Great Yorkshire Show and Durham Miners’ Gala Competition 2025

To celebrate This is Durham attending the Great Yorkshire Show and Durham Miners’ Gala we are offering show visitors an exclusive opportunity to win a summer staycation in Durham.

Terms & Conditions

The winner(s) will be drawn at random by the Promoter (Visit County Durham) within four working days of the competition closing date. The winner(s) will be notified by email within one week of the winner being drawn. The winner(s) must notify Visit County Durham of their acceptance of the prize within five working days of notification. In the event of non-response or non-acceptance within the specified time period, the Promoter reserves the right to reallocate the prize to the next randomly drawn valid entry.

• No purchase is necessary

• Open to adults aged 18 and over

• No cash alternative

• Non-transferable

• Please refer to competition details above for prize-specific terms and conditions

• Visit County Durham employees and their families, and any person professionally connected with the competition, are not permitted to enter

• Unless specified, travel costs are not included in the prize

• Any expenditure incurred by the winner(s) over and above the prize elements detailed, must be settled by the prize winner

• Winner(s) names will be published on www.visitcountydurham.org

Partner Term's and Conditions

Lumley Castle Hotel 

• Prize valid from August 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026. Excluding Christmas, New Year, Easter and Bank Holidays and subject to availability. 

• Must be pre-booked in advance.

• Dates are subject to availability.

• The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative is available.

Kynren, An Epic Tale of England 

• The prize is for 2 deluxe tickets for Kynren – An Epic Tale of England’s 2025 season.

• The prize does not include car parking, shuttle bus passes, dining or travel expenses. These must be arranged and paid for by the winner.

• The prize is non-refundable or exchangeable and there are no cash alternatives.

• The prize cannot be carried over to an event after 14 September 2025.

• Kynren/11Arches reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value at any time.

Durham Cathedral 

• Lunch in Durham Cathedral Undercroft Café up to the value of £20, and Durham Cathedral Museum access to see Magna Carta and the North for two adults at one of the allocated time slots on our website, between 11 July – 2 November 2025. Further info on Magna Carta and the North can be found at: durhamcathedral.co.uk/magnacarta.

• To receive your prize elements from Durham Cathedral you must book a time and date for your visit and Museum access by emailing marketing@durhamcathedral.co.uk

• The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. You must be over 18 years of age to enter. UK residents only.

• Additional Museum tickets can be bought by the prize winner for the same time and date as prize allocated tickets. Tickets cost £7.50 for adults and free for under 18s.

• Your data will be managed in accordance with Durham Cathedral’s Privacy Policy.

Raby Estate

• Dates are subject to availability.

• The winner must claim and book the prize within 2025.

• Any purchases on site are at the winner’s own expense. 

• The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative is available.

• The prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.

Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens 

• A discount code will be provided to the winner, who can redeem through the ushaw.org website.

• Subject to availability.

• Prize must be redeemed within 6 months.

Adventure Valley 

• Tickets valid for 2025 season only, excluding Winter Wonderland event.

• Ticket valid for 2 adults and up to 2 children.

• The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative is available.

It is a condition of entry that the terms and conditions are accepted as final and that entrants agree to abide by the rules.
The Promoter will not accept responsibility for loss of entries through technical fault or transmission delays, or due to incomplete or illegible submissions. Proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt.
No correspondence will be entered into.
In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any incident which may occur during redemption of a prize.
 
Promoter: Visit County Durham, 2nd Floor, County Hall, Dryburn Road, Durham, DH1 5UL