The Newt Competition Terms & Conditions

1. The Promoter is Our Media Limited (company number 05715415) a company incorporated in England and Wales whose registered address is at Eagle House, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST.
2. The promotion is open to all residents of the UK, including the Channel Islands, aged 18 years or older, except the Promoter’s employees or contractors and anyone connected with the promotion or their direct family members.
3. The closing date for entries is 12:00 noon on 20^th April 2026.
4. By entering the promotion, the participants agree:
   1.  to be bound by these terms and conditions; and
   2. that should they win the promotion, their name and likeness may be used by the Promoter for pre-arranged promotional purposes.
5. Entrants should enter by correctly answering the multiple-choice question on the Gardens Illustrated website (https://www.gardensillustrated.com/grab-your-chance-to-win-an-overnight-stay-for-two-at-the-newt-in-somerset-plus-dinner-and-tickets-to-the-great-garden-show-2026) and supplying their name and email address. Entries received after the closing date of the promotion will not be considered.
6. Entrants must supply to Our Media Limited their name and email address. The Promoter will use entrants’ personal details in accordance with the Our Media Privacy Policy (https://policies.ourmedia.co.uk/privacy-policy/). 
7. If entrants tick the marketing opt-in box, the Promoter will share the entrant’s name and email address with The Newt so that The Newt can send the entrant its latest news and offers.
   Entrants can ask The Newt to stop sending marketing at any time. For more information about how The Newt contacts entrants and how it uses personal information, see The Newt’s privacy policy: https://thenewtinsomerset.com/privacy-policy.
   Opting in to receive marketing from The Newt is optional and is not a condition of entry.
8. Only one entry will be permitted per person, regardless of method of entry.  Bulk entries made by third parties will not be permitted.
9. There is one prize consisting of:

• a one-night stay at The Newt for two people that can be taken on either the 11th, 12th or 13th May 2026 (one room for two people), with breakfast included;
• dinner for two at The Botanical Rooms or The Farmyard Kitchen (both located at The Newt) up to the value of £95 per person, which can be used on food and drink;
• two tickets to The Great Garden Show (https://thenewtinsomerset.com/the-great-garden-show).

10. Prize restrictions and fulfilment.

(a) The one-night stay must be used between the dates of 11th–13th May 2026.

(b) The Great Garden Show tickets can be used for any day between 9th–17th May 2026.

(c) The prize is non-transferable.

(d) The winner must arrange their own transport to and from The Newt.

(e) Digital delivery: the Prize Supplier will notify the winner directly and is responsible for prize delivery/booking.

(f) In the event that The Great Garden Show is postponed or cancelled, the winner will be offered replacement tickets and the opportunity to reschedule the one-night stay to an alternative mid-week date (subject to availability and any applicable booking terms of the prize supplier).

11. The winning entrant will be the first correct entry drawn at random from all correct entries received by the closing date. The Promoter’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. The Promoter may share the winner’s details with the prize provider/supplier for the purposes of fulfilling/delivering the prize.
    If the prize is not accepted in accordance with clause 12, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to a runner-up, being the next correct entry drawn at random from the remaining correct entries.
12. The winner will be notified within 2 days of the close of the promotion by email. The winner must accept the prize within 7 days of the Promoter’s notification email being sent (for example, by replying to that email confirming acceptance and providing any information reasonably required to arrange fulfilment). If the winner cannot be contacted, or does not accept the prize within this 7-day period, the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and offer it to a runner-up selected in accordance with clause 11, or to re-offer the prize in any future promotion.
13. There is no cash alternative and the prize will not be transferable.  Prizes must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred.  The Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize with one of the same or greater value.
14. The surname and county of residence of the winner will be available upon request by sending an SAE to Gardens Illustrated, Our Media Limited, Eagle House, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST within two months of the closing date of the promotion. The Promoter will contact the winner before releasing this information and provide the winner the opportunity to object or limit the amount of information shared.
15. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions or to cancel, alter or amend the promotion at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control.
16. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility for lost, delayed or fraudulent entries.
17. The Promoter excludes liability to the full extent permitted by law for any loss, damage or injury occurring to the participant arising from his or her entry into the promotion or occurring to the winner arising from his or her acceptance of a prize.
18. The promotion is subject to the laws of England.