We want to be straight with you about how Saturday and Sunday makes its money. The site is small, family-run and not free to operate — between hosting, image licensing, software subscriptions and the time it takes to write properly, the bills add up. This page sets out where the money comes from.
In one sentence
Saturday and Sunday earns money from affiliate commission on some of the product, venue and booking links we recommend, from display advertising served by Google AdSense, and from a small number of sponsored or gifted-review posts that are clearly labelled where they appear.
Affiliate links
Many of the product, ticket and accommodation links on Saturday and Sunday — particularly inside cottage, garden-product and family-day-out guides — are affiliate links. That means if you click the link and end up buying or booking, the retailer or operator pays us a small commission. The price you pay is unchanged whether you click through us or go direct.
We use the major UK affiliate networks (primarily Awin and Amazon Associates) and we link to brands, retailers and operators we’d happily use ourselves. We never choose a recommendation by which retailer pays the highest commission — our editorial policy spells out how we decide what makes the cut, and that decision happens before we look at whether a commission is available at all.
Display advertising
You’ll see banner and in-content adverts on most of our editorial pages, served through Google AdSense. We don’t choose the individual adverts — Google’s auction picks them based on the page content and your own browser settings — and we have no commercial relationship with any of the advertisers shown. We do exclude some categories (gambling, vaping, anything aimed directly at children for purchase) and we keep our trust pages, contact and policy pages ad-free.
Sponsored posts and brand campaigns
A small number of pieces each year are paid placements — usually a brand campaign or seasonal partnership where the product or venue genuinely fits our family-weekend readership. Where this happens, the post is labelled as sponsored or paid partnership at the top, and the rules in our editorial policy apply: same fact-checking, same writing standard, no PR sign-off on draft copy.
Gifted reviews, press visits and product samples
We accept a small number of press visits, complimentary tickets and product samples each year — heritage-site visits, garden-show passes, cookery products, family-friendly attractions. The resulting posts are clearly labelled (usually “we were guests of [the venue]” or “we were sent this product for review”). Accepting a press visit or sample is never a guarantee of a positive write-up, and we don’t share draft copy with venues or PRs before it’s published.
What this means for you
- You’ll never pay more for a product, ticket or stay because you reached it via a Saturday and Sunday link.
- You’ll always see a clear label on any post we’ve been paid to write or where we’ve accepted a free product or experience.
- If something we’ve recommended turns out to be a poor experience, please tell us via the contact page — we’d genuinely rather know.
Who we are, formally
Saturday and Sunday is published by Garrould Ltd, a small family company registered in England and Wales. Editorial sign-off rests with Linda Garrould.