Saturday 29 - Monday 31 May 2027 | Trade & Preview Day: Friday 28 May 2027

* ALL ADVANCE TICKET BOOKINGS WILL RECEIVE A £5 VOUCHER FOR THE WATERWAYS WORLD STAND! *

All tickets are firm sales with no refunds available except in the case of event cancellation. Please note that no amendments to any tickets are allowed after 31 March 2027.

Waterways World subscribers:

Waterways World subscribers save an extra 10% off full-price advance one-day and weekend entry tickets - log in to your account or buy a subscription to Waterways World to apply the discount in your shopping basket (does not apply to Trade & Preview Day, camping, mooring, boat handling sessions, or wheelchair/mobility scooter hire).

Children 16 and under go free and do not need a ticket

Online ticket orders close at 7am on Monday 24 May 2027.  Telephone order close at 3pm on Thursday 20 May.

Trade & Preview Day | Friday 28 May 2027

Tickets for this exclusive day are strictly limited to a maximum of 1,000 pre-booked visitors and to invited, qualifying boating/waterway related businesses. Preview Day Visitor tickets are valid from 10am - 6pm and include a goody bag and a free hot drink. Tickets must be booked in advance and will not be available on the gate. Get ahead and visit the boats, quayside exhibitors and most other boating businesses before everyone else! All visitors on this day require a ticket. Note that some (mainly non-boating general) stands will not be open on Trade & Preview Day.

If you book online, you will receive an Order Acknowledgement with PDF eTickets that you will need to exchange for wristbands when you arrive at the Show. If you do not receive an email, please contact us on 01283 742970 or email marketing@wwonline.co.uk so that we can check your order has been received.

If you order by telephone, your wristbands and passes will be ready to collect at the Show. You will not receive an Order Acknowledgment email.

Wristband Collection will be near the main entrance to the Show and open from 8.30am each day (Friday-Monday). Please collect your wristbands on the day you are booked for. The Show opens at 10.00am each day.

- If your order includes Camping, your collection point for camping passes and wristbands is the Campsite Office.   
- If your order includes Mooring, your collection point for mooring passes and wristbands is the Mooring Manager's boat nearest to the temporary footbridge entrance into the Show site.

Wristbands will provide access to all parts of the Show and to leave and re-enter the Show whether to visit the towpath or to return to your car.