Happy New Year everyone! We hope you all had an amazing Christmas and got to see in 2020 and the new decade whether you were with friends or snuggled up on the sofa! We were in Suffolk for a few days over the festive period celebrating POD’s 9th birthday, consuming vast quantities of delicious food and attempting to relax a little. Our outdoor adventures have mainly been in the countryside although we did make it down to Brighton when POD had an inset day.
We’re thrilled to announce over 48k photos have been tagged in the #UKExplore community on Instagram – only 2k away from the big one! Thank you so much to those of you that share your UK adventures with myself and Karen, we always enjoy seeing where you’ve been. Plus every month we both give away a National Trust day pass. Your photograph doesn’t have to be an image from one of the 534 National Trust properties, we want to see other off the beaten track places too.
Your photograph could be the most marvellous of meadows, the perfect place for a picnic, the loveliest lake for skimming stones, or rambling routes for running along. Wherever and whenever you’re out exploring, simply take a photo and upload it to Instagram using the #UKexplore hashtag so we can find you. You don’t have to be a blogger either, anyone can join in and be in with a chance to win a prize.
The #UKexplore community is co-hosted by Karen from Mini Travellers (& Fuelled by Latte) and myself. If we’re not following each other on Instagram, do give us both a nudge – you’ll find me here and Karen here. These are just a few of my favourite images from the last month. Make sure you head over to Mini Travellers to see Karen’s winner and her best #UKexplore photographs too.
Top left to right: Julian Paynter, Woah Malone, Sandrine and her boys
Middle left to right: An Ordinary Family of 5, Em and the Wilds, Eliza Moreland
Bottom left to right: Plutonium Sox, Heart of the Image Photography, Travelynn Family
My winner this month, however, is Awkwardly Kim who wins a Day’s Family Pass to a National Trust property for this beautiful capture. Well done and thank you so much to the National Trust for providing the prize.
Do click on the links above so you can follow these folk on Instagram. We look forward to hearing about all your adventures next month.
Terms & Conditions
1. Please only submit (on Instagram) your own photos.
2. Add the #UKexplore hashtag.
3. The challenge runs from 00.00 on the first of the month to 23.59 on the last day of the month.
4. Only photographs uploaded during those times are eligible for that month’s competition.
5. Winners will be announced on Mini Travellers and PODcast on the second day of the following month and will be notified on Instagram.
6. Winners have 28 days to provide their address in order to receive their National Trust Family Admission Day Pass (exclusions apply and can be made available upon request). The pass can be used by up to 1 adult and 3 children, or up to 2 adults and 2 children for one day only. There is no cash alternative.
7. Including the #UKexplore hashtag indicates approval for the images to be posted on Mini Travellers and PODcast, and the corresponding social media channels.
8. The judges’ decision is final.
