Delivery Costs
- Standard UK Delivery [next working day] - £4.99
- Saturday Delivery - £19.99
Delivery Times
Most products are available from stock* and are dispatched direct from our warehouse to your door.
We offer a Next Working Day service [£4.99] as standard**
Provided we receive your order before 1pm, we will dispatch it the same day for delivery to you the following working day.
Please note this delivery service does not include Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays.
Any orders placed on a ‘Next Day’ service over the weekend [or on a Bank Holiday] will be dispatched the following working day
e.g. If you order on a Saturday it will be dispatched on Monday for delivery on Tuesday.
Saturday delivery is available - free delivery codes are not valid on this service.
*some items are excluded, this will be detailed on the items page
Can I leave delivery instructions?
Absolutely. When you check out there is a box for Delivery Instructions. Just pop any requests in here and the couriers will try their best to follow them!
Have you ordered a Butyl, EPDM, PVC or Firestone Liner, GT Pond or Live Plants?
These are items that are shipped to you directly from the manufacturer or nursery. When you receive a dispatch confirmation email from Pondkeeper, this means the order has been sent over to the manufacturer and NOT that it is on its way to you. Delivery of these items can take 10-15 working days. Unfortunately, online tracking is not always available for these items. If you have not received your order within 3 weeks please get in touch and we’ll chase things up.
Butyl, PVC, EPDM and Firestone Liners, Garden Timber Ponds, Norlog Ponds and Live Plants are sent directly from the supplier and are not included in the Next Working Day service.
**Mainland UK only - please see exempt postcodes below.
Brexit Update
We are pleased to announce that we are still accepting orders from our European customers - this must be done via email or telephone and cannot be done via our website.
We are unable to ship certain items outside of the UK - excluded items include fish food, water treatments and waterfall foam.
We can accept orders to Northern Ireland (some items are excluded from this, please email info@pondkeeper.co.uk for more information).
Additional delivery charges may apply.
Free delivery codes do not apply to these orders unfortunately.
Large / Heavy Items
Some items will require delivery on a pallet – this incurs an additional charge. This is a kerbside delivery only. The drivers in these instances are unfortunately not permitted to assist with the pallet beyond the drop-off, and cannot aid you in bringing packages into the property. Please see a list below of items that require a palletised delivery (this list is not exhaustive):
- Flexiliners 15m x 12m and larger
- EPDM, Firestone and Butyl Liners over 30sqm
- PVC Liners 7m x 5m and larger
- Evolution Aqua EazyPod Filters (all varieties)
- Evolution Aqua Nexus Filters
- Large Laguna Tub
- Large Preformed Ponds
- Larger Fish Tanks
To enquire about delivery costs on these items please call our team on 01642 370888, email info@pondkeeper.co.uk or chat to an advisor on LiveChat.
These items are exempt from any ‘Free Delivery’ offer.
Can I use a free delivery code with another discount code?
We’re afraid not - our system only allows one discount code per order, so free delivery codes can’t be combined with other offers (such as free gifts or percentage discounts).
If you have more than one code, feel free to choose the one that suits you best for your order - and remember, many of our offers run regularly, so you won’t miss out!
Can I have my order delivered to a different address?
Yes! When you place your order, you will be asked for a billing address and a delivery address. The billing address must be the address where your payment card is registered, the delivery address can be anywhere you wish within the UK.
Alternative Charges/ Delivery Services
Some postcodes / areas are exempt from our Next Working Day service:
- Isle of Man
- Isle of Wight
- Isle of Scilly
- Northern Ireland
- Channel Islands & Scottish Highlands (AB31-38, AB40-56, HS, IV, KA27-28, KW, PA20-88, PH4-44, PH49-50, ZE)
Standard deliveries (excluding pallets and dropship items [Live Plants, Rubber Liners]) to these areas require no additional charge but can take 72 hours.
Carrier Services
We use 4 different couriers for UK orders.
For very small parcels we use Royal Mail 1st Class which should be delivered within 24 hours but can occasionally take 48 hours.
Most parcels will be sent out with DPD on a Next Working Day service. This is a Signature Mandatory service. If you are happy for the items to be left safe without a signature, please leave instructions in the comments box when placing your order.
Some preformed ponds/tubs will be sent with DX - this is an Overnight Service.
Large or heavy orders will be sent on a pallet. Please see the Large/ Heavy Items section for further information.
Order Tracking
Once your order has been dispatched you will receive an email from us containing details of which courier your order has been sent via along with tracking information.
Royal Mail – Track your order on the Royal Mail Website, enter your reference number (this can be found in your dispatch email).
DPD – You can track your order on the DPD Website by entering your consignment number (this can be found in your dispatch email).
Pallet – Online tracking is not available so please give us a call on 01642 370888, email info@pondkeeper.co.uk or chat to an advisor on LiveChat for updates.
Delivery Outside the UK
We use a variety of couriers for shipping outside of the UK; FEDEX, UPS, Parcelforce and DHL. You will be sent relevant online tracking information ASAP.
Where is my order?
If you’re trying to track your order as soon as you’ve received your dispatch confirmation email, you won’t be able to! Tracking will become available once your order has been scanned into the courier’s depot. As soon as it arrives there you will be able to track the progress - try again after 7pm or on the morning after you’ve received the email.
The dispatch confirmation email will specify which courier we have sent your order with (Royal Mail, DHL or Pallet). If your order has been sent with Royal Mail or on a Pallet then unfortunately there is no online tracking available.
I haven’t got a tracking/ consignment number
If your order has been sent on a Pallet then please contact us to track your order, online tracking is currently unavailable.
Still unsure? Get in touch using the details on our Contact Page and we will be happy to help.
I’ve missed my delivery – what happens now?
If this was the first delivery attempt then the courier will automatically attempt delivery the following working day. The couriers will attempt to deliver your order 3 times before returning it to us so please ensure somebody is available to sign for your parcel at the specified delivery address. If a parcel is returned to us due to no-one being at the delivery address to sign for the parcel and we haven’t been able to get in touch with you then we will assume you no longer require the items and will issue a refund LESS the delivery charge. If the item/s are returned and you still require them this will incur a £4.99 delivery charge – we will contact you to take this payment before re-sending any goods.