Win our Essex Day Big Giveaway!

Three great prizes, one lucky winner! 

To celebrate Essex Day 2026 we're giving away a huge family adventure bundle including: 

A family ticket to Colchester Zoo

A Family Pass to Marsh Farm

and an annual Essex Explorer pass, which will give you unlimited access to Essex Country parks where you can enjoy plenty of perks, including free parking! 

Simply, use the below form to tell us what you love about Essex! It can be a place, activity or event. 

Competition closes Monday 2nd November at 12:00 BST. 

T&Cs: Must be 18 or older to enter. Competition closes on Monday 2nd November at 12:00 BST. The winners will then be contacted via email by Visit Essex and the prize giver in order for them to receive their prize.

Colchester Zoo T&Cs

Prize: Colchester Zoological Society Family Ticket:

Family Ticket (2 adult and 2 child)

Prize: Terms and conditions:

• Tickets are valid for 2 adults and 2 children ONLY.

• Tickets are for standard admission entry only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, discount, or promotion.

• Tickets cannot be used for entry into Colchester Zoo special evening events, including but not limited to, Trail of Terror, The Santa Experience or Enchanted Light Trail.

• Tickets valid for 3 months from issue date.

• Tickets will be issued to winner via email.

• Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

• Competition is open to UK residents only, over the age of 18 years old.

• The ticket prize has no monetary value and will be invalidated if found to be resold.

• Tickets cannot be extended under any circumstances and will not be reissued if deleted, lost or stolen.

• Your data will not be shared with any third parties. Your details will be added to our mailing list, but you will be required to verify your permission.

• For more information about how we use and store your data please read our privacy policy at www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/legal/privacypolicy • Competition terms and conditions: www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com/competition-terms-conditions/ • For more information about Colchester Zoo, please visit www.colchesterzoo.org

Essex Explorer Pass T&Cs

Name, postal address and car registration will be required to process your pass.

It will be applied to one car at one address only.

https://www.explore-essex.com/explorer-pass

Marsh Farm T&Cs

• Entry is open to residents of the UK only.

• The entrant(s) must be aged 18 or over or if under the age of 18 have received prior authorisation from a parent or guardian to enter the competition.

• Use of a false name, false address or other false details will result in disqualification.

• All entries must be made directly by the person entering the competition.

• The prizes are as stated, are not transferable to another individual and no cash or other alternatives will be offered.

• Prizes are subject to availability and the prize suppliers’ terms and conditions.

• The promoters reserve the right to amend or alter the terms of competitions and reject entries from entrants not entering into the spirit of the competition.

• In the event of a prize being unavailable, the promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.

• The winner(s) agree(s) to the use of their name, photograph and disclosure of county of residence and will co-operate with any other reasonable requests by the Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park relating to any post-winning publicity. No images of under 18 years will be acceptable.

• Unless stated otherwise the winner(s) will be drawn at random from all correct entries received by the closing date stated within the promotional material.

• Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winner(s). If the winner(s) cannot be contacted, or are unable to comply with these terms and conditions, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant drawn at random, or in the event that the promotion is being judged the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to the runner(s)-up selected by the same judges.

• Confirmation of the prize will also be made in writing to the winner(s).

• Failure to respond and/or provide an address for delivery within 30 days of the competition end or announcement of winners, or failure to meet the eligibility requirements may result in forfeiture of the prize.

• Where applicable, the decision of the judges is final based on the criteria set out in the promotion and no correspondence will be entered into over this decision. Competitions may be modified or withdrawn at any time

• The provider of the prize is specified within the promotional material.

• In the event of a discrepancy between these standard terms and conditions and the details in the promotional material (or any other terms and conditions provided/referred to at the time of entry), the details of the promotional material (and any other terms and conditions provided/referred to at the time of entry) shall prevail.

• Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park reserves the right to refuse entry due to actual or suspected fraudulent activity.

• Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park reserves the right to ask visitors to leave the site at any time during their visit due to behaviour deemed inappropriate by Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park management, in these circumstances, your booking will not be moved and your prize will become void.