Win a trip to Dundee, home town of the BEANO

By John Freeman on June 7, 2023

Dundee is the home of the BEANO comic, and publisher DC Thomson Media and Beano Studios are currently offering readers the chance to win a holiday in the “most blamazing town you’ll ever visit”…

Beano and Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa Blamtastic Competition 2023

Offered in partnership with Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa in Dundee, you and your family can win a two-night stay at the luxury four star hotel right by the water’s edge.

The prize includes a stay in a gnawesome family room, plus breakfast, dinner and a whopping £400 towards travel costs.*

While you’re in the city, be sure to check out the statues of BEANO characters and other things relating to the long-running comic, detailed here in a feature by Jeremy Briggs posted on downthetubes back in 2016. And don’t forget to visit Bash Street, either, located in the West Marketgait area of Dundee.

Enter this competition here before 30th June 2023 for your chance to win

Desperate Dan on Dundee's High Street opposite the Caird Hall — *Photo: Jeremy Briggs*

If you’re not lucky enough to win the competition, you still have a chance to be a part of Apex City Quay’s 20th birthday celebrations. Their exclusive Blamazing Break package includes up to 20% off your stay with breakfast each day, £20 food and beverage credit per adult, a birthday drink, 20% off Yu Spa treatment voucher, a keepsake Beano comic strip and limited-edition striped duck, Splasher, to take home!

Plus, kids under 12 stay and eat free and can dive into a joke-themed goodie bag and a Beano city map. Check out the deal here.

Beano is the world’s longest running comic and is packed full of blamtastic stories, characters, pranks, jokes and more. Dennis Menace, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids and Harsha are all here! Get a taste of what’s inside this week’s awesome comic on Beano.com – or get it delivered to your door every Saturday.

Enter this competition here before 30th June 2023 for your chance to win

* Family room max four people, must include one adult. £400 towards travel costs will be paid by bank transfer from BEANO to the winner 10 days after the hotel booking has been confirmed. Terms and conditions apply

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.