Join the Queue at Wimbledon
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Wimbledon is one of the few great sporting events where you can turn up on the day and buy a ticket, provided you are willing to queue. The Queue has its own official guide, numbered cards that fix your place and a code of conduct, and many people camp overnight for a Show Court seat.
ModerateUnder £100 / $130An afternoonOutdoorsAlone or with othersLondonLate June to mid July
How to start
- Read the official Queue page and the current Queue Guide on wimbledon.com before you travel.
- Download the Wimbledon app and set up a myWIMBLEDON account, which the guide says you need to buy a ticket.
- Join the end of the Queue early, collect your numbered Queue Card and keep it with you until you reach the ticket sales.
Where to go
- Wimbledon: Queueing for Tickets (official Championships site)
- The Queue Guide 2026 (official PDF from the All England Club)
We opened these links on 7 October 2026 and found them to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
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