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For 2025, we’re setting out on a mission to spread holiday happiness by celebrating the joys and simple pleasures of UK getaways. Whatever your dream property looks like, wherever this is and whomever you want to share it with, we call this your happy place, and we’ve pledged to help our guests find theirs.

By sharing your experience, you're helping to celebrate the best places to visit across the UK – thank you! Keep your eyes peeled on our social channels for the results of our nationwide survey later this year.

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holidaycottages.co.uk UK’s happiest staycation destination survey terms and conditions

PROMOTER: This Prize Draw is being run by holidaycottages.co.uk as part of The Travel Chapter Limited. You can find out more details about the Promoter below.

If you can’t find the information you’re looking for below, please contact a team member at holidaycottages.co.uk by emailing [email protected] and we’ll be happy to answer any queries.

Entries open on 17th March 2025 and will close at 11.59PM on 13th April 2025. Any entries received after this date will not be considered.

The Prize Draw is open to UK residents who are over 18 only.

One entry per person only.

No employees, their families, or agencies of holidaycottages.co.uk or Travel Chapter Ltd are eligible to enter.

No purchase is necessary to apply. The Promoter has the right to withdraw the offer at any time without notice in accordance with these terms and conditions.

By entering the Prize Draw, the entrant is indicating their agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Entries to this Prize Draw must be made on the competition entry page: https://e.holidaycottages.co.uk/p/1K0Q-1J2B/comp?pfredir=3

The Promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation, or any other event outside of the Promoter’s control. Any changes to the prize draw will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the Promoter in the circumstances.

The survey is to run between the 17th March 2025 and the 13th April 2025.  For a holiday voucher will be given away to 5 winners selected at random. All 5 x winners will be contacted after the competition has been closed.

The Promoter’s decision will be final and no further correspondence about the decision will be entered into.

Each successful winner will receive a £1,000 holidaycottages.co.uk voucher. Terms and conditions apply to the voucher and can be viewed here.

In respect of the holidaycottages.co.uk voucher prize, a correspondent at holidaycottages.co.uk will reach out to the winners and send the vouchers to them.

The prizes are as stated, and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability, and the Promoter reserves the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice. All stated prize values are in pound sterling and are to the best of the Promoter’s knowledge and belief correct at the time of printing these terms.  The Promoter takes no responsibility for any fluctuations in prize values.

Unless otherwise stated, prizes will be sent free of charge to a UK email address provided by the winner.  The Promoter will not be liable for prizes which are lost, delayed or damaged for reasons beyond their reasonable control, or any additional expenses that may be incurred by a prize winner in relation to the Prize Draw or their prize.

The Promoter makes no representation or warranty in relation to any of the prizes provided and we accept no responsibility for any loss, expense or damage which is suffered or sustained in connection with the Prize Draw, or accepting or using any part of a prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law, in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law. Your statutory rights are not affected.

The terms and conditions will be governed by English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.

The successful winners may be asked to participate in publicity arising out of the Prize Draw.

Any personal data relating to the successful applicant or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will be used by the Promoters for the purposes of administering and fulfilling the Prize Draw promotion, and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.

For holidaycottages.co.uk, part of The Travel Chapter Group, your privacy is paramount to us. Your personal data will be treated in accordance with the Promoter’s privacy policy at all times. You can read The Travel Chapter Group’s privacy statement on how we safeguard your data.

Where you have indicated your consent to receiving communications from the Promoter about their products, special offers, promotions and services as part of entering the Prize Draw, your email address will be added to the Promoter’s’ email lists and processed in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and the Promoter’s privacy statement and policies as set out above. You can opt out at any time.

The Promoter will make available the surname and county of a prize winner to anyone who contacts the Promoter asking for this information within one month of the closing date of the Prize Draw.  If a prize winner objects to their surname and / or county being published or made available they should notify the Promoter of this when responding to the notification email to claim their prize.  In such circumstances the Promoters must still provide the information to the Advertising Standards Authority where requested, to indicate that a valid award took place under the Prize Draw promotion.

Use of an automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification and the requirement to return all prizes that they may have won.

The successful winners will be chosen and notified as quickly as possible. If a winning applicant cannot be contacted by 30th March 2025, the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative shortlisted applicant at random from the remaining applicable entries.

Should the Prize Draw be cancelled or varied by the Promoter at their discretion if reasonably required to do so, the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss of money or expense incurred by entrants or the winner.

Except as specifically set out herein and to the maximum extent permitted by law, all conditions, warranties and representations expressed or implied by law are hereby excluded. Nothing in these terms shall exclude or limit the Promoter’s liability for death or personal injury caused by our staff’s negligence or for fraud or for any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded by law or regulation.

This Prize Draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) or any other Social Network.

PROMOTER:

The Travel Chapter Limited (company number 02431506) registered in England and Wales, whose registered office is at Travel Chapter House, Gammaton Road, Bideford, England EX39.