Delivery Information, Charges & Shipping Times
PRE-CHRISTMAS DELIVERY DEADLINES
Order before 3pm Thursday 19th December with free standard UK delivery or before 3pm Friday 20th December with next day UK delivery.
FREE DELIVERY OFFERS
FAST FREE UK* delivery on orders over £30 and FREE Republic of Ireland delivery on orders over £150


Please be aware that due to ongoing strike action causing delays with our carriers, orders are taking longer than normal to be delivered. Please can we ask customers to remain patient and accept our apologies but this is out of our control.
Our last order date for pre-Christmas delivery is by 3pm on Tuesday 20th December, selecting our next day service.
Mainland UK Delivery
FREE UK* Delivery on Orders Over £40
Small Parcels: e.g. flies, tippets, fly tying materials, small accessories, small clothing items.
£2.75 for orders under £40 - approx 1-3 working day service - delivered by Royal Mail First Class Post.
Medium Parcels: e.g. reels, lines, fly boxes, vices, larger clothing items.
£3.75 for orders under £40 - approx 1-3 working day service - delivered by Royal Mail 48hr Tracked, no signature required.
Large/Heavy Parcels: e.g. rods, waders, large bags, nets, large accessories, high value clothing and footwear.
£6.75 for orders under £40 - approx 48hr working day service - delivered by DPD, signature required or options available.
Next Day Delivery Service Upgrade (order before 3pm Mon-Thurs) £8.99 (Orders before 3pm on a Friday, delivery will be the following Monday)
* Excludes Channel Islands.
FAST FREE UK* Delivery On Orders Over £30
UK mainland postcodes: FREE one-three working day delivery via Royal Mail or DPD (order before 3pm) on orders over £30. £3.49 for standard delivery on orders £30 or under. Next working day upgrade available for £6.99.
Highlands & Islands postcodes: FREE two-three working day delivery via Royal Mail or DPD (order before 3pm) on orders over £30. £3.49 for standard delivery on orders £30 or under.
Isle of Man postcodes: FREE two-five working day delivery via Royal Mail or DPD (order before 3pm) on orders over £30. £3.49 for standard delivery on orders £30 or under.
Northern Ireland postcodes: FREE three-five working day delivery via Royal Mail or DPD (order before 3pm) on orders over £30. £3.49 for standard delivery on orders £30 or under.
* Highlands, Islands, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland qualify for free delivery on all orders but because of shipping times a next day service upgrade is not currently available, so your order will be shipped with the fastest premium service available to us as detailed. Excludes Channel Islands.


- Tracked service to mainland UK does require a signature, this can be tracked online at www.dpd.co.uk
- Please check your dispatch email for tracking reference numbers
- You can download the DPD app to manage your delivery or change your delivery requirements including:
- Delivery to a neighbour
- Change of delivery address
- Deliver to a local DPD delivery access point for collection


- First class service will will be posted or left safe, no tracking available
- Tracked service does not require a signature and can be left in a safe place, this can be tracked online at www.royalmail.com/track-your-item
- Please check your dispatch email for tracking reference numbers
Non-Mainland UK Delivery
Free Highlands and Islands Shipping: ANY ORDER OVER £40.00 (Delivered by courier, signature required)
Free Channel Islands Shipping: ANY ORDER OVER £399.00 (Delivered by courier, signature required)
Non UK Mainland Areas | Small / Light Parcels - small size or weight 1g to 1kg | Medium Parcels - medium size or weight 1.01kg to 2kg | Large / Heavy Parcels - large size or weight 2.01kg + |
---|---|---|---|
Highlands, Islands & Isle of Man |
£2.75 or FREE over £40 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£3.75 or FREE over £40 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£21.95 or FREE over £40 spend
