Wimbledon tickets -how to avoid choosing which kid get to go

[JungleMonkey]

I just learned from Wimbledon Tennis Club that I've been lucky enough to get two 2018 tickets in the ballot for Centre Court, for the first Saturday. But I have two children. Is it possible to rotate them i.e have one join me for three hours and then swap them over? If so how is this done? Does the one arriving later need to get a ground pass to get in? It doesn't say on the Wimbledon site that this is illegal, especially as I am the applicant and not re-selling or transferring out of my hands. Any advice welcome. Thanks.

[Swampy1982]

JungleMonkey said:

I just learned from Wimbledon Tennis Club that I've been lucky enough to get two 2018 tickets in the ballot for Centre Court, for the first Saturday. But I have two children. Is it possible to rotate them i.e have one join me for three hours and then swap them over? If so how is this done? Does the one arriving later need to get a ground pass to get in? It doesn't say on the Wimbledon site that this is illegal, especially as I am the applicant and not re-selling or transferring out of my hands. Any advice welcome. Thanks.

Hi,

Have you called them to ask?

That would be my first port of call.

[bad company]

JungleMonkey said:

I just learned from Wimbledon Tennis Club that I've been lucky enough to get two 2018 tickets in the ballot for Centre Court, for the first Saturday. But I have two children. Is it possible to rotate them i.e have one join me for three hours and then swap them over? If so how is this done? Does the one arriving later need to get a ground pass to get in? It doesn't say on the Wimbledon site that this is illegal, especially as I am the applicant and not re-selling or transferring out of my hands. Any advice welcome. Thanks.

If you can get one in with a ground pass (not that easy, could be a long queue) you can rotate use of Centre Court seats.

[zygalski]

Top first world dilemma thread!

[Derek Smith]

If you can't rotate them then an option is that the child who doesn't go gets an away day with mum to somewhere special.

Our idea was to ask the kids where their ideal away day would be before telling them of the, in your case, Wimby tickets.

Another option; is there one kid you don't really like? Just pick the other.

(The away day was my wife's idea.)

[JungleMonkey]

zygalski said:

Top first world dilemma thread!

It's true, I felt guilty posting the question.

[JungleMonkey]

Derek Smith said:

If you can't rotate them then an option is that the child who doesn't go gets an away day with mum to somewhere special.

Our idea was to ask the kids where their ideal away day would be before telling them of the, in your case, Wimby tickets.

Another option; is there one kid you don't really like? Just pick the other.

(The away day was my wife's idea.)

Second option was clearly a 'dad' suggestion.

[JungleMonkey]

bad company said:

If you can get one in with a ground pass (not that easy, could be a long queue) you can rotate use of Centre Court seats.

Thanks. I'll ask my better half to queue. Last year I camped for two nights in the rain for tickets, so it's her turn to do a few hours.

[cuprabob]

Swampy1982 said:

Hi,

Have you called them to ask?

That would be my first port of call.

If he did as you suggest, how would everyone else know that he had got Wimbledon tickets?

[languagetimothy]

OP you don't mention how old the kids are. It's a long time to sit still and quiet, and would they really appreciate the event? What about the Mrs looking after the other one, would she want to see some of it?
I've had no problems before when swapping round tickets with friends when there were four of us going on the same day, taking turns on centre court and court number one.

This year Mrs language got men's semis in the ballot! So we're going of course. She got the same in 2016 too, jammy. Great time.

If your kids are young I'd say dump them with a relative n.take the Mrs or a mate!

[psi310398]

Derek Smith said:

If you can't rotate them then an option is that the child who doesn't go gets an away day with mum to somewhere special.

Our idea was to ask the kids where their ideal away day would be before telling them of the, in your case, Wimby tickets.

Another option; is there one kid you don't really like? Just pick the other.

(The away day was my wife's idea.)

And are you certain that they are both equally keen to go? You might consider the idea of offering them a trade off - Wimbledon or the cricket or Formula 1 or whatever. I'd have voted for anything other than Wimbledon as a boy (and now). Even as a boy, I was quite happy sitting all day at Lord's or the Oval but found Wimbledon stuffy (literally and figuratively).

Of course, you might find you have two no-bids for Wimbledon, in which case, take someone else!

[The Mad Monk]

JungleMonkey said:

I just learned from Wimbledon Tennis Club that I've been lucky enough to get two 2018 tickets in the ballot for Centre Court, for the first Saturday. But I have two children. Is it possible to rotate them i.e have one join me for three hours and then swap them over? If so how is this done? Does the one arriving later need to get a ground pass to get in? It doesn't say on the Wimbledon site that this is illegal, especially as I am the applicant and not re-selling or transferring out of my hands. Any advice welcome. Thanks.

Give the two tickets to the two children.

You don't have to go to Wimbledon.

Result.

[Kermit power]

Unless you know they're both tennis nuts, and understand that they have to sit quietly during play, I'd definitely agree with those saying to find out if they actually want to go first?

I often find with my boys that they quite like watching sport with me on TV with the commentary and everything from the comfort of the sofa, but they really don't particularly enjoy going to see it live, with the exception of the youngest for whom I've got a Quins season ticket.

[JuniorD]

Take one kid to Wimbledon and take the other to see AFC Wimbledon when 2018-19 season starts