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Competition Winners
Listed below are the winners from competitions hosted on thisisdurham.com, along with our Terms & Conditions.
Previous winners
Competition Title: What's in the Queen's Handbag
Dates: 30 May - 6 June
Prize: Beamish Museum – Family Day Pass
Winner: Karen Murphy
Prize: Durham Uni Botanic Garden – Annual Family Pass
Winner: Susan Mackell
Prize: Locomotion Goody Bag
Winner: Bryn Jones
Prize: All Access Family Pass for The Auckland Project!
Winner: Sue Holden
Prize: Grassholme observatory – Two Tickets
Winner: Martin Smith
Prize: Ushaw – Annual Pass
Winner: Elaine Wood
Prize: Northumbria Water – Warm Drink and Cake for Two at Derwent Waterside Park Cafe
Winner: Joanne Moorhouse
Prize: Kynren – Two Tickets
Winner: Lesley Ann McDermott
Prize: Teesdale Cheesemakers – Cheesemaking Experience for Two and Gift Hamper worth £30
Winner: Lynn Howard
Prize: The Food Pit – Gin Tree and Food for Two People.
Winner: Alan Clemie
Prize: Dalton park - £50 Gift Card.
Winner: Jo Wallin
Competition Title: Durham City two night family getaway
Date: 31 March 2022
Winner: Geraldine Densham
Prize includes:
- Two-night stay at Ramside Hall Hotel with breakfast in a Family Premier Room (2 adults and 2 children)
- £100 Turtle Bay Durham gift card
- Durham Cathedral Central Tower tickets and guided tour of the cathedral museum
- Family ticket to Durham University Botanic Garden and Oriental Museum Durham University
- Four tickets for a show of your choice at Gala Durham
- Guided tour of Durham Castle
- Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens 12-month unlimited family pass
Durham Advent Calendar Competitions:
Date: 31 December 2021
Diggerland - Prize: Five pairs of tickets
• Karen Lambton
• James McDonald
• Karen Knox
• Christine Wilson
Ramside Hall Hotel - Prize: Festive Afternoon Tea
• Patricia Hyde
Beamish - Prize: Unlimited Family Pass Gift Voucher
• Paul Padgett
Raby Estates - Prize: Gift Voucher
• Karen Dyson
Discovering Durham - Prize: Three £20 gift vouchers
• Jack Torrance
• Jayne West
• Margaret Tennant
Dalton Park - Prize: £50 gift voucher
• Melissa Singh
• James McDonald
The Bowes Museum – Prize: afternoon tea for two and entry to the museum.
• Garry Shuttleworth
Winner: Katy Parsons
Date: December 2020
Competition prize:
- Two-night stay for two people in a Main Hall Deluxe or Spa Balcony room at Headlam Hall Hotel
- Dinner on one evening
- A chilled bottle of Prosecco on arrival
- Access to the hotel’s spa (subject to Covid-19 restrictions)
Winners name: David Messer
Date: October 2020
Competition Prize:
- Overnight stay for two in a Junior Suite with dinner and breakfast at Seaham Hall Hotel.
- Access to the Serenity Spa facilities.
- 45 minute spa treatment per person
Winners name: Sandra Hinder
Date: August 2020
Competition Prize:
- One night stay including breakfast for two at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham City.
- Durham Family VIP Pass
Winners name: Mr Gerald Gregory-Jones
Date: October 2019
Competition Prize:
- Two night’s B&B with dinner on the first night at Headlam Hall
- A family day pass and photography experience at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, plus traditional sweet shop vouchers
- Guided tour of Durham Cathedral along with entry to Open Treasure and the Cathedral’s newly re-opened Central Tower
- Private tour of Durham Castle
- Durham Family VIP Pass
Winner name: Nicola Weir
Date: September 2019
Competition prize: win a two night stay at Hotel Indigo during the Lumiere
- Two night stay for two people at Hotel Indigo Durham
- Breakfast on both mornings
- Three course evening meal on one night at Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill
- Durham VIP Pass
Date: June 2019
Competition prize: CWC match tickets – a pair of tickets to each of the three cwc19 matches played at Riverside Stadium.
