Members' Appreciation Week
A tour guide talks to a group of people in Helmsley Archaeology Store.

Win a private tour of Helmsley Archaeology Store

As a thank you to our members, we’re offering one member the chance to win a private tour for up to 5 people of the Helmsley Stores, in Yorkshire, which includes a chance to explore our Fine Art and Social History Store, not usually open to the public.

Your tour will last an hour and can be booked for Friday 13th November or Friday 20th November 2026.

To enter, please put in your membership number to be in with the chance of winning.

View the full terms and conditions below.

This competition will open on Saturday 17 October on this page.

 

How to enter

This competition will open on Saturday 17 October on this page.

To enter, you will need to input your membership number onto the form. The competition will close at 23.59pm on 25 October 2026.

Please check back during Members' Appreciation Week to enter.

About the Store

Helmsley Stores holds archaeological, Fine art and social history collections from English Heritage guardianship sites in the North of England. The range of collections spans English history from Prehistory to the modern day, from flint, architectural stonework to ceramics and small artefacts.

You'll hear about our favourite objects, how we care for and manage the stores, as well as a chance to get hands on with some of real objects.

Find out more about the Archaeology Store

HELMSLEY ARCHAEOLOGY STORE TOUR DRAW TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These terms and conditions apply to the Helmsley Archaeology Store tour prize draw running from 00.01am on 17 October 2026 (‘the Opening Date’) until 23.59pm on 25 October 2026. (‘the Closing Date’) (‘the Prize Draw’).

To be entered into the prize draw, you must enter the competition on the English Heritage website by the closing date of 23.59pm on 25 October 2026.

The English Heritage Trust is incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 07447221 and charity number 1140351 whose registered office is at the Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, SN2 2EH.

  • 1. The Promoter

    1.1 The promoter is: The English Heritage Trust, incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 7447221 and charity number 1140351 whose registered office is at The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EH (‘English Heritage’).

  • 2. The Prize Draw

    2.1 The title of the prize draw is 'Win a private tour of Helmsley Archaeology and Fine Art Stores'

  • 3. How to Enter

    3.1 To be automatically entered into the prize draw, you must:

    • Enter the competition on the English Heritage website by the closing date of 23.59pm on 25 October 2026 and input the following details: your membership number, first name and surname to be in with the chance of winning.
    • Your details will then be entered into draw where a winner will be randomly selected to receive a private tour of Helmsley Archaeology Store. The experience is for 5 people total. The tour must be booked for either Friday 13th November or Friday 20th November 2026.
  • 4. Eligibility

    4.1 To enter the Prize Draw, you must enter your membership details between the Opening Date and Closing Date.

    4.2 The Prize Draw is only open to English Heritage members who are UK residents aged 18 years or over, excluding English Heritage employees or members of their immediate families or households. English Heritage reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the Prize Draw.

    4.3 The winner will be selected at random by English Heritage. The decision of English Heritage will be final.

  • 5. The Prize

    5.1 One winner will be randomly selected from members who entered their details during the set time period to win a private tour of Helmsley Archaeology Store. The experience is for 5 people total. The tour must be booked for either Friday 13th November or Friday 20th November 2026.

    5.2 English Heritage reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of equal or greater value. The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered.

  • 6. Winner Announcement

    6.1 English Heritage will contact the winner directly by 6 November 2026, using the contact details provided with the English Heritage Membership purchase.

    6.2 The decision of English Heritage is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.

    6.3 English Heritage will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. If the winner cannot be contacted or is not available within 7 days, English Heritage reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant during the prize draw period.

    6.4 English Heritage does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to take up the prize.

    6.5 No cash alternative to the prize will be offered.

  • 7. Limitation of Liability

    7.1 Insofar as is permitted by law, English Heritage, 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 English Heritage, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

  • 8. Data Protection and Publicity

    8.1 By entering the Prize Draw, you agree that any personal information provided by you with the Prize Draw entry may be held and used only by English Heritage or its agents and suppliers to administer the Prize Draw, to process your English Heritage Membership and to contact you about your English Heritage Membership. All personal data provided to English Heritage will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of all legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time relating to the use of personal data and the privacy of electronic communications, including: (i) the Data Protection Act 2018 and any successor UK legislation; (ii) the UK GDPR; (iii) the English Heritage Privacy Policy https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/our-people/our-policies/ ; and (iv) the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended. We will keep your personal data safe and secure. We will not share it with other organisations without your knowledge and consent, unless required by law to do so. We will keep your personal data only for the purposes of communicating with you regarding this Prize Draw. You shall have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.  The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

    8.2 By entering the Prize Draw, if you are a winner, you agree that English Heritage may make use of your full name, image, English Heritage Membership type and county of residence for post-event publicity purposes on social media channels, websites and in any other media and English Heritage publications without your permission or paying you anything. You may also be asked to participate in further reasonable publicity arising from the Prize Draw. You further agree to the use of your names, images and any video or voice recordings of you in any media in, perpetuity, as English Heritage sees fit.

    8.3 English Heritage must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation English Heritage will send the surname and county of residence of the winner to anyone who emails Marketing@english-heritage.org.uk or writes to English Heritage Customer Services, The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon SN2 2EH (enclosing a self-addressed envelope) within one month after the Closing Date.

    8.4 If you object to any or all of your surname and county of residence being published or made available, please contact English Heritage via the website https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/. In such circumstances, English Heritage must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.

  • 9. General

    9.1 Entry in the Prize Draw signifies acceptance of these terms and conditions.

    9.2 If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, English Heritage may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the Prize Draw.

    9.3 English Heritage reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the Prize Draw where it becomes necessary to do so and if circumstances arise outside of its control.

    9.4 These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.