Bristol's best lifestyle businesses revealed in national awards

Want to see who made it through to the Dorset, Somerset & Bristol Finals? Course you do! Say hello to:

The best businesses across Bristol have been named as The Muddy Stilettos Awards Finals list has been released.

Attracting 20,000 business nominations and nearly half a million votes last year, 4,830 Finalists have just been announced in this year’s 2026 Finals line up as the very best of independent lifestyle businesses across 23 regions.

The Muddy Stilettos Awards are the UK’s number one lifestyle awards and the nominations for Dorset, Somerset and Bristol, across 21 lifestyle categories are out, where only the top 10 with the most nominations in each category have made it into The Finals.

Running now until 26 May 2026, the final round of voting has begun, inviting customers, friends and family to vote for their favourite brilliant business, including five new additions of Fashion & Interiors, Best-Loved Pub, Best Artisan Food & Drink Producer, Best Afternoon Tea and Best Wellness Break.

Want to see who made it through to the Dorset, Somerset & Bristol Finals? Course you do! Say hello to:

Best Afternoon Tea

Finalists

Emberwood (Bath)

Homewood (near Bath)

Montagu’s Mews at the Royal Crescent Hotel (Bath)

Moonfleet Manor (near Weymouth)

Priory (Wareham)

Summer Lodge (Evershot)

Sweet Little Things (Bath)

The Nici (Bournemouth)

The Pump Room (Bath)

The Upway Wishing Well (near Weymouth)

Best Artisan Food & Drink Producer

Finalists

Bean Shot Coffee (Bruton)

Counter Culture Drinks (Bristol)

Ecco Gelato (Sherborne)

Feltham’s Farm (Templecombe)

Langham Wine Estate (near Dorchester)

Lievito Bakery (near Castle Cary)

Somerset Charcuterie (Wrington)

The Choux Box Patisserie (Bath)

The Little House (near Wimborne)

Westcombe Dairy (near Bruton)

Best Arts, Culture & Theatre

Finalists

44AD (Bath)

Black Swan Arts (Frome)

Dorset Art Weeks (Dorset)

Dulverton Exmoor Literary Festival (Dulverton)

East Quay (Watchet)

Hauser & Wirth Somerset (Bruton)

Rondo Theatre (Bath)

Royal West of England Academy (Bristol)

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (Bournemouth)

The Sherborne (Sherborne)

Best Bar

Finalists

6 o’clock Gin at The Glassboat (Bristol)

Bar Lotte (Frome)

Beckford Bottle Shop (Bath)

Bodega (Christchurch)

Dos Dedos (Bath)

Old Q Bar (Bath)

Roth Bar (Bruton)

The Bath Distillery Gin Bar (Bath)

The Milk Thistle (Bristol)

The Stores (Frome)

Best Beauty Salon / Clinic

Finalists

Chapel Row Beauty Rooms (Bath)

Emerald Florence (Frome)

GlamSquad Bristol (Bristol)

Hollie Danby (Dorchester)

Jo Watts (Bournemouth)

Little Lab (Bath)

Nu Face Aesthetics (Verwood)

Revitalise Me (Wells)

Saqua (Bath)

The Townhouse Clinic (Bath)

Best Boutique Stay

Finalists

Artist Residence Bristol (Bristol)

At the Chapel (Bruton)

Hadspen Glamping (Castle Cary)

Hinton Hideaways (near Crewkerne)

Myrtle Farm Shepherd’s Huts (near Bristol)

Number 38 Clifton (Bristol)

The Ollerod (Beaminster)

The Orchard at Fenny Castle (Wookey)

The Queensberry Hotel (Bath)

The Seaside Boarding House (Burton Bradstock)

Best Café

Finalists

F.east (Bridport)

Mes Amis (Beckington)

Sorelle (near Gillingham)

Symondsbury Kitchen (near Bridport)

The Cowshed Dorset (Lytchett Minster)

The Green Bird Café (Bath)

The Holy Cow (Chilcompton)

The Old Dairy (Bower Hinton)

The Paddle (Highcliffe)

The Wilde Story Café (Sherborne)

Best Casual Dining

Finalists

Ki-cchin Sushi Bar (Bournemouth)

Lore of the Sky (near Shaftesbury)

Olive Kitchen & Bar (Martock)

Pintxo (Bath)

Rise (West Bay)

Rye Bakery (Frome)

Swim (Lyme Regis)

The Beefy Boys (Bath)

The Clifton Sausage (Bristol)

The Parlour (Burton Bradstock)

Best Children’s Business

Finalists

Bambino & More (Ilminster)

Be weird. Be wild. Be wonderful. (Bristol)

Comrade Bear’s Closet (Frome)

Hidden Woods (near Bath)

Lollipops Café (Westbourne)