est 3-6 working days |
Northern Ireland |
£2.75 or FREE over £40 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£3.75 or FREE over £40 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£12.95 or FREE over £40 spend
est 3-5 working days |
Channel Islands |
£2.75 or FREE over £399 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£3.75 or FREE over £399 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£22.95 to £44.95 or FREE over £399 spend
est 3-5 working |
Highlands and Islands Next Day Restrictions
Area | Postcode | Service |
---|---|---|
Islands/Offshore |
Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scilly Islands
|
Two Day
|
Aberdeen |
AB31 - AB35 and AB41 - AB54
|
Two Day
|
Northern Highlands |
AB36 - AB38, AB55 - AB56, IV1 - IV63, KW0 - KW14, PH19 - PH29, PH32 - PH33 and PH45 - PH48
|
Two Day
|
Northern Highlands |
HS1 - HS9
|
Two - Four Days
|
Argyll |
FK17 - FK21, KA28, PA20 - PA78, PH30 - PH31, PH34 - PH44 and PH49 - PH50
|
Two Day
|
Arran |
KA27
|
Two Day
|
Orkney Shetland |
KW15 - KW17 and ZE1 - ZE3
|
Two - Four Days
|
Dundee |
PH15 - PH18
|
Two Day
|
Free Highlands and Islands Shipping: ANY ALL ORDERS (Delivered by courier, signature required)
Free Channel Islands Shipping: ANY ORDER OVER £399.00 (Delivered by courier, signature required)
Non UK Mainland Areas | Small / Light Parcels - small size or weight 1g to 1kg |
Medium Parcels - medium size or weight 1.01kg to 2kg |
Large / Heavy Parcels - large size or weight 2.01kg to 10kg |
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Highlands, Islands & Isle of Man |
FREE on all orders over £30
est 1-2 working days |
FREE on all orders over £30
est 1-2 working days |
FREE on all orders over £30
est 1-2 working days |
Northern Ireland |
FREE on all orders over £30
est 3-5 working days |
FREE on all orders over £30
est 3-5 working days |
FREE on all orders over £30
est 3-5 working days |
Channel Islands |
£11.99 or FREE over £399 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£14.99 or FREE over £399 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£23.97 to £24.40 or FREE over £399 spend
est 3-5 working |
Highlands and Islands Next Day Restrictions
Area | Postcode | Service |
---|---|---|
Islands/Offshore |
Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scilly Islands
|
Two Day
|
Aberdeen |
AB31 - AB35 and AB41 - AB54
|
Two Day
|
Northern Highlands |
AB36 - AB38, AB55 - AB56, IV1 - IV63, KW0 - KW14, PH19 - PH29, PH32 - PH33 and PH45 - PH48
|
Two Day
|
Northern Highlands |
HS1 - HS9
|
Two - Four Days
|
Argyll |
FK17 - FK21, KA28, PA20 - PA78, PH30 - PH31, PH34 - PH44 and PH49 - PH50
|
Two Day
|
Arran |
KA27
|
Two Day
|
Orkney Shetland |
KW15 - KW17 and ZE1 - ZE3
|
Two - Four Days
|
Dundee |
PH15 - PH18
|
Two Day
|
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NON-UK ORDERS
When purchasing from Farlows from outside the UK you will not be charged UK VAT. It is the customer’s responsibility to pay their own customs charges/importation taxes and duties when goods arrive in their country.
Should you choose to not accept delivery of an order on the basis of the importation costs then any delivery or shipping costs incurred by Farlows will be deducted from any refund owed to you.
Europe and Worldwide Delivery
Free Ireland Shipping: ANY ORDER OVER £150.00 (Delivered by courier, signature required)
International customers will be pleased to know that we can arrange delivery of your purchases worldwide with reasonably low prices and high reliability. We will only charge you the best rates available to us - these are checked against different providers regularly to ensure the best rate available.
We use a variety of couriers to ship non-UK orders, you will be advised in your order dispatch confirmation of the courier and tracking information. You can track Royal Mail shipments here, DPD shipments here and UPS shipments here.
