Many thanks to the local Gloucestershire peeps who got involved with the Instagram hashtag community #WeLoveGlos in March. I launched the hashtag at the beginning of February to celebrate all the unique places that make Gloucestershire a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. Since then over 350 local people, companies and tourist boards have used the hashtag in their photos and shared tips about their favourite local places.
I now have a long list of recommended local coffee shops, restaurants, walks and attractions I want to try out with my boys! I look forward to picking up lots more local recommendations as the #WeLoveGlos community continues to grow over the next few months.
Read on to find out who the winners are for March and what YOU could win this month… (Plus make sure you check out this exclusive family pass giveaway for Cornbury Music Festival based in the Cotswolds, worth £500!)
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A few of my favourite #WeLoveGlos posts from March
As promised here are a few of my favourite posts from this month, followed by the three winning posts.
I loved Joy’s post (@pinkoddy) which made me want to immediately try the chocolate challenge at Cafe au Chocolat in Tewkesbury! Doesn’t this platter of cakes, chocolates, truffles, fudge and cream look amazing…
I also loved this shout out by Dean Wye Tourism for our local brewery award winning brewery, Hillside Brewery. You can go and check out their range of craft beers brewed near Longhope here.
And proof that you don’t need to leave our county to enjoy incredible sunsets! Check out this gorgeous view taken by Steph during her stay at Log House Holidays in Cirencester…
Our three winning #WeLoveGlos posts for March
First place goes to local blogger Charlie (@themillenialrunaway) who wins two x places on an Easter baking course with the lovely Danielle at Severn Bites worth £130.
Charlie has shared lots of her local tips with #WeLoveGlos followers this month including local discounts and some of her favourite local coffee shops serving unique meals. (Mars bar toastie anyone?) She has also published a brilliant blog post featuring her recommended places to visit in her home city, Gloucester. It’s a great read if you are looking for some local inspiration – How to spend a day in Gloucester.
Second prize goes to Karen from Stopping at Two who wins an annual family pass to the National Waterways Museum in Gloucester plus one family boat ticket for a 45 minute canal trip worth £38.
Karen got fully stuck in with #WeLoveGlos this month sharing lots of inspiring posts on Instagram including her local tips for visiting Puzzlewood, Painswick Rococo Gardens and The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie in Cheltenham. I particularly love this post…
Our third prize goes to @mini_greens_in_the_cotswolds who win two x Foodie Cards by Pershore Patty worth £25. (These cards are valid for special offers and deals at 170+ food & drink places in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and local pop up traders).
I love their honest accounts of family visits to local attractions in the Cotswolds, including this post they shared a few days ago after a visit to Cotswolds Country Park and Beach.
How can you get involved with #WeLoveGlos?
Firstly, let me just say this again – You do not need to be a blogger to get involved with #WeLoveGlos! (The Mini Greens above are not bloggers but as with many families living locally, they know the area really well and have so many insights to share). ALL local people, businesses and visitors to Gloucestershire are very welcome to join in.
All you have to do is share a photo taken locally on Instagram and use the hashtag #WeLoveGlos. This is your chance to rave about your favourite local walks, attractions, annual festivals and events. Know of a local event which is a great family day out? A local pub that serves a cracking Sunday lunch? A cosy coffee shop that serves great homemade cake? Or a brilliant local company just starting up that needs a helping hand to get noticed? Give them a little shout out on Instagram by using our hashtag #WeLoveGlos.
Make sure you are following the #WeLoveGlos hashtag and my instagram account @travellovinfam (so you don’t miss out announcements featuring our winners and new monthly prizes). Each time you use the hashtag you will increase your chance of winning a prize. There is no limit to how many times you can enter in a month.
What can you win? April prize for #WeLoveGlos
This month I am delighted to give you and your family (2 adults and 2 children) the chance to experience a Tree Top Adventure with Go Ape in the Forest of Dean!
Go Ape offers a wide variety of adventurous activities at two different locations in the Forest of Dean. Jess, the Marketing Manager explains more here –
“If you’re looking to couple the charming sites of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean with something that gets your blood pumping a little more, then you’re in luck…
Our Tree Top Adventure at Mallards Pike Lake offers 2-3 hours of forest thrills as you zip, swing and clamber your way to the status of Chief Gorilla amongst your squad. If Segways are more you, we haven’t left you out either. Grab life by the handlebars and prepare to be immersed in the dense wildlife as you whizz through the wood on two heavy duty all terrain wheels. Head for Beechenhurst Lodge and discover our Tree Top Junior for the brave younger members of your tribe!”
To check out the high rope adventure courses in the Forest of Dean check out this You Tube video.
More local inspiration
Looking for things to do in Gloucestershire? Check out my guide to Cheltenham with kids, the Cotswolds, Forest of Dean and Gloucester.
#WeLoveGlos giveaway terms and conditions
- You are welcome to tag as many Instagram posts as you wish with the hashtag #WeLoveGlos, the more times you tag the higher your chances of winning!
- This giveaway is being run via Instagram @travellovinfam. All #WeLoveGlos hashtag entries for April must be tagged by midnight on the last day of April to be considered.
- The winners will be announced at the beginning of May on this website and also on the above Instagram account when the new prize up for grabs in May will also be announced. Winners will be selected by myself and my say is final. Please do not feel that you need to have lots of likes on your Instagram posts to be in with a chance of winning a prize. You truly don’t! I will be looking for photos that catch my eye and a caption that shares a great local tip:)
- I will contact all winners via Instagram messenger. If I do not hear back from you in 7 days another winner will be selected.
- This giveaway is being offered by Go Ape in the Forest of Dean. The winner can choose which tree top adventure works best for his/her family (Tree Top Adventure, Tree Top Adventure + or Tree Top Challenge). If for any reason this prize becomes unavailable there will be no alternative prize offered. The prizes are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.
- Local tips and recommendations featured in tagged Instagram posts may be used on this website for future articles.
- All information detailing how to enter this competition forms part of these terms and conditions.
- Events may occur that render the competition itself or the awarding of the prizes impossible due to reasons beyond the control of me (the Promoter), and accordingly the Promoter may at its absolute discretion vary or amend the promotion and the entrant agrees that no liability shall attach to the Promoter as a result thereof.
- English law applies and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts shall prevail.
- By tagging a post in Instagram with #WeLoveGlos, all entrants are acknowledging and accepting the terms and conditions for the giveaway.
Thanks lovely! We went to the Waterways museum as part of the Residents weekend and missed the boat trip. The girls were so cross with us, but you will have made their day! Thank you x