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Grand Designs Live deals
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If you're planning a home project, looking for inspiration or just fancy a mooch, we've totally free tickets to the Grand Designs Live show from Wednesday 4 October to Sunday 8 October at the Birmingham NEC.
The tickets should already be discounted when you go via this Grand Designs Live link, but if not you'll just need to enter the code MSE23. The offer will end at 11.59pm on Saturday 7 October.
You can get up to two free adult tickets per order and up to two children (aged 15 or under) can go free too – child tickets don't count towards the free ticket allocation. Tickets are valid for one day only and you'll need to select which day you'd like to go.
Your tickets will be included in your confirmation email (should arrive within a few hours) – you can either print these out or show on your phone at the venue. The price of adult tickets is usually £13 to £16 with a £1.65 booking fee, which has been waived for this deal, so you won't have to enter any bank or card details.
If at any point you are asked to add card details, go back and insert the code again, as these are completely free tickets.
About Grand Designs Live
The event is based on the Channel 4 TV series, and features 'design guru' Kevin McCloud. It also features industry experts and over 250 exhibitors across five sections: Build, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Gardens and Interiors.
If you're looking for advice on how to transform your garden or kitchen or perhaps spruce up your interior, consultations with architects, interior designers, landscape gardeners, planning and eco experts are available on a first come first serve basis throughout the show.
Thinking about buying some new homeware? You could get £5 off a £30 spend at B&Q.
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Latest Expired Deals
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FREE Grand Designs Live tickets
For London ExCeL, 29 April to 7 May. Normally £13 to £16
ExpiredIf you're planning a home project, looking for inspiration or just fancy a mooch, this Grand Designs Live* link will score you totally free tickets to the event (usually £13-£16 each, plus £1.70 booking fee). It runs from Saturday 29 April until Sunday 7 May and it's at London's ExCeL centre.
The tickets should already be discounted when you go via the link, but if not you'll just need to enter the code MSEGDL23.
You can get up to two free adult tickets per order ,and up to two children aged 15 or under can go free too (child tickets don't count towards the free tickets allocation). Tickets are valid for one day only and you'll need to select in advance when you order which day you'd like to go.
There are 75,000 free tickets in total: 45,000 weekday tickets and 30,000 weekend tickets (including bank holiday Monday). You can claim them up to the day of each show, if there are tickets left for that day. You'll need to show your tickets on arrival, either on your phone or printed out.
As we say above, these are totally free tickets, and there should be no booking fee either. If at any point you're asked to add card details, go back and insert the code again.
About Grand Designs Live
The event is based on the Channel 4 TV series, and features 'design guru' Kevin McCloud. It also features industry experts and exhibitors across five sections: Build, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Gardens and Interiors.
If you're looking for advice on how to transform your garden or kitchen or perhaps spruce up your interior, you can have a consultation with an expert of your choice. The consultations are on a first-come-first served basis, and you're encouraged to bring any plans, drawings and questions you already have to make the most out of the session.
Thinking about buying some new homeware? You can get £5 off a £30 spend at B&Q.
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FREE Grand Designs Live tickets (normally £13-£16 each)
Via code. For Birmingham NEC, 5-9 October
ExpiredIf you're planning a home project, looking for inspiration or just fancy a mooch, we've totally free tickets to the Grand Designs Live show from Wednesday 5 October to Sunday 9 October at Birmingham NEC.
The tickets should already be discounted when you go via this Grand Designs Live link, but if not you'll just need to enter the code MSEGDL. The offer will end on Saturday 8 October, or once all 18,500 tickets have been claimed – whichever's sooner.
You can get up to two free adult tickets per order and up to two children (aged 15 or under) can go free too – child tickets don't count towards the free tickets allocation. Tickets are valid for one day only and you'll need to select which day you'd like to go.
Number of tickets available each day
- Wednesday 5 October – 4,500
- Thursday 6 October – 4,500
- Friday 7 October – 3,500
- Saturday 8 October – 3,000 ALL GONE
- Sunday 9 October – 3,000 ALL GONE
Your tickets will be included in your confirmation email (usually within a few hours) – you can either print these out or show on your phone at the venue. The price of adult tickets is usually £13-16, with a £1.70 booking fee - which has also been waived for this deal, so you won't have to enter any bank or card details.
If at any point you are asked to add card details, go back and insert the code again, as these are completely free tickets.
About Grand Designs Live
The event is based on the Channel 4 TV series, and features 'design guru' Kevin McCloud. It also features industry experts and over 400 exhibitors across five sections: Build, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Gardens and Interiors.
If you're looking for advice on how to transform your garden or kitchen or perhaps spruce up your interior, consultations with architects, interior designers, landscape gardeners, planning and eco experts are available on a first come first serve basis throughout the show.
Thinking about buying some new homeware? You could get £5 off a £30 spend at B&Q.
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