EU & Worldwide Areas | Small / Light Parcels - small size or weight 1g to 1kg |
Medium Parcels - medium size or weight 1.01kg to 2kg |
Large / Heavy Parcels - large size or weight 2.01kg to 10kg |
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Republic of Ireland |
£5.95 to £7.95 or FREE over £150 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£10.95 to £13.95 or FREE over £150 spend
est 3-5 working days |
£14.64 to £15.00 or FREE over £150 spend
est 3-5 working days |
World Zone 1 Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands |
£9.99 to £11.99
est 3-5 working days |
£12.99
est 3-5 working days |
£14.64 to £15.00
est 3-5 working days |
World Zone 2 Austria, Azores, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Madeira, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden |
£9.99 to £11.99
est 3-5 working days |
£14.99
est 3-5 working days |
£16.22 to £18.23
est 3-5 working days |
World Zone 3 Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia |
£9.99 to £11.99
est 3-5 working days |
£16.99
est 3-5 working days |
£17.80 to £19.96
est 3-5 working days |
World Zone 4 Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia & Ceuta, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey |
£9.99 to £11.99
est 4-7 working days |
£17.99
est 4-7 working days |
£23.97 to £24.40
est 4-7 working days |
World Zone 5 Iceland, Gibraltar, Macedonia |
£9.99 to £11.99
est 5-7 working days |
£18.99
est 5-7 working days |
£51.12 to £69.94
est 3-5 working days |
World Zone 6 Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States of America |
£9.99 to £11.99
est 3-5 working days |
£19.99
est 3-5 working days |
£39.56 to £79.04
est 3-5 working days |
AU/NZ Australia, New Zealand |
£9.99 to £11.99 est 3-5 working days
|
£20.99 est 3-5 working days
|
£65.55 to £102.44 est 3-5 working days
|
Rest of the World |
£9.99 to £11.99 est 3-5 working days
|
£21.99 est 3-5 working days
|
£76.66 to £119.63 est 3-5 working days
|
Please note we cannot ship to the following destinations: Aland Islands, Afghanistan, Antarctica, Bouet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Keeling Isalnds, Cuba, Falkland Islands, French Southern Territories, Heard Island & Mcdonald Islands, India, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue, Norfolk Islands, Palestine, Pitcairn, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Sao Tome & Principe, Somalia, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Syria, Timor-lest, Tokelau, United States Minor Outlying Isalnds
* Important note: for worldwide deliveries large orders may be check-weighed before despatch. We will then advise of any additional charges.
Important Delivery Information
Important Information
- We do provide a backorder service: If your item is not in stock but is on order and due into stock soon, we will back order for you.
- We provide fast delivery: We will dispatch orders placed before 3pm GMT on the same day. UK customers can expect their purchases to arrive in 1-3 working days.
- Weekend delivery: There is no delivery on Sunday or any bank holidays.
- You may be required to provide a signature upon delivery: The signature does not have to be the account holder, just the person accepting the parcel.
- Always check the conditions of the parcel before signing: If there's damage, please refuse the delivery & contact us immediately.
- If you are not at the address when the parcel is delivered: If you are not in and the courier is unable to leave the parcel in a safe & secure place, they will leave a card notifying you of the time they attempted the delivery. Please contact them to arrange to have the parcel re-delivered. Couriers will attempt to deliver the parcel three times - if unsuccessful, the parcel will be returned back to Farlows.
- Next day delivery service: Orders placed on the Friday on a next day delivery will be delivered on the Monday. Delivery times cannot be guaranteed.
- International customs charges: When purchasing from Farlows from outside the UK you will not be charged UK VAT. It is the customer’s responsibility to check and settle their own customs and importation charges when goods arrive in their country.
- Shipping of Gas: Due to laws governing the transportation of hazardous materials, we are unfortunately unable to ship any items containing gas canisters to any overseas destinations, Northern Ireland & The Highlands in the UK