I have been meaning to share my tips for getting into Wimbledon since having been there and witnessing how the system actually works.
The caveat to this blog is that it will work for all the days up until the Thursday before the Finals. I can't guarantee this will get you into the grounds for the last 3 days (Friday, Saturday and of course Sunday's final) but i guess it depends who's left and how popular they are!!
1. Get there later in the morning.. forget the queuing!!! I was there at 11am and it was a walk up start straight to the ticketing gates
2. Get a general admission ticket which gets you into all the outer courts, the grounds, the big TV area, restaurants etc.
3. Around mid way through the days play, folks start to head off and if they have Centre Court OR Court 1 tix, they are encouraged to hand them in for resale. All the resale proceeds go to charity.
4. You can then revisit the ticketing office (make sure you get your re-entry bracelet just in case or maybe approach them from inside the ground) and buy a Centre Court or Court 1 ticket for around 5 quid.
5. Enjoy the rest of the games on those courts.
I was there till 4pm on the Thursday and people had started leaving way before then. When I left there were still a couple of double matches to be played on Court 1 and there was also another match scheduled for Centre Court that hadn't started.
Good luck with it!
Chat later
Tina x
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