Winners names:
1. Shiva Sirikonda
2. Matthew Lafferty
3. Nick Thompson
4. Rebecca Dodds
5. Graham Henry
6. Maria Hackett
7. Charlotte Hughes
8. James McVie
9. Jaskaran Dhami
10. Kevin Mackenzie
11. Ramsundar Govindarajan
12. Paul Hoggarth
13. Ben Aynsley
14. David Fawcett
15. James Smith
16. Beverley Smith-Elgey
17. David Mynot
18. Nitin Aggarwal
19. Michelle Tebbutt
20. Gerard Ward
Winner name: Matthew Bobbin
Date: May 2019
Competition prize: A two night family break in the Durham Dales.
- Two-night stay in one of the Yurts at Killhope and museum family pass.
- #TasteDurham Breakfast Hamper, filled with delicious local produce waiting for you in your yurt.
- Hamsterley Forest Discovery Pass and two Zog Activity Trail Packs.
- Canoeing experience with Weardale Adventure Centre.
- Afternoon of activities at T C R The Hub including high ropes, archery and kayaking and warm meal.
- A Family Durham VIP Pass to the county's top attractions.
Winner name: Lorraine Fletcher
Date: January 2019
Competition prize: A two night break on the Durham Coast
- Two-night stay with breakfast at The Seaton Lane Inn with welcome cocktail on arrival and three course meal every night.
- £100 gift voucher to spend at Dalton Park Shopping and Outlet Centre.
- Two hour taster session at Seaham Harbour Marina Activity Centre.
- A Durham VIP Pass allowing complimentary access to Durham’s primary attractions, worth £400
Winner name: Brian Barks
Date: October 2018
Competition prize: Win a luxury historic two night break in Durham.
- Two-night stay with breakfast at Hotel Indigo Durham.
- Three-course a la carte meal in the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill
- A Durham VIP Pass allowing complimentary access to Durham’s primary attractions, worth £400
Winner name: Gwenda Culkin
Date: October 2018
Competition prize: Win a two night stay for 4 people at the North Pennines Stargazing in the Durham Dales.
- Sky-Watcher Startravel 102 (AZ3) Telescope worth £200
- Four tickets to The Science of the Moon and the Stars event with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE
- Two nights at the North Pennines Stargazing Festival Star Camp, staying in a Northern Star Tepee 19th – 21st October
- Taste Durham Breakfast Hamper
- Stargazing Kit - including picnic blanket, Stargazing for Dummies Book, travel mugs and night vision headlight
- A Durham VIP Pass allowing complimentary access to Durham’s primary attractions, worth £400
Winner: Mrs Gwenda Culkin
Competition Entered: Stargazing Festival Family Break (Ended October 12, 2018)
Prize: A two-night glamping break in a Northern Tepee, tickets to star gazing events, a Sky-Watcher telescope, Taste Durham Hamper, a stargazing goodie pack and a Durham VIP Pass.
Winner: Gail Ward
Competition Entered: Outdoor Break in the Durham Dales (Ended February 28, 2018)
Prize: A two-night stay at Bonners Lodge, a two-course dinner for two at the Punch Bowl Inn at Edmundbyers, Electric bike hire from the Old Village shop, Edmundbyers and a Durham VIP Pass.
Winner: Mrs Barrowman
Competition Entered: Durham City Break (Ended September 30, 2017)
Prize: Overnight stay at Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County, three course evening meal at Finbarrs and a Durham VIP Pass
Winner: Ms N Threadingham
Competition Entered: Tasty Breaks (Ended June 30, 2017)
Prize: Overnight stay at Dowfold House, and evening meal at Whitworth Hall
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
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