National Finalists
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 Store, 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 Photographs, 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 |