Win a Tiptree Winter Hamper

We're excited to have a Winter Hamper from Tiptree Tea Rooms worth almost £80 to giveaway with the Autumn/Winter edition of Essex Explorer.

To enter email the answer to the question below following the instructions:

Email: Explore.Essex@essex.gov.uk

Title your email: Tiptree Comp

Email us by Sunday 23 November 2025 11.59 GMT to enter.

One winner will be selected at random and notified by email.

Read the full terms and conditions below.

One lucky winner will win a Tiptree Tea Rooms Winter Hamper worth £80 (for full contents see below).

Read more about Tiptree Tea Rooms and find one near you.

A Tiptree Winter Hamper: (Worth £79!) Containing 

1. Tiptree Christmas Conserve 

A festive preserve with a mix of fruits and spices, perfect for spreading on toast or pairing with cheese.

2. Tiptree Wild Cranberry Sauce 

A classic accompaniment for roast dinners, especially turkey, during the holiday season.

3. Tiptree Brandy Butter  

Creamy, rich brandy butter, perfect for serving with Christmas pudding or mince pies.

4. Tiptree Orange Malt Whiskey Marmalade 

A traditional winter treat, ideal for warming up breakfasts with a citrus kick.

5. Tiptree Strawberry and Champagne       

Our scrumptious Strawberry Conserve is a classic and a favourite in the Tiptree range. The addition of Champagne means you can celebrate breakfast in style!

6. Tiptree ‘Tawny’ Orange Marmalade  

Tiptree ‘Tawny’ is a full flavoured thick cut Seville orange marmalade. This rich, dark marmalade is made to a cherished recipe and is free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. The Seville oranges are cooked with sugar and nothing else. Each year we travel to Seville to select the best oranges.

7. Tiptree Salted Caramel Spread 

Indulgent and smooth, this caramel spread is perfect for adding to winter desserts or stirring into hot cocoa.

8. Tiptree Hot Gooseberry Chutney

A sharp yet spicy chutney to elevate winter cheese boards or add a burst of flavour to sandwiches.

9. Tiptree Cumberland Sauce 

A sweet, spicy and fruity sauce with a distinct port flavour ready to finish off any meat dish.

10. Tiptree Christmas Pudding 

A rich and indulgent traditional Christmas pudding to end a winter feast on a high note.

11. Thursday Cottage Gingerbread Spread 

A  delightful gingerbread flavoured caramel spread. Great for spreading on toast or adding to festive bakes.

12. TiptreeEnglish Spiced Rum (70cl)

Enjoy the festive flavours and the addition of a warming spiced rum!

13. TiptreeRed Currant Jelly

This distinctive jelly is just perfect to accompany roast lamb, and also makes a delicious addition to all gravies.

14. TiptreeMincemeat

Left to mature as long as possible, Tiptree Mincemeat is an ideal filling for mince pies or as a filling for baked apples.

15. TiptreeCream Tea Gift Card

Two homemade fruit scones with Tiptree Little Scarlet Conserve and Rodda’s classic Cornish clotted cream. Served with your choice of tea or coffee. Can be used at any of the seven Tiptree Tea Rooms.

Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is organised by Explore Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1QH.

2. By entering the prize draw, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

3. Prize draw entry is free and no purchase is necessary to enter the competition.

4. The winner will be selected at random by a member of the marketing team from Explore Essex after the closing date of 23.59 GMT Sunday 23 November 2025.

5. ECC accepts no responsibility for entries not received for whatever reason. ECC will not accept:

(a) responsibility for competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or

(b) proof of posting or transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the competition.

Eligibility 

6. Entrants must be UK residents and aged 18 years.

7. Physical prizes may need to be collected from the closest participating Essex Country Park or Cressing Temple Barns where possible.

8. Competitions are not open to Explore Essex central team employees, or to any immediate family of those employees.

9. In entering the competition, entrants confirm that they are eligible to do so and eligible to claim the prize. ECC may require proof of eligibility.

10. Prize draw entries that are not submitted in accordance with:

• these terms and conditions; and
• the advertised competition entry procedure

will be automatically disqualified.

11. ECC will not accept competition entries that are:

(a) automatically generated by computer;

(b) completed by third parties or in bulk;

(c) illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged or tampered with;

(d) photocopies and not originals; or

(e) incomplete.

12. Entrants can submit as many entries as they like.

13. ECC reserves all rights to disqualify any competition entry where:

(a) the entrant’s conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the prize competition;

(b) the entrant uses false information; or

(c) it has reasonable grounds to believe that the entrant has breached any of these terms and conditions.

14. ECC reserves the right to implement any age requirements or any other eligibility criteria where necessary.

The prize

15. There is one prize for each winner and each winner will receive a prize to the same value.

16. No cash alternative is available. ECC reserve the right to substitute the advertised prize for another of equal or greater value should the original prize become unavailable.

17. The prize is not negotiable or transferable.

Claiming the prize

18. Winners will be notified of their win via an email.

19. Winners must claim the prize within 7 working days of the date of the notification email.

20. If a prize is not claimed within 7 days, the winner will be disqualified, and an alternative winner will be selected at random from the correct entries that were received.

21. ECC reserves the right to re-draw the prize if the winner cannot be contacted within 7 working days or the notification email is returned as undeliverable.

22.The prize may not be claimed by a third party on winner’s behalf.

23. ECC does not accept any responsibility if the prize is not claimed within the specified time limit or the winner is not able to take up the prize.

Liability

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

Data Protection and Publicity

25. ECC will only process your personal information as set out at https://www.essex.gov.uk/privacy-notices/Pages/Default.aspx.

26. In the event that you win this competition and accept the prize, you agree to:

(a) grant ECC the right to use your name and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation; and

(b) the use of any photographs or video footage to be featured on ECC’s web pages or social media sites.

27. Entrants will only be contacted regarding the specific competition they have entered.

General

28. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, ECC may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude any entrant from participating in the competition.

29. ECC reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the competition where it becomes necessary to do so.

30. The Promoter claims rights to the photograph

31. In the event of any dispute regarding the competition, the final decision of ECC shall be final and binding and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

32. 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.