Wimbledon remains one of the very few major UK sporting events where you can still buy premium tickets on the day of play. There is ONE QUEUE for the on-day sale of tickets at the Gate 3 turnstiles.
We acknowledge the help and cooperation of the Metropolitan Police, the Wimbledon Park Golf Club and the London Boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth in providing a safe environment for those who wish to queue and/or camp overnight for Championships tickets.
We appreciate your cooperation with our Stewards, supported by experienced Security Officers and the Police, to ensure good behaviour in The Queue and restraint with regard to noise and the consumption of alcohol, and we especially ask you to respect the environment. The Honorary Stewards operate a Code of Conduct for The Queue and will arbitrate in any dispute.
The Queue for The Championships, 2011 commences at 08:00 on Sunday 19 June 2011.
When to arrive
Queue Cards and Wristbands
On your arrival at the end of The Queue you will be issued with a Queue Card. This card is dated and numbered to show your position in The Queue. It must be retained and will be checked on entry to the Grounds. These are non-transferable.
Please note therefore that your position in The Queue (and therefore what ticket you will receive) is dictated by what time you arrive in The Queue.
At approximately 7:30am Stewards will issue wristbands to those towards the front of The Queue who are queuing for tickets for the Show Courts. The number of wristbands issued exactly matches the quantity of tickets available for each court on that day.
Wristbands, marked by court and with a detachable 'court' tally, will be offered to queuers according to the number of Show Court tickets available. On reaching the entrance kiosk, the tally must be detached and handed to the cashier who will issue one ticket for the court on the tally.
Left Luggage Facilities
Please refer to the Conditions of Entry. There are no Left Luggage facilities inside the Grounds. Left Luggage facilities are provided at a number of locations outside the Grounds, and are open from 6am. The charge is £1 per item.
Camping equipment, oversize bags, picnic hampers and other prohibited items must be left in one of those facilities. All bags will be searched before acceptance into the Left Luggage facilities. Items are left at your own risk.
Disabled Visitors with mobility impairments
There are facilities for mobility-impaired visitors to wait nearer the Grounds. Entry to the Grounds will be in The Queue Card number order. Please ask any Steward for further assistance. Disabled visitors with mobility impairments who intend to buy tickets on the day of play are advised to telephone the Ticket Office on +44 (0)20 8971 2473 for further details on queuing and car parking arrangements.
Queuing procedures
Early in the morning (approximately 6am) anyone in The Queue will be woken by the Stewards, asked to dismantle any camping equipment, and close up into a tighter formation to create space for those joining The Queue on the day.
Tickets are sold strictly on the basis of one per person queuing and payment is by CASH ONLY.
Despite increasing pressure to the contrary, it is our policy to retain a significant number of tickets for the general public. We also continue with extensive measures to minimise the
‘black market’ and ensure that tickets are used by those who originally bought them.
Daily Tickets and Admission - please see Ticket Prices for further information
Centre Court
A limited number of tickets are available daily, except for the last 4 days when all are sold in advance.
No.1 Court
A limited number of tickets are available each day.
No.2 Court
A limited number of tickets are available for the first 9 days.
No.3 Court
A limited number of seats on the south west side are unreserved, with Stewards operating limited queuing arrangements for these.
Courts 4—19
All seats are unreserved.
Ticket Resale: seat ticket holders leaving before the end of play are requested to place their tickets in the red boxes provided or have their tickets scanned on exit from the Grounds. They will be re-sold inside the Grounds, after 3.00pm, from the kiosk to the north of Court 18 near the top of St Mary’s Walk.
Entry at any time is subject to Ground capacity, which does vary.
Ground opening and closing times
Babies & Children
Babes in Arms and Children under 5 years:
Children 5 years and over
Luggage regulations
ONE BAG ONLY PER PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED and this bag must measure no more than 16" x 12" x 12" (40cm x 30cm x 30cm). Further, NO HARD-SIDED ITEMS (e.g. picnic hampers, coolboxes or briefcases) OF ANY SIZE WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE GROUNDS.
Left Luggage facilities will again be provided outside the Grounds for items exceeding these criteria and for any other items you do not need during the day.
For speed of entry and ease we recommend no bags are brought to The Championships.
For a full list of prohibited items, please refer to Conditions of Entry.
Code of Conduct
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in accordance with statutory authority, reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone adopting unreasonable social behaviour or who causes obstruction, danger or annoyance and/or commits any action against the spirit of The Queue 'Code of Conduct'.
Re-sale of tickets
All tickets, excluding those with the word 'Debenture' printed on them instead of the price, are strictly non-transferable and must not be sold, nor advertised for sale, whether on the internet, in newspapers or elsewhere. Any ticket advertised for sale will be void.
If you are unable to use the ticket(s) issued to you please contact, as soon as possible, the organisation from which you purchased the tickets. In many circumstances, providing the tickets are returned prior to the day of play, the AELTC, and those bodies to which it issues tickets, are able to operate a flexible returns/refund policy.
DO NOT buy tickets from touts or other unauthorised agents or unofficial websites: they may not gain you entry to the Grounds.