Are you a family looking for fun, curious by nature, and ready for adventure?

Visit Armagh is on the lookout for an intrepid crew to become its official Family Explorer! One lucky family will win an unforgettable experience across Armagh, Banbridge, and Craigavon — from glamping at Tepee Valley to VIP access at top attractions like Armagh Planetarium and a behind-the-scenes tour of Tayto Castle.

You’ll also have the chance to enjoy a year of family-friendly festivals and events, all while exploring the very best the region has to offer.

Apply below by Sunday 18th May 2025 for your chance to make lasting family memories this year!

Thinking of visiting soon and need a little inspiration to get your adventure started? Discover epic family fun ideas right here!

Family Explorer Competition – Terms & Conditions 

By entering this competition, you agree to these terms.

THE PROMOTER:

The promoter of the competition is Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council of The Palace Demesne, Armagh, BT60 4EL hereinafter referred to as Visit Armagh.

THE COMPETITION:

The title of the competition is Family Explorers.

Who Can Enter:

• The competition is open to all families living in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.
• Children in each family must be aged 16 or under.
• Only one competition entry per family is allowed.
• Employees of and their families are not eligible to apply.
• In entering the competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim the prize. Visit Armagh may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the competition.

How to Enter:

• The competition will run until Sunday 18th May (the “Closing Date”). All competition entries must be received by Visit Armagh by no later than 11.59pm on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date will not be accepted. To enter the competition, please complete the online application form that is available via the https://visitarmagh.com/familyexplorer/ website by the Closing Date.
• No purchase is necessary.
• You must provide accurate and truthful information.
• If you’re under 18, you’ll need consent from a parent or guardian to enter the competition.
• Visit Armagh will not accept responsibility for competition entries that are corrupted, not successfully completed or transmitted regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, website, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.
• By submitting a competition entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Prize Details:

• The prize includes a 2-night glamping stay at Tepee Valley, VIP access to attractions across Armagh, Banbridge, and Craigavon such as the Armagh Planetarium and Tayto Castle and a year’s access to local family-friendly festivals and events. The prize does not include the costs of transfers to and from events, spending money or personal expenses. Any other costs incurred in addition to those set out above and that are incidental to the fulfilment of the prize are the responsibility of the winner.
• The prize is not negotiable or transferable and there is no cash alternative for the prize.
• Visit Armagh reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or greater value if circumstances beyond Visit Armagh’s control makes it necessary to do so.

Choosing the Winner:

• The competition entries will be judged by a panel of 3 judges from Visit Armagh within twenty eight (28) days of the Closing Date. The decision of the panel of judges (acting reasonably) will be final.
• The winner will be contacted directly by Visit Armagh as soon as practicable following the decision of the panel, using the contact details provided with the competition entry.
• Visit Armagh must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation Visit Armagh will send the surname and county of the prize winner and, if applicable copies of their winning entry, to anyone who emails .
• If you object to any or all of your surname, county and winning entry being published or made available, please contact Visit Armagh by emailing info@visitarmagh.com. In such circumstances, Visit Armagh must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.

Claiming the Prize:

• If you are the winner of the prize, you will have 60 days from the Announcement Date to claim the prize by emailing info@visitarmagh.com If you do not claim the prize by this date, your claim will become invalid.
• Visit Armagh will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. If the winner cannot be contacted or is not available, or has not claimed their prize within 60 days of the Announcement Date, Visit Armagh reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant selected from the correct entries that were received before the Closing Date.
• Visit Armagh does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to take up the prize.

Publicity & Media:

• Visit Armagh will only process your personal information as set out in the Visit Armagh – Privacy
• Visit Armagh does not claim any rights of ownership in your competition entry.
• By submitting your competition entry and any accompanying material, you agree to:
  • assign absolutely to Visit Armagh all your intellectual property rights held in the competition entry with full title guarantee; and
  • waive absolutely all moral rights,

in and to your competition entry and otherwise arising in connection with your entry to which you may now or at any time in the future be entitled under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended from time to time and under all similar legislation from time to time in force anywhere in the world.

• By submitting your competition entry and any accompanying material, you agree that you are the sole legal and beneficial owner of the copyright and any other relevant intellectual property rights comprised in the competition entry, and you represent and warrants that the competition entry is your original work, has not been copied wholly or substantially and does not infringe third-party rights.
• Winners may be asked to take part in photos, filming, or promotional activities for Visit Armagh. You agree that Visit Armagh may, in their sole discretion, make your entry available on its website www.visitarmagh.com and in any other media, whether now known or invented in the future, and in connection with any publicity of the competition. You grant Visit Armagh a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable licence in perpetuity, to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, edit, alter, store, re-format and sub-licence the intellectual property rights in the competition entry, and the right to include your name, general location, photos, audio/video recordings and any accompanying materials for such purposes.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Insofar as is permitted by law, Visit Armagh, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of Visit Armagh, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

GENERAL:

• If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, Visit Armagh may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the competition.
• Visit Armagh reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the prize competition where it becomes necessary to do so.
• These terms and conditions are governed by Northern Irish law. If any entrants to this promotion wish to take court proceedings, then they must do this within the courts of Northern Ireland.