Wimbledon remains one of the only sporting venues in the world where people can buy premium tickets on the day. Hundreds of tickets for the All England Club show courts remain available in the morning for the first 10 days of the tournament.
Buying those tickets involves waiting in a lengthy queue around Wimbledon Park towards turnstile three, and there is no guarantee that those who queue will have access to tickets. The Queue – as it has become affectionately known to fans – is well organised and there are activities for those who decide to take their chances of buying the final sets of tickets. Express Sport tells you everything you need to know about the queue.
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Wimbledon 2025 queue start time
The queue for Wimbledon 2025 officially opens on Sunday, June 29 at 2pm. The most eager fans tend to start queuing in the evening before action gets underway. A substantial number of people could therefore be waiting for tickets by Sunday night. Many camp overnight.
Joining the queue at 6am is thought to provide a good chance of earning tickets for the show courts in the later rounds. However, centre court tickets are not available to buy from the queue for the final four days.
Organised policing of the queue begins from 7.30am, when stewards appear to issue wristbands. Anyone who joins the queue is also handed a queue card with a number to show their place, preventing anyone from pushing in. Those arriving after 7.30am are unlikely to get show court tickets.
The opening days of the tournament tend to be the busiest with many of the world’s top players competing on the outside courts, so it is advised to queue as early as possible.
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What are the Wimbledon 2025 queue rules?
There is a lengthy code of conduct available to view on the official Wimbledon website. The All England Lawn Tennis Club reserves the right to deny entry to any member of the queue who adopts “unreasonable antisocial behaviour or who causes obstruction, danger or annoyance, and/or commits any action against the spirit of the code of conduct.”
Queue cards are non-transferable and places in the queue cannot be reserved. People are warned they must keep their queue cards on them at all times as they are checked by stewards and are handed back once the person reaches the end of the queue.
Temporary absence from the queue for refreshment or toilet breaks must not exceed 30 minutes. Meanwhile, overnight queuers are warned that tents are limited to a two-person capacity, and one person must be present at all times. Barbecues and cooking stoves are not permitted.
Wimbledon 2025 ticket prices
Centre Court’s most expensive tickets are £105 on the first day, but rise throughout the tournament as the value of the best seats at the tournament become more valuable. Someone wanting the same ticket for Centre Court on day 14 will pay £315.
Tickets for the other courts are also available and will be more accessible to those queuing.
A grounds pass is available to those wanting tickets for the smaller courts and to soak up the atmosphere. Those cost £30 for the first eight days but are reduced to £25 and then £20 as less action takes place on the outside courts the longer the tournament goes on.
How many Wimbledon 2025 tickets are available?
Wimbledon say they have around 500 tickets available for the show courts each day. Once the grounds have reached capacity, there is a rule of one in, one out for queuers. Those tickets are limited for the first 10 days of the tournament.
There is no queue for the final four days. Wimbledon say that tickets for those days are sold in advance.
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