Two glasses of Pimm's at Wimbledon will set fans back almost £20

Wimbledon stands firm against cost-of-living hikes as it freezes the price of strawberries and cream at £2.50… But two glasses of Pimm’s will set fans back almost £20

  • Price of strawberries and cream at Wimbledon remained at £2.50 for 13th year 
  • But two glasses of Pimm’s will set avid tennis fans back a whopping nearly £20  

Wimbledon has rebuffed cost-of-living hikes and frozen the price of strawberries and cream at £2.50 for a record 13th year in a row – but two glasses of Pimm’s will set fans back almost £20.

The price of the tennis championship’s favourite snack has not increased since 2010 – despite £2.50 then being worth £3.60 today, Bank of England inflation data shows. Fans will eat more than 190,000 portions – that’s 1.92 million berries weighing 38.4 tons, and 10,000 litres of cream.

The strawberries are picked fresh at Hugh Lowe Farms in Mereworth, Kent.

Wimbledon has rebuffed cost-of-living hikes and frozen the price of strawberries and cream at £2.50 for a record 13th year in a row – but two glasses of Pimm’s will set fans back almost £20

The price of the tennis championship’s favourite snack has not increased since 2010 – despite £2.50 then being worth £3.60 today

But drinks prices are steeper, with Pimm’s priced at £9.70 a glass – £2 more than at most pubs.

Ground passes are frozen at £27, while most tickets to the men’s and ladies’ singles finals are up by £15 on last year, at £255.

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