Love Your Independents This Valentine’s Day

In celebration of independent businesses in Wimbledon, this February show your locals some love.

 

Bombay Delight

Bombay Delight

L is for the way I look at food

Ditch the Valentine’s clichés and dine at one of your many local independent restaurants in Wimbledon this month. Indulge in spices and herbs from the East with a delicious selection of meats, salads and saffron rice at Wimbledon’s premium destination for authentic Persian cuisine, Diba. Two cultures, two countries, one plate, sate your desires with a unique concept of Iberian Tapas with a mix between Spanish and Portuguese delicacies at The Adega. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a selection of teas, coffees, pastries, cakes and desserts at Wimbledon’s Japanese Tea House, Café Mori.

Restaurants in Wimbledon

Give love to your local shops in Wimbledon with a variety of gifting. Borrow Cupid’s wings and visit The Health Zone Shop & Clinic for soy candles, incense aromas or a special chocolate delight; you can also purchase a gift voucher for friends/family. From luxury watches to bespoke jewellery, treat yourself or your Valentine’s/Galentine’s to something new from Sinclair Jewellers. Appeal to their inner art-lover when shopping for new art at Aubergine Art. There’s a spring scent for everyone with classic and new fragrances at Elys. Love is in the air!

Shops in Wimbledon

Aubergine Art

Too glam to give a damn

Feel beautiful and confident with a range of beauty and wellness services in Wimbledon. Sit back and unwind with a range of therapeutic services such as manicures, massages, relaxing facials and more from Lagoon Spa. Great hair doesn’t happen by chance, it happens by appointment. Look good and feel good with a new hair colour, style or cut this month at Storm Hair. Check out the latest innovative and non-invasive aesthetic technology for your body and face with services tailored to your skin type and needs at the Eden Skin Clinic.

Beauty & Wellbeing in Wimbledon

Storm Hair

Melt their hearts

Show your love to people who mean to most. Whether it’s your friends, family, or partner brighten their day with a beautiful bouquet from Wimbledon Flowers. Treat your fur love and best friend to something special this month from Creature Company.

Creature Company

A gift for everyone

Not sure what to give? The Wimbledon Gift Card has over 30 places to eat, shop and experience – many of them independents! Pick one up at the Wimbledon Library (behind the counter) or order online here.

Wimbledon Gift Card

February Half-Term Activities in Wimbledon 2023

This February half-term, keep it local and explore new activities that Wimbledon has to offer. Try a sushi masterclass, learn a new art technique, keep your kids active and fit with junior gym sessions and then grab your popcorn for a free family film screening.

Junior MasterChef

It’s never too early to learn some serious sushi skills! Sushi masterclasses return to Sticks’n’Sushi Wimbledon on 11th February. Classes are suitable for ages 8-12 years of all ability levels with clear and thorough teaching, ensuring all can participate. All children will get squash during the class and leave with a goody bag including a certificate, their bandana, rolling mat, chopsticks, chocolate fish and a Japanese number and phrase sheet.

Sticks ‘n’ Sushi

Get Creative

Unleash their creative minds with classes at Art K Wimbledon. Children will discover and experiment with exciting art techniques and mediums including shading techniques, watercolour, acrylics,  paper sculpture, mixed media and clay sculpture. Your child will choose from a variety of fun projects, and go home with a finished piece!

Art-K

 

A Fairy Tale Classic with a Twist

Get ready for a brand new show at The Polka Theatre. Join Jack, a brave young girl who embarks on a giant adventure when she sells the family cow in return for magic beans. Come on down for an unforgettable musical journey from underground gold mines to climbing the beanstalk and a golden castle in the sky. Book tickets now.

The Polka Theatre

 

Junior Fitness

Set your child off to a great start this half-term with junior gym sessions at Better Leisure Wimbledon . Children under 16 can enjoy access to the swimming pool, junior gym and junior fitness class. Swim more and worry less with the whole family with the new swimbies programme which will be providing swimming lessons for under 5s almost everyday.

Better Leisure Wimbledon

Let the Show Begin

Grab your popcorn and get ready for some family favourties – for FREE! Wimbledon Library will be screening a variety of children films, like the  famous tale of star crossed lovers separated by a fence in Gnomeo and Juliet on February 10th. Or get ready to sing along with a city of musically talented animals battling their way to 1st place in SING on February 17th. Finally, decide if the reboot is better than the original with the story of a young girl with keen intellect and psychic power, you guessed right, Matilda 1996 on February 24th will be showing at Wimbledon Library.

Wimbledon Library