General Info

Venue

K2 Crawley

Address

Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, RH11 9BQ, United Kingdom

Dates

January 16 – 17, 2027

Grade Level

All

Skills Challenge

Yes

Judging Format

Remote Engineering Notebooks

Worlds Qualifying Spots

• (1) Excellence Award
• (2) Teamwork Champions

Registration & Logistics

Event Type

Open Tournament

Event Format

In-Person

Field Control

N/A

Capacity

120

Spots Open

113

Event Region

United Kingdom

Max Registrations per Org

6

Priority Registration Opens

13-Jul-2026 04:00 EDT

Standard Registration Opens

27-Jul-2026 04:00 EDT

Registration Deadline

3-Dec-2026 04:00 EST

Payment Deadline

2 Weeks after Registration

Price

€235.00 / £200.00

Agenda

Stream

The event webcasts will be available closer to the event at https://www.teatimerobotics.org/

Travel Info

There is adequate parking for cars and minibuses. Please let us know should you plan to use a coach drop off. We highly recommend all international teams to fly into Gatwick Airport. There will be an abundance of hirecars and taxis available. Nearest train station: Crawley: 31 minute walk from venue This station is a 43 minute train ride to Victoria Station (Central London) or a 32 minute train ride to London Bridge (Central London). Travel from International: Please contact us if you would like help regarding travel from the Airport to your Hotel. Below shows Airport to Event travel, we would recommend booking trains online before arriving. Gatwick Aiport: Southern train to Crawley Station (9 Minutes) followed by a 31 minute walk Drive (15-20 Minutes) Heathrow Aiport: Piccadily Line to Barons Court Station (32 Minutes), District Line to Victoria Station (12 Minutes), Southern train to Crawley Station (43 Minutes) followed by a 31 minute walk Drive (55-80 Minutes) Stansted Aiport: Stansted Express Line to Tottenham Hale Station (32 Minutes), Victoria Line to Victoria Station (19 Minutes), Southern train to Crawley Station (43 Minutes) followed by a 31 minute walk Drive (90 Minutes) Eurostar (St Pancras International): Thameslink train London Bridge Station (15 Minutes), Southern train to Crawley Station (32 Minutes) followed by a 31 minute walk Visa Applications Any queries or requests for invitation letters should be made via email to husain@teatimerobotics.org. Visa applications often take several weeks and require the embassy to contact us, so please ensure these are completed as early as possible.

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. The deadline for Engineering Notebook Submissions is the 1st January 2027. Please where possible, submit the documents in english. A survey will be sent out regarding translated interviews at the registration deadline.

Volunteer

This event is run by Teatime Robotics, we host and volunteer at events across the UK and Internationally. Our referees and judges have volunteered at the VEX World Championships and will ensure a fantastic event for the teams. Given the size of the event, we have already prepared for a large number of volunteers required however, if you are interested you can still email kieran@teatimerobotics.org?subject=TGBTP%20Sig%20Volunteering&body=Hi%2C%0A%0AI%20would%20like%20to%20volunteer%20at%20The%20Great%20British%20Tea%20Party!%0A%0AName%3A%20%0ADate%20of%20Birth%3A%20%0ALanguages%20Spoken%3A%20%0ARoles%20open%20to%3A%20Judge%20%7C%20Judge%20Advisor%20%7C%20Skills%20Head%20Ref%20%7C%20Competition%20Head%20Ref%20%7C%20Scorekeeper%20%7C%20Queuer%20%7C%20Emcee%0ATeam%20Affiliations%3A%0A%0AThanks! to express your interest! Note: No applications from under 16s will be approved.

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

The event location is not frequent to any emergency weather conditions, so this will be extremely unlikely. If the event needs to be cancelled, relocated or postponed due to adverse weather conditions all teams will be contacted using the email addresses provided on VEX Events. No refund will be offered for any travel costs the teams incur should the event be cancelled, postponed or relocated (for whatever reason). Please consider this carefully before booking travel and accommodation arrangements as well as travel insurance.