Are you ready to meet the best of the best? Across all 28 counties our Muddy Editors have selected 5 finalists from each Awards category to go through to the first ever National Muddy Awards.
On 14 December 2022 we will announce 1 winner per category to be crowned the ‘Best of the Best’!
All incredible and worthy of a visit – so take a look below and meet your local champions who have made it to the National stage.
BEST ART GALLERY | |
Finalist | |
Darl-e and the Bear, Woodstock | Bucks & Oxon |
The Base Gallery, Greenham | Berkshire |
Cotswold Sculpture Park, Cirencester | Glos & Worcs |
Compton Verney, Warwickshire | Warks & West Mids |
Jackson Foundation Gallery, Penzance | Cornwall |
BAR | |
Finalist | |
33CankStreet, Leicester | Leics & Rutland |
The Ginistry, Oxted | Surrey |
Somerset Bar, Ilminster | Dorset & Somerset |
The Clarence Social, Cheltenham | Glos & Worcs |
Soirée, Wallingford | Bucks & Oxon |
BEAUTY SALON | |
Finalist | |
Mayflower Spa and Beauty, Dorking | Surrey |
Twelve on the Green, Chalfont St Giles | Bucks & Oxon |
Nanny Junes, Leamington Spa | Warks & West Mids |
Beautique, Newquay | Cornwall |
The Hart Spa, Sevenoaks | Kent |
BOOKSHOP | |
Finalist | |
Sevenoaks Bookshop, Sevenoaks | Kent |
Red Lion Bookshop, Colchester | Essex |
Bookbugs and Dragon Tales, Norwich | Norfolk |
Octavia’s Bookshop, Cirencester | Glos & Worcs |
The Edge of the World Bookshop, Penzance | Cornwall |
BOUTIQUE STAY | |
Finalist | |
The Falcon, Castle Ashby | Northants |
The Cricketers, Clavering | Essex |
The Pigs, Edgefield | Norfolk |
The Hudnalls Hideout, Forest of Dean | Glos & Worcs |
The Wild Rabbit, Kingham | Bucks & Oxon |
BRIDAL STORE | |
Finalist | |
Morgan Davies Bridal, Hitchin | Herts & Beds |
Kate Walker Bridal, nr Ilminster | Dorset & Somerset |
Isabella Grace Bridal, Tunbridge Wells | Kent |
Serendipity Brides, Weedon | Northants |
Charlotte Elizabeth Bridal, Matlock | Notts & Derby |
CAFE | |
Finalist | |
Sweet Little Things, Bath | Dorset & Somerset |
Juliets, Tunbridge Wells | Kent |
The Collective, Caversham | Berkshire |
Barn Kitchen, Great Missenden | Bucks & Oxon |
Josie’s, Bishops Waltham | Hampshire & IOW |
CHILDREN’S BUSINESS | |
Finalist | |
Boo’s Toy Shop, Poundbury | Dorset & Somerset |
Stretches & Strokes, Swindon | Wiltshire |
Dixie Dot Crafts, Quedgeley | Glos & Worcs |
Pop, Banbury | Bucks & Oxon |
Mimi-Bear, Colchester | Essex |
DAY SPA | |
Finalist | |
Monart Day Spa, Poundbury | Dorset & Somerset |
Gaia Boringdon, Plymouth | Devon |
Eden Hall Day Spa, Newark | Notts & Derby |
Barnsley House, Cirencester | Glos & Worcs |
The Headland Spa, Newquay | Cornwall |
DESTINATION PUB | |
Finalist | |
The Packhorse, South Stoke, nr Bath | Dorset & Somerset |
The Red Lion, Evenley | Northants |
The Greyhound, Finchampstead | Berkshire |
The Royal Oak ,Tetbury | Glos & Worcs |
The Langley Tap, Chippenham | Wiltshire |
FAMILY ATTRACTION | |
Finalist | |
Twycross Zoo, Atherstone | Leics & Rutland |
Colchester Zoo, Colchester | Essex |
Pensthorpe Natural Park, Fakenham | Norfolk |
Cotswold Farm Park, Cheltenham | Glos & Worcs |
Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester | Sussex |
FARM SHOP/DELI | |
Finalist | |
Farndon Fields, Farndon Fields | Leics & Rutland |
Macknade, Faversham | Kent |
Hartley Farm, Winsley | Wiltshire |
Strawberry Fields, Lifton | Devon |
Cowdray Farm Shop, Midhurst | Sussex |
FITNESS INSTRUCTOR | |
Finalist | |
Emily Watson – Whoop Fitness and Wellbeing, Godstone | Surrey |
Johnny Stokes, JWS Fitness & Wellbeing, Newbury | Berkshire |
Rhys Jenkins, Bicester | Bucks & Oxon |
Louise Hick, OneFitWarrior, Liskeard | Cornwall |
Natalie Tennant, Naturally Fit4Life, Hockley | Essex |
