Comic Relief and Dungeons & Dragons offer Kynren adventure prize draw

The draw gives a D&D party something a regular raffle never could: a seat at Kynren’s Knights’ Round Table, a professional Dungeon Master, and a full-on adventure built around live action, stunts and mythic storytelling in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Comic Relief framed the prize as “your chance to win a Dungeons & Dragons adventure at Kynren,” and that pitch lands because this is not just merch or a meet-and-greet. It is a six-person experience designed to feel like a session that has escaped the table and walked straight into a fantasy set.

The prize package is stacked for fans who care about the whole experience, not just the dice. Alongside the D&D session, the winners get VIP access to multiple live shows, a themed feast, two nights at Walworth Castle, travel, food vouchers, premium parking, souvenir guides and a behind-the-scenes experience. In hobby terms, it reads less like a sweepstake and more like a one-shot with a very expensive set piece.

Kynren is tying the draw to The Storied Lands, its new attraction in Bishop Auckland, which it says will be the UK’s first live-action show park. The site says the day park is currently scheduled to run from July 18 to September 12, 2026, with opening hours Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., while the wider project is set for summer 2026 subject to final planning approval. Kynren also has a press preview lined up for July 4, 2026, which makes the prize draw feel like part of a broader launch push rather than a one-off gimmick.

The D&D tie-in has real weight behind it too. Comic Relief said its partnership with Dungeons & Dragons began in 2021 and has already raised more than £200,000 for its work. The charity, founded in 1985, says it has supported more than 35,000 projects and helped more than 1,000 community organisations tackle poverty and social injustice. Its current work focuses on people facing food insecurity, unsafe sleeping and fear, which gives the promotion a sharper edge than a standard branded experience.

For D&D fans, the appeal is obvious: this is the game’s core fantasy, a party, a DM, a legendary location and a story that unfolds in real space. If books, minis and VTTs are one side of the hobby, Kynren is aiming at the other side entirely, where the roll happens in public and the dungeon room comes with a castle stay.