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Win a £250 voucher from Forest Holidays

The Pulse and NHS Staff Benefits have teamed up with Forest Holidays to offer one lucky reader a £250 holiday voucher.
Forest Holidays are perfect getaways for families, couples and groups of friends.
Opt for sheer idulgence: relaxing in your hot tub, watching a movie, reconnecting with yourself and those around you. Or choose to get active: hire a bike, go on a hidden glen safari or try your hand at canoeing or gorge walking. The choice is yours.
Their cabins are pet friendly, meaning that you can bring your dogs too!
Allow yourself the space and time to recharge your batteries and reconnect with yourself, those you love and the natural world.
How to enter
To enter the competition, simply leave a comment at the bottom of this competition page saying why you would like to win the holiday voucher. The closing date for entries is 1 July 2016
Terms and conditions
The prize is a £250 Forest Holidays voucher which can be used at Ardgartan Argyll or Strathyre in Scotland. If your chosen break is over this price, you are welcome to pay the difference via debit or credit card. The voucher is valid for 12 months from date of issue and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. It is only redeemable against one cabin booking and not any other extras, for example activities. No refund will be given for any value below the voucher level. You are responsible for your own transportation to your chosen location.
NHS Offer
NHS staff can receive 10% off Forest Holidays using code SCOTNHS16.
The 10% discount an be taken at any time of the year including school holidays and Bank holidays and can be taken across all of our cabin types, from the great value Copper Beach to the ultimate luxury of a Golden Oak Treehouse. The discount applies to the cabin price only and not any extras, for holidays booked by 31 January 2017 and taken by 1 January 2018. May not be used in conjunction with any other offer and cannot to applied retrospectively. Forest Holidays reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time.
I would like to take my sons ( 3 and 2 years old) for them to spend some time with mother nature. I am sure they will love it.
Looks like a lovely place to spend a holiday. You can be as active as you like or just relax and chill. And the dog can come too!!
This would be ideal for a wee weekend away for my family and the dog! I pass it quite often on my way up to Inverary and always wonder what it would be like to stay there as you get some lovely views of Loch Long. The dog would love it too as I am sure he will have loads of rabbits to chase!