The best-known
Wombles appear throughout most of the books and TV programmes:
Other Wombles with a less prominent role include:
To see who's who, visit the Womble Gallery on the official Wombles site.
Wandle was the mascot of Wimbledon FC football club for three years, from 2000-2003. However, the owners of the Wombles brand did not renew the license agreement when it expired in June 2003. They no longer wanted the Wombles to be associated with Wimbledon FC as - despite its name - the club had relocated to Milton Keynes.
Barry Wom was the drummer in The Rutles - a parody of The Beatles. His full name was Barrington Womble, but the others persuaded him to change his name to Barry Wom to save time. He was played in the 1978 film by John Halsey.
For recent CDs, DVDs, videos and books, try the online stores listed on the Gift Shop page.
A wide range of second-hand merchandise is sold or auctioned via eBay, covering everything from Wombles annuals and cuddly toys to pillow cases and lampshades.
There were four original albums:
Various compilation LPs have been released over the years, including two Christmas 'greatest hits' albums. See the Music - Vinyl page for more details.
Mike Batt released a comprehensive, 34-track double CD called The Wombles Collection on his own Dramatico label, catalogue DRAMCD0001. See the Music - CDs page for the full track listing.
Complete lyrics for The Wombles Collection are available on Mike Batt's official site at www.mikebatt.com. The original Wombles LPs also included lyric sheets.
A songbook for piano / vocal / guitar was published by International Music Publications (IMP) to accompany the 1998 compilation, The Best Wombles Album So Far. It's now out of print, but may still be available from sheet music shops or Amazon Marketplace. ISBN 1-85909-587-9 / Order Ref. 6329A (priced around £9.99).
Contact The Copyrights Group, Tel. 020 7924 3292 (outside the UK: +44 20 7924 3292).
Wimbledon is a town in south-west London, England, best known as the location of the annual tennis tournament.
Wimbledon Common is an area of open land for recreational use, including a nature trail, ponds, horse-riding, a golf course and playing fields. Wimbledon Windmill Museum is open at weekends from April to October.
Wimbledon is in the borough of Merton, which lends its name to the Wombles song, The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble And His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth.
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