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Win a vintage steam train experience, worth £450

Enter now for your chance to win a Garden of England steam train tour, including a three-course lunch

Opens Friday, 5 April, 2024 12:01 am

Closes Friday, 31 May, 2024 11:59 pm

Have you ever wanted to take a trip aboard a luxurious vintage steam train? If so, you’ll be pleased to hear The Steam Dreams Rail Co is offering one lucky winner two dining tickets for The Garden of England lunchtime tour.

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You’ll settle in for a day on board one of the Pullman dining carriages, where you can enjoy sumptuous interiors and impeccable service.

You can also look forward to being welcomed with a glass of champagne and canapés, followed by a three-course lunch, including half a bottle of wine per person, and coffee and petits fours to finish.

Departing from London Victoria, this five-hour journey will see you travel eastwards through Kent’s countryside to the coast, taking in the North Downs, Canterbury, the White Cliffs of Dover, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks along the way.

To find out more, visit steamdreams.co.uk or call 01483 209888.

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To be in with a chance of winning this prize, simply answer the following question correctly by 23:59 on 31 May 2024.

If you win, you can choose to travel on one of eight dates (subject to availability) and the winner must be available to redeem their prize on one of these dates. These include:

• 20 June 2024
• 9, 16, 23 or 30 July 2024
• 6, 13, or 20 August 2024

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Please note that this competition is open to UK residents only over 18 years of age.

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The Promoter is Immediate Media Company London Limited (Company Number 06189487).
The BBC Code of Conduct for competitions can be found at https://www.bbc.com/editorialguidelines/guidance/code-of-conduct and all BBC magazines comply with the Code.
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.
The closing date for entries is 23:59 on 31st May 2024.
By entering the promotion, the participants agree: to be bound by these terms and conditions; that should they win the promotion, their name and likeness may be used by the Promoter for pre-arranged promotional purposes.
Entrants should enter by answering the questions and completing the form on the Gardeners’ World website. Entries received after the closing date of the promotion will not be considered.
Entrants must supply to Immediate Media Company Limited their full name, email address and daytime telephone number. The Promoter will use entrants’ personal details in accordance with the Immediate Privacy Policy (immediatemedia.co.uk/privacy-policy).
Only one entry will be permitted per person, regardless of method of entry. Bulk entries made by third parties will not be permitted.
The prize consists of 2 Pullman Dining tickets on any of our Garden of England Lunchtime Tour, which runs on these dates: Thursday 20 June 2024 | Tuesday 9, 16, 23, 30 July 2024 | Tuesday 6, 13, 20 August 2024 (8 dates in total). Winner must be available to redeem their prize on one of these dates. Board and disembark at London Victoria (Depart 10.00 – Return 15.00). Travel to and from London Victoria is the winner’s responsibility (and at the winner’s own cost) . Guests will be welcomed on board with a glass of Champagne and canapés, followed by a three-course lunch, accompanied by a bottle of wine per couple and concludes with coffee and petit fours. Seats will be allocated at a four-seat table sharing with other passengers and will consist of one window and one aisle seat side-by-side next to each other. For further information on seating, please see The Steam Dreams Rail Company’s Tips & FAQs here. Prize Value is £450.
The winning entrants will be the first correct entries drawn at random from all the correct entries after the closing date. The Promoter’s decision as to the winner is final and no correspondence relating to the promotion will be entered into. The Promoter may share the winner’s details with the prize provider for the purpose of fulfilling the prizes.
The winners will be notified within 14 days of the close of the promotion by email. If the winner cannot be contacted or fails to respond within 28 days of such notification being sent, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to a runner up, or to re-offer the prize in any future promotion.
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