneself with a cup of strawberries and cream. I've splurged myself during my trip to Wimbledon and highly recommend you do as well. So where does this tradition of Strawberries and cream come from anyways? The strawberry has been growing wild in Great Britain for centuries and it was in the early part of the 17th Century that it began to be properly cultivated. Mrs Beeton in her Victorian Book of Household Management suggests it got its name from the fact that people used to put straw under the growing berries to keep them moist and clean. The link between the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and strawberries probably came about because June is not far off the beginning of the English strawberry season. Some early and canny Wimbledon caterer grasped the opportunity to make a quick profit by serving a handful of them with a dollop of cream to the tennis eager spectators. It has now become a traditional part of this quintessentially English end of June event and is held the week after Royal Ascot. Read more at Suite101: Wimbledon with Strawberries and Cream: Traditional Treat to Accompany British Tennis Championships
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