Our competitions

Past competitions

For our 2024 Halloween competition we teamed up with Visit Manchester and Visit Newcastle to offer 2 fantastic days out in the North!

We ran a Traincation competition to visit one of 8 exciting destinations in the North. All stays included one night in a fantastic hotel and train travel with Northern!

We teamed up with Visit Lake District to offer an annual pass and afternoon tea at The World of Beatrix Potter™ Attraction, a family ticket for Windermere Lake Cruises & a 2-hour private boat hire., as well as train travel being included with Northern!

PLUS stay at the 4* Macdonald Old England Hotel and Spa in Bowness-on-Windermere, for a luxury 2-night stay! 

Our Easter competition proved very popular - offering one family the chance to win a fantastic family trip to Blackpool. The lucky winner enjoyed a 2 night stay at the brand new Holiday Inn, plus Pick N Mix passes to Merlin Attractions across Blackpool! 

In February this year, we offered one lucky family the chance to win a trip to New York City in partnership with Madame Web. We also offered 23 incredible runner up prizes from fantastic tech prizes including a TV, sound bar, Bluetooth speaker and headphones plus Madame Web goody bags and train tickets! 

Our 2023 Christmas competition offered Northern customers the chance to win a festival bundle worth £435, including a £100 supermarket voucher, a Polaroid Camera and film, a £100 Starbucks voucher, and a year’s Spotify Premium Subscription. 

They were 20 incredible prices up for grabs with our 2023 Halloween competition, including a Nintendo Switch Lite, a Kindle, Airpods, a family day trip, a mini projector, a FitBit, a £100 shopping voucher, a Betty’s Hamper, Escape Room vouchers and weekend train tickets. Plenty of options for everyone!

We also ran a ticket giveaway, a spot the difference competition to win a family day out, and a chance to win with Whistle, Our Northern Mascot for a family trip to Chester Zoo, including zoo tickets and a luxury hotel stay.