FLORIST | |
Finalist | |
Amelia’s Flower Farm, Eastleigh | Devon |
Anemone Blue, Ashford | Kent |
Elly’s Flower Studio, nr Saffron Walden | Essex |
Wilder Floral, Wilder Floral | Northants |
Suzanne Evetts, Southam | Warks & West Mids |
HAIR SALON | |
Finalist | |
Greys Hairdressing, Hitchin | Herts & Beds |
Guy Kremer, Winchester | Hampshire & IOW |
Figoli Hair, Sunninghill | Berkshire |
Nashwhite, Stratford-upon-Avon | Warks & West Mids |
Tonics Hair, Horsham | Sussex |
HOTEL/INN | |
Finalist | |
The King’s Arms, Dorchester | Dorset & Somerset |
Chewton Glen, New Milton | Hampshire & IOW |
The Old Bell, Malmesbury | Wiltshire |
Ensana Buxton Crescent Hotel, Buxton | Notts & Derby |
Coworth Park, Ascot | Berkshire |
JEWELLER | |
Finalist | |
Daniel Musselwhite Jewellery, Frome | Dorset & Somerset |
Charlotte Cornelius, Southsea | Hampshire & IOW |
Sonkai, Norwich | Norfolk |
Wendy Penrose, Henley-on-Thames | Bucks & Oxon |
Amy Eira Jewellery, Bideford | Devon |
LIFESTYLE STORE | |
Finalist | |
That Lovely Shop, Dorking | Surrey |
The Consortium, Winchester | Hampshire & IOW |
The Live Well, Caversham | Berkshire |
Little Interior Co, Cheltenham | Glos & Worcs |
Neighbourhood store, Shoreham-by-Sea | Sussex |
LOCAL FOOD/DRINK PRODUCER | |
Finalist | |
Sharpham Cheese, Sharpham Cheese | Devon |
Saffron Ice Cream Company, Saffron Walden | Essex |
Winstones Ice Cream, Stroud | Glos & Worcs |
The Orange Bakery, Watlington | Bucks & Oxon |
Cup and Saucer, Chesterfield | Notts & Derby |
NEW LIFESTYLE START-UP | |
Finalist | |
Bohemia, Alconbury Weald | Suffolk & Cambs |
Blue Collar Corner, Reading | Berkshire |
Henderson Hound, Leamington Spa | Warks & West Mids |
Django’s Smokehouse, Didcot | Bucks & Oxon |
Bud Houseplants, Plymouth | Devon |
PHOTOGRAPHER | |
Finalist | |
Lizzie Day Photography, Saint Neots | Suffolk & Cambs |
Bubear Photography, Bedford | Herts & Beds |
Jo Cunningham Photography, Exeter | Devon |
Helen Rowan Photography, Chesterfield | Notts & Derby |
Leonie Holland Photography, Northamptonshire | Northants |
RESTAURANT | |
Finalist | |
Casa Zilli, Bletchingley | Surrey |
28 Market Place, Somerton | Dorset & Somerset |
Pluma, Amersham | Bucks & Oxon |
The Tasting Club, Ashbourne | Notts & Derby |
Pitch, Worthing | Sussex |
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS | |
Finalist | |
Ecovillage, Market Harborough | Leics & Rutland |
Owens Coffee, Ivybridge | Devon |
The Refill Barn, Saffron Walden | Essex |
My Little Green Wardrobe, Maidenhead | Berkshire |
Elsie Moss Botanical, Chesterfield | Notts & Derby |
THEATRE/ARTS VENUE | |
Finalist | |
Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich | Norfolk |
Reading Biscuit Factory, Reading | Berkshire |
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Stratford-upon-Avon | Warks & West Mids |
Rogue Otherworld, Camborne | Cornwall |
Buxton Opera House, Buxton | Notts & Derby |
WEDDING VENUE | |
Finalist | |
Shuttleworth House, Biggleswade | Herts & Beds |
Kimbridge Barn, Romsey | Hampshire & IOW |
The Post Barn, Newbury | Berkshire |
Nancarrow, Truro | Cornwall |
The Dairy at Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon | Bucks & Oxon |
WOMEN’S FASHION STORE | |
Finalist | |
Grace & Mabel, Bath & Bristol | Dorset & Somerset |
Sass & Edge, Winchester | Hampshire & IOW |
Number Six, Chelmsford | Essex |
Heidi & Hudson, Gerrards Cross | Bucks & Oxon |
Fifty 5a, Totnes | Devon |
YOGA/PILATES STUDIO | |
Finalist | |
The Pilates Workshop, St Albans | Herts & Beds |
ZH Pilates and Wellness, Esher | Surrey |
Soo Yoga, Northampton | Northants |
Grace & Gravity, Wallingford | Bucks & Oxon |
Core Factor Pilates, Huntingdon | Suffolk & Cambs |