England boasts some of the world's most prestigious and professional sporting events as well as truly world-class stadiums. Every year London is the host of the most prominent and celebrated tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon. Wimbledon is the oldest tournament in the history of tennis and the annual event is held at the All England Club during the months of June and July. Fans from all over the world travel to London to soak up the action and explore this dynamic, cosmopolitan city. London's wonderful sightseeing, theatre, opera and lively pubs make this one of the most exciting cities in Europe to visit. It also provides great hotel offers for short-term, luxury, central or even cheap accommodation that visitors can take advantage of. Another bonus is the great public transport, which allows tennis fans to travel to the match via tube, bus and train with relative ease.
Other popular tennis tournaments in England are The Queen's Club Championships, held at Queen's Club in London and the AEGON International, which is held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne. Both are ATP World Tour 250 series tournaments on the ATP Tour. The latter is seen as a warm-up event for Wimbledon, which starts the following week.