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 (via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
Wandle was the mascot of Wimbledon FC football club for three years, from 2000-2003. He was named after the local River Wandle.
However, the owners of the Wombles brand didn't 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. The club is now known as the MK Dons.
Haydon is the mascot of AFC
Wimbledon (also known as the Dons), the football club formed by
Wimbledon supporters in 2002 after Wimbledon FC moved to Milton Keynes.
Named after Haydons Road railway station, Haydon made his debut in August 2006. You'll find him at every Saturday home game, wandering around the terraces, encouraging fans. See Haydon's profile.
Haydon's, er, best friend is Dean
Parsons. In the Dons Trust report for January to June 2007, Erik
Samuelson wrote: "Dean has given Haydon the Womble, our mascot, a
personality all of his own. Haydon has been one of the undoubted stars
of the season and is in a class of his own compared to any other mascot
I’ve seen, anywhere. Thanks, Dean, for bringing so much fun to the
terraces and livening up even the dullest game."
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 and books, try the online stores listed on the Gift Shop page.
A wide range of second-hand merchandise is sold or auctioned via
- 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).
This widget from LocateTV should show you if The Wombles will be on television in your area (currently for the UK, Ireland and USA):
Contact Chorion, "a leading provider of quality family entertainment across all media".
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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