Competitions and Prize Draws

Out of Character plus Prize Draw

Win a 2-night stay at the luxurious Lyme West Lodge in the Peak District.

Closing on 01/12/24

Candice Marie in Nuts in May. Mrs Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Sue in Here We Go and Pamela in Gavin & Stacey – we can all name a beloved, iconic character brought to life by the magnificent Alison Steadman!

Growing up in Liverpool as the entertainer of the family, impersonating neighbours to the delight of her friends and playing pranks on her unwitting mother (from which the poor carpet never recovered), the young Alison Steadman could never have imagined what the future had in store. But when she snuck off to London to audition for drama school in secret, Alison set in motion a series of events that would see her become one of the greatest character-actors of the age, and a national treasure to boot.

To celebrate the publication of her first memoir Out of Character, you could win a 2-night stay at Lyme West Lodge in the Peak District! The lodge sleeps 4 and you will also have access to the 1400-acre estate grounds of Lyme’s park, location for the BBC Pride and Prejudice adaptation where Alison Steadman played Mrs Bennet.

Exclusively open to Waterstones Plus customers, enter our free prize draw before 23:59 on Sunday 1 December to be in with a chance of winning:

A 2-night stay at the luxurious Lyme West Lodge in the Peak District.
The lovely Lyme East Lodge is a dog-friendly Edwardian cottage with a garden. It is set on the grounds of the 1,400 acre Lyme Estate, one of the most famous film settings for Pride & Prejudice. The estate includes a large manor house, which many fans of the movie will recognise as Mr. Darcy’s Pemberley. Visitors will be granted free access to explore the many walking trails of the estate and the deer park, while also being a short drive away from the Peak District and the spa town of Buxton. Find out more about Lyme West Lodge here.
Travel costs, excluding planes, up to the value of £250.

Photography of Lyme West Lodge credit @ Chris Lacey.

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Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions apply to the prize draw entitled Out of Character Plus Prize Draw. Any validated Waterstones Plus customer who completes the online entry form and submits it before 23:59 on Sunday 1 December 2024 will be automatically entered into the prize draw.
Only one entry per person is allowed.
The ‘Entrant’ is the person completing the online entry form.
Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Entrants must be residents of Great Britain and must provide a valid British address upon entry. This prize draw is not open to employees or contractors of the Promoter or the Publisher, their immediate families, nor to any other person connected with the prize draw.
There will be 1 prize winner, who will win a 2-night stay at Lyme West Lodge plus travel costs, excluding planes, up to the value of £250.
The prize must be claimed and used by the end of February 2025.
The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize of equivalent status. No cash alternative will be offered. The Prize is non-transferable.
Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted. The decision of the Promoter on all matters is final.
A random draw of all valid entries will take place within six working days after the closing date above to select the winner(s). The winner(s) will be notified by telephone or email, and MUST respond by midnight within seven days of the date of contact, providing a valid GB address for the prize to be dispatched to. If a selected winner does not meet all of the entry conditions or refuses the prize, another entrant will be selected at random from the remaining eligible entries within a reasonable timeframe.
In exceptional circumstances the Promoter may be required to terminate, amend or withdraw this promotion and/or these terms and conditions.
Entry to the prize draw is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions, which are governed exclusively by English Law and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. By entering this prize draw you are deemed to have read and accepted these terms.
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Promoter(s): Waterstones Booksellers Limited (“Waterstones”) (company number: 00610095) whose registered office address is at 203-206 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9HD on behalf of itself and HarperCollins Publishers (company number: GB259639706) whose registered office address is at 103 Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 2QT.