We really enjoyed our time at Bowling Green House, our home away from home. Amoreena was very helpful leading up to the trip. The pictures on the website are exactly what the annex looks like. It’s very roomy, clean and functional. The place was on a quiet dead end street with no traffic so the nights were peaceful with all the windows open allowing a wonderful breeze and the sounds of various birds. Amoreena was on vacation while we were there June 19-26. Laura met us and was so wonderful upon arrival. She had a nice goodie basket for us, stocked the fridge and cabinet with basics and put out a few Wimbledon touches as she knew we were going to the matches. On the first day of Wimbledon, Laura drove us so we could see where to walk over the next couple days. It’s a very nice quiet 15-20 minute walk. Ideal for all tennis fans. Just down the street, the bus picks you up near the Telegraph Pub (great food and atmosphere) and you can either get off right in front of the Putney train station or disembark at St. John’s stop and walk the 600 yards to the East Putney Underground station. We also walked from the flat to the train station several times as it is only about a 15-20 minute walk and really isn’t that bad of a walk. There are many other bus stops nearby to pick up different buses.

Laura and Paul were such nice hosts. When I got a stomach virus, Paul drove my husband to the chemist for medicine and Laura checked on me to make sure I was feeling okay. When our reserved taxi didn’t show up to take us to the tube station for the airport, Paul drove us to the East Putney station so we wouldn’t be late. They made us feel very welcome and we couldn’t have asked for nicer hosts. We will be telling all our friends visiting London to stay at Bowling Green House, especially if they are attending Wimbledon.

It was really like coming home at night after a day of sightseeing. It was nice to be able to recline on a couch and have room for our friends to stay for a couple days. The location was just far enough away from all the hustle and bustle of the center of London yet it didn’t take long to get to all the attractions. East Putney was just 4 stops from Earl’s Court and we took the train to Waterloo which was one block from the London Eye and just over the walking bridge and a block from Trafalgar. We never felt like we were spending a lot of time underground. It was really easy to get to Heathrow too. If we ever make it back to London and Wimbledon, we will be staying here again and look forward to seeing Laura and Paul again.