Win a two-night stay at a cosy cottage in Wales!

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To celebrate the publication of Life Inside a Cottage, we’re giving you and a lucky guest the chance to win a complimentary two-night stay at Maen Melin cottage in Wales, plus £100 travel money. 

Life Inside a Cottage explores the enduring appeal and evolving identity of cottage-style living. Interiors writer and editor Nell Card and creative director Rachel Vere document how a new generation of designers, makers and homeowners are reimagining the cottage for modern living. 

Structured by style, including Workers’, Urban, Contemporary, Historic and Creative, the book features over 20 homes that each reveal distinctive aesthetics and ways of living. From a RIBA award-winning design in Wales to a Japanese woodland escape, this book beautifully captures the charm and quiet magic of the cottage. The cover star of the book is the very cottage where you will be staying, Maen Melin, one of two cottages that form Little Mill in Abergavenny, Wales.

Through evocative original photography and thoughtful writing, Life Inside a Cottage captures the characters and creativity at the heart of cottage living.

To enter, simply pre-order a copy of Life Inside a Cottage and fill out the form below by 23:59 on Wednesday 22nd April 2026. Good luck!

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Prize Draw Terms and Conditions:

Prize Draw Terms and Conditions:

  1. This prize draw is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion.
  2. Entries must be received by 23.59 BST on 22nd April 2026. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt. Automatically generated entries and entries via agents or third parties are invalid and will not be counted. Entries become the property of the Promoter and are not returned.
  3. Only one entry per person.
  4. To enter, pre-order Life Inside a Cottage 9781837833924 from any UK bookstore and fill in the entry form. The winner selected will be asked for proof of purchase (please do not include any banking or card details with your proof of purchase). 
  5. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on 24th April 2026. The first entry drawn will be the winner.
  6. The prize for the winner is two night’s stay for two people at Maen Melin Cottage plus £100 travel contribution. The prize must be claimed within six months of receipt and the booking date must be before 23 April 2027. All booking dates are subject to availability and exclusion periods apply including Christmas and New Year’s and bank holiday weekends. The booking must comply with Little Mill Abergavenny’s Terms and Conditions (https://littlemillabergavenny.com/guestinfo). No amendments to dates will be accepted. Bookings can be made by contacting the venue directly at themillabergavenny@gmail.com. In the event that you cannot make these dates, no alternative dates will be possible and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to a substitute winner
  7. Other than those specified above, the promoter shall not be liable for any costs or expenses arising out of or in any way connected with this prize and does not accept any responsibility for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by the winner as result of accepting this prize.
  8. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.
  9. The winner will be notified via email on 30th April 2026. The winner must claim their prize within 28 working days of the Promoter sending notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules.
  10. By entering this competition, all entrants agree to the use of their personal data by the Promoter for the purposes of running the competition as detailed in these terms and conditions. Details on how we process the personal data of entrants can be found in our Privacy Policy (http://penguin.co.uk/company/about-us/notices/privacy-policy/full-privacy-policy.html) Promoter will make the winner’s name available on request to the following email address IDanilczuk@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk (please state the name of the competition in the subject heading 10 weeks after the closing date).  If you do not want your name and county to be made available in the event that you win, please let the Promoter know by emailing IDanilczuk@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Please note we are required to make the winner’s details available to the ASA if requested.
  11. Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter.
  12. By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  13. The Promoter is Penguin Books Limited, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW.
  14. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.