Wimbledon, London as well as for Elisabeth Beresford's series of children's stories about the Wombles. Wimbledon was given as the site where the sixth Martian invasion cylinder landed in H.G. Wells' book "The War of the Worlds" and is mentioned briefly in the same author's "The Time Machine" and "When the Sleeper Wakes". Each October thousands attend the Wimbledon BookFest, which has been running since 2006. Over 60 events are held around Wimbledon, including at the Big Tent on the Common. Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a district and town of south-west London, England, south-west of the centre of London at Charing Cross,
Wimbledon station taking over the West Anglia Main Line north of there). This would provide another set of transport links for the area and direct services to and . There is also a proposal for an extension of the Tramlink services running from Wimbledon to Sutton via Morden, St. Helier and Rose Hill. The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) frequency is: National Rail London Underground Wimbledon station Wimbledon is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located on Wimbledon Bridge, Wimbledon in London, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between main line rail, Underground, and Tramlink.