Vets Cymru is open to Veterinary professionals from small animal, large animal and mixed practice. There is something for the whole team, including:

• Veterinary Surgeons
• Veterinary Nurses
• Practice Owners 
• Clinical Direcotrs
• Practice Managers
• Students are welcome if they feel content is suitable

Registering for Vets Cymru is simple, just follow the steps below to secure your ticket! If you need any help accessing your BSAVA account please reach out to the Membership Services Team on +44(0)1452 726700. For any other booking help or enquiries, the Events Team E: events@bsava.com would be happy to help!

1. Click Book Now to begin. Login using your BSAVA login credentials, or create new if you don't have an account with us yet
2. Check your details, and select your ticket option. 
3. Choose to pay by card or purchase order and confirm. A booking confirmation will be emailed to you. Done!

Online registration remains open up to and during the live event for last minute bookings.

Once your booking is complete, you will receive:

• Confirmation email with booking summary and invoice
• Updates and announcements, including when new workshops are added to the programme
• Pre-arrival email with essential "know-before-you-go" information; from where to collect your delegate pass and bag, parking information, and programme reminders.

If you have not completed your booking, you may receive one or more auto-reminders to finish your booking as well as other event updates.

Standard rate full-event tickets start from £52+VAT for Members and £133+VAT for those who are not a member. We value of BSAVA Members which is why we offer our exclusive lowest rates to them. 2-day and 1-day options are available. View the pricing page here.

Registration includes access to the exhibition hall and lectures on the day of your ticket. We also include a complimentary sandwich buffet lunch, as well as refreshments served during breaks in the programme. Practical workshops and hands-on CPD is included at no extra cost, but some are strictly pre-book only so make sure you add these sessions when registering, or contact us to add: events@bsava.com 

All event passes are pre-printed and available to collect on arrival - please note, no event pass is sent via email or post. Please visit the Registration Desk located in the Penbryn Medrus ground floor main entrance, to collect your badge, lanyard and delegate bag. We are open from 8:00am each day. This includes all:

• Delegates
• Speakers
• Chair
• Stewards
• Volunteers

We appreciate circumstances may change and you may be unable to attend the event. Please see below the terms and conditions regarding cancellation or changes:

CANCELLATION BY THE ATTENDEE

• All cancellations must be made in writing and will be acknowledged in writing.
• Cancellations of Vets Cymru registrations for 2026 made on or before 27 May 2026 will receive a full refund minus a (£25 administration fee).
• Cancellations made between 15 June 2025 and 30 August 2025 will receive a 50% refund.
• Cancellations made between 28 May 2026 and 3 July 2026 will not receive a refund.
• Name replacements can be made at any time before the start of the event.
• Two-Day Passes cannot be split between attendees.
• Cancellations of booked practicals made prior to the event will be fully refunded, however no shows will not receive any refund.
• Cancellations may be processed following the live event.

If you wish to transfer your pass to a colleague, please email events@bsava.co. Please note, there will be no partial-refunds if a pass is transferred, and we reserve the right to charge the difference if the attendee is a non-member/differs to the ticket option purchased.

Looking to attend with your colleagues? We offer 20% off ticket prices when sending 3 or more members of the team. Contact us at events@bsava.com for assistance booking.

Our event takes place across several buildings on the Penglais Campus at Aberystwyth University, with some sessions requiring a short walk between venues. 

If driving, we recommend parking in one of the Pay & Display car parks (P13 & P14 on this map) as it is a short 5-min walk to the Penbryn Building (P3 on the the map).

• Penbryn Building: Your first port of call. Here you will find the registration desk in the main entrance ground floor foyer, to collect your pass and delegate bag. 
• Medrus 2-4: On the 1st floor of the Penbryn Building are the rooms Medrus 2-4 where there will be a number of small animal lectures, AHIC workshops and Burtons Equipment workshops
• Medrus Mawr: On the same floor, here is the exhibition hall. Catering will be served during the breaks and at lunch from here, as well as our summer social reception on Thursday from 5pm
• Hugh Owen A13 & A14: Approx 50 yards opposite the Penbryn building. You will need to exit Penbryn and take a short 2-3 minute walk to Hugh Owen. A12 & A14 are located on the 1st floor, and is home of our core sessions in the Large Animal and Small Animal streams
• VEC: If you are booked to attend one of our practical CPD workshops these take place in either the wet lab or clinical skills room in the VEC. This is the further venue, approx. 8-10 minute walk. We will offer a shuttle minibus at 8:45am on Friday, for those attending one of these practical sessions; return bus at 10:50am.

Yes, there is parking available on the Penglais Campus for all attendees. We recommend parking in one of the Pay & Display car parks (P13 & P14 on this map) as it is a short 5-min walk to the Penbryn Building (P3 on the the map). Please download the parking permit and display in your vehicle for free parking in these areas. Please note, there is no parking permitted in front of the Penbryn Building, except for authorised campus vehicles and disabled blue-badge holders.

As long as you have booked your event ticket online ahead of the event, you are "registered". You do not need to check-in with us each morning, howver on your first visit you must come to the Registration Desk in Penbryn, to collect your event pass, delegate bag and other materials.

Your event pass must be worn at all times, and a lanyard will be provided to you. If you are attending the pre-bookable workshops there will be a reminder summary on the reverse of your badge.

Your delegate bag includes the Event Guide with programme and exhibitor information, notepad and pen, as well as other goodies and giveaways from a selection of our exhibitors.

All pre-bookable workshops will have an attendee list at the door; if you are not pre-booked you will not be able to join the session unless a space is available. You may be asked to wait until all attendees have arrived.

Yes, free standard Wi-Fi is available throughout venue. Simply search for Wi-Fi network: PAU-Guests (email login required) on your device.

Delegates can claim up to 12 hours of CPD when joining us for the two full days. With over 45 sessions to choose from, there are lectures, discussions and hands-on sessions you can attend and count towards your CPD. 

All attendees will receive a blank self-completing CPD certificate via email at the end of the event; with space for you to log the sessions you attended and total up the hours. We also recommend those with the RCVS 1CPD app log their attendance using the session titles and details found in the programme.

Please note, Vets Cymru 2026 is not RACE approved or have accreditation for other external bodies outside the UK.

Many of our practical workshops are limited in capacity and require pre-booking to guarantee your space. The below sessions require booking in advance - please contact us at events@bsava.com to check latest availability and to book on if you have already purchased your ticket.

• Practical hoof trimming and treatment, Fri 3 July 9am-10.50am VEC
• Nurse led wound clinics, Fri 3 July 9am-9.50am VEC
• Developing suturing confidence in Registered Veterinary Nurses: Skills, scope, and inclusive learning, Fri 3 July 10am-10.50am VEC
• Burtons: Endoscopy essentials: Mastering your equipment, Thu 2 July 10.00am-10.50am Medrus 3 & Fri 3 July 11.40am-12.30pm Medrus 3
• Burtons: Get to know your Multi Parameter patient monitor, Thu 2 July 4.10pm-5pm Medrus 3 & Fri 3 July 1.40pm-230pm Medrus 3

Attendees will be checked in at the door, if your plans have changed and you cannot join please let us know ASAP via email at events@bsava.com or by visiting the Registration Desk onsite, to allow us to offer the space to someone on the waitlist. If you have 

As a reminder, sessions you have pre-booked will be printed on the reverse of your attendee badge and will also be sent in your pre-arrival email.