Wimbledon

What is Wimbledon?

Wimbledon is not a free event, but it is one of the few major sporting occasions in the world where you can still turn up on the day, pay face value and get in. Between the famous Queue, the best value Grounds Pass and the afternoon resale, you can have a full day at SW19 for far less than the touts and hospitality packages want you to pay. Here is how each route works.

The cheapest ways in

There are four legitimate ways to get into Wimbledon, plus the free ballot for next year. None of them needs a tout. Here they are, cheapest first.

!Prices and rules are confirmed each season and can change. These are recent figures. Check the official links below before you plan around them.

How the Queue actually works

The Queue forms in Wimbledon Park and winds down to the Gate 3 turnstiles. The nearest station is Southfields, not Wimbledon, and it is a signed walk of about 15 minutes from there. It is first come first served, face value, one ticket per person and card only, no cash.

When you join you get a numbered, dated and strictly non-transferable Queue Card that fixes your place. Stewards check it, you cannot hold a spot for a mate, and you can only be away from the Queue for up to half an hour at a time. You will need the Wimbledon App and a free myWIMBLEDON account.

You can queue for Centre Court, No.1 Court and No.2 Court only on the first ten days. For the final four days the Queue sells Grounds Passes only, with no show court tickets. Wristbands are handed out from 7.30am, ticket sales open at 9.45am and the grounds open at 10am, then it runs one in one out once it is full.

!The All England Club does not estimate how long the wait will be, and it does sell out, so check the official Queue status before you set off.

Camping for a show court

If you want a show court seat rather than a Grounds Pass, the honest answer is you camp. Arrive the evening before and pitch up, or turn up around 5am to 6am for a decent ticket, but the show court tickets go to the overnight campers first.

The rules are strict. Two person tents only, one person has to stay with the tent, and there are no gazebos, barbecues, stoves or fires allowed. Keep the noise down, there is no loud music after 10pm, and stewards wake the Queue at 5.30am to 6am to pack down.

Get off at Southfields, not Wimbledon

Wimbledon station is further out but better connected, with National Rail, the District line and trams, plus a shuttle bus and licensed taxis on busy days. If Southfields is heaving on your way in, it is a fine backup.

Do not drive. There is no parking near the grounds and the local streets are residents only during the Championships. Leave plenty of extra time either way, both stations get very busy.

The overpay routes to avoid

Hospitality packages and Debentures are the premium way in and they cost hundreds or thousands of pounds. Debentures are the only Wimbledon tickets that can be legally resold, so they are the one exception.

Everything else is strictly non-transferable. That means any ticket a tout or an unofficial resale site offers you is void at the gate, so you lose both the money and the day. If it is not the Queue, the official resale, the ballot or a Debenture, walk away.

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Last verified 30 June 2026. We keep this page honest, but the official sources above are the final word, especially for travel and timings. When in doubt, check them before you travel.