Win an exclusive stargazing experience

Terms and conditions

• The competition

  1. The competition is open to National Trust members, excluding National Trust employees and their immediate families.
  2. Email your answer labelled 'National Trust Stargazing Competition' in the subject line to takepart@nationaltrust.org.uk on or before 11.59pm on Sunday 1 October 2023 – the ‘Closing Date’. Please provide your full name, postcode, email address and membership number along with your answer to the competition question. Please refer to the 'How to enter' section for the question.
  3. There’s a limit of one entry per member. Any member who enters more than once will be disqualified.
  4. Entrants under the age of 18 must have permission from their parent or guardian and be accompanied by an adult if they win the first prize. The parent or guardian agrees to the terms and conditions on their behalf. 
  5. One winner and 10 runners-up will be drawn at random from the entries with the correct answer. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner and runners-up personally within five business days after the Closing Date, via the email address used to submit the competition entry.
  6. The winner and runners-up are required to accept the prize by responding to the National Trust’s email within five business days.
  7. If the winner or a runner-up doesn’t accept the prize within five business days, we reserve the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant drawn from the correct entries that were received by the competition Closing Date.
  8. The first prize is described below. It’s available on the dates and at the times given and isn’t available on any other dates or at any other times.
  9. Travel to the location of the first prize, the National Trust holiday cottage Housesteads, Hexham, Northumberland, isn’t included and you’ll need to make your own travel arrangements. 
  10. We won’t be responsible for any transport or accommodation costs incurred in the acceptance or fulfilment of the prize. 
  11. The first prize doesn’t include any extras. 
  12. The runners-up prizes are described below.
  13. No cash alternative or refund can be made. 
  14. The surname and county of the winner of the first prize and the runners-up will be published on our website. If you object to your surname and county being published, or wish to reduce the amount of information to be published, please state this in your entry email or contact us separately at takepart@nationaltrust.org.uk.
  15. Subject to the first prize winner’s consent, we’d aim to use the winner’s details and photograph in publicity on our own National Trust channels, including the website and magazine.
  16. Responsibility can’t be taken for entries lost, delayed or mislaid.
  17. Events may occur that may render the competition itself or the awarding of the prizes impossible due to reasons beyond our control, and accordingly we may vary or amend the promotion. We'll do everything we reasonably can to ensure the participants receive prizes of at least equal value.
  18. Personal data supplied during the course of this competition will be processed as set out in our privacy policy. 
  19. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
  20. By entering the competition, you’re agreeing to these terms and conditions.
       

• The first prize

  • A three-night stay at a National Trust holiday cottage, Housesteads, Hexham, Northumberland (ref 017011) from Friday 17 to Monday 20 November 2023 inclusive. Housesteads is a restored Victorian farmhouse near Hadrian’s Wall. It’s self-catering and sleeps five (three bedrooms). Further details are below.
  • A stargazing experience at Hadrian’s Wall.
  • A £500 Cotswold Outdoor voucher.
  • A copy of the newly published children’s book, Out and About: Sky Explorer. 
  • Items from our family-friendly stargazing range. 
  • A National Trust Gift Card to the value of £50 – our gift card terms and conditions apply.
     

• Further details about the stay at Housesteads, a National Trust holiday cottage

  • Check in at Housesteads is from 4pm on Friday 17 November, and check out is before 10am on Monday 20 November 2023.
  • Housesteads sleeps five people across three bedrooms. The winner may bring up to four guests. Dogs aren’t permitted. The number of guests stated must not be exceeded. 
  • Our standard terms and conditions of a holiday booking apply.
  • Accessibility at Housesteads: There’s parking next to the cottage and there are ground floor facilities. Find out more about accessibility at Housesteads. For more information, you can email holiday.enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk or call us on 0344 800 2070.
     

• Further details about the stargazing experience

  • The winner may bring up to four guests with them to the private stargazing experience with an astronomer. 
  • The experience will take place at Twice Brewed Stargazing, Hadrian’s Wall, located within the Dark Sky Park. 
  • The experience will begin at 5.30pm on Saturday 18 November 2023 and will last approximately two hours, and will be followed by a two-course dinner. 
  • If the full outdoor stargazing experience isn’t possible due to poor weather, a suitable alternative will be arranged. 
  • Travel from Housesteads, the holiday cottage, to Twice Brewed Stargazing isn’t included and you’ll need to make your own travel arrangements. 
  • Find out more about the stargazing experience at Twice Brewed Stargazing, including accessibility.
     

• The runners-up prizes

  • Ten runners-up will each receive a copy of the newly published children’s book, Out and About: Sky Explorer.