My Small World (Bath)

Primary Colours (Lyme Regis)

Really Decent Books (Bath)

The Bubba Hub (Poole)

The River Mouse (Bath)

Best Family Experience

Finalists

Adventure Bristol (Bristol)

Cheddar Gorge & Caves (Cheddar)

Dorset Adventure Park (Corfe Castle)

Ferne Animal Sanctuary (near Chard)

Haynes Motor Museum (Sparkford)

Moors Valley (Ashley Heath)

Shoemakers Museum (Street)

The Etches Collection (Kimmeridge)

Valley Fest (Chew Magna)

We the Curious (Bristol)

Best Farm Shop / Deli

Finalists

Brockley Stores (near Bristol)

Divino Deli (Bristol)

Farm Shop (Bruton)

Flourish at Farleigh Road (near Bath)

Papadeli (Bristol)

Pinsents (Castle Cary)

Rumwell Farm Shop (near Taunton)

Sopley Farm Shop (near Christchurch)

Washingpool Farm Shop (near Bridport)

White Row Farm Shop (Beckington)

Best Fashion & Interiors

Finalists

Bam Store + Space (Bristol)

Berdoulat (Bath)

Cary’s Closet (Castle Cary)

Cleverly Wrapped (Sherborne)

Flaunt Collective (Bruton)

Honey on the Hill (Frome)

Kilver Court (Shepton Mallet)

Maze (Bristol)

The Circus (Sherborne)

The Hambledon Gallery (Blandford Forum)

Best Florist

Finalists

Amber Persia (near Bridgwater)

Edward Allen Flowers (Bath)

Floral Couture by Jay (Weymouth)

Ivy & Bud (North Cadbury)

Kohana (Ashley Cross)

Lucy Charlotte Floral Design (Ilminster)

Sweetpea (Blandford Forum)

The Wilde Bunch (near Bristol)

Wild Roots (Poole)

Yalham Hayes (Taunton)

Best Hair Salon

Finalists

Bonomini (Bristol)

Combers Inside-Out (Taunton)

Lori Lori (Bristol)

No. 45 Hairdressing (Bath)

Robin James (Sherborne)

Synergy (Ashley Cross)

The Industry (Christchurch)

The Natural Curl Company (Wimborne)

The Suite (Bath)

Zara Morgan Hairdressing (Bath)

Best-Loved Local Pub

Finalists

Bittescombe Inn (Bittescombe, near Taunton)

The Chequers (Bath)

The Dog House (Gillingham)

The Manor House Inn (Ditcheat)

The Old Thatch (near Wimborne)

The Pelican (Chew Magna)

The Pymore Inn (near Bridport)

The Queen’s Arms (Corton Denham)

The Sheppey (Lower Godney)

The Wheatsheaf Combe Hay (near Bath)

Best Restaurant

Finalists

Briar (Bruton)

Catch at the Old Fishmarket (Weymouth)

Olive Tree (Bath)

Queen of Cups (Glastonbury)

Restaurant Roots (Southbourne)

Robun (Bath)

Root (Wells)

The Clockspire (Milborne Port)

Thirteen (Poole)

Wilsons (Bristol)

Best Sport / Fitness Instructor

Finalists

Abi Taylor, Stanza Fitness (Bath)

Alex Quinn, The Watson Gym (Frome)

Hattie Stewart, The Studio Upstairs (Beaminster)

Jess Watts, The Barre Fitness Studio (Bath)

Llewellyn Holmes, Studio Base (Bristol)

Lynsey Suzanne Fitness (near Blandford Forum)

Rebecca Jo (Christchurch)

Sophie Heath (Clevedon)

Vicki Hill (Bristol)

Victoria Rees-Davies, The Fitness Mum (Bath)

Best Wedding & Party Venue

Finalists

Folly Farm (Pensford)

Mad Swans (near Bristol)

Mapperton House (near Beaminster)

Minterne House (near Dorchester)

Moonacre (Sturminster Marshall)

No. 4 Clifton Village (Bristol)

North Cadbury Court (North Cadbury)

Old Oak Barn (near Langport)

The Mount Without (Bristol)

The Tithe Barn (Hinton St Mary)

Best Wellbeing Specialist

Finalists

Aimee Strongman: The Maternal Alchemist (Blandford Forum)

Chloe Smith Bowen (Pilton)

Holistic Ivy (Taunton)

Honey Rooms (Frome)

Joanne Lenny Accupuncture (Wimborne)

Luxe Amore Studio (Bristol)

Manipura House (Bath)

Megan Hallett (Bath)

Purer Massage Therapies (Weston-super-Mare)

Rachel Davies Nutrition (Bath)

Best Wellness Break

Finalists

42 Acres (near Frome)

Bristol Lido (Bristol)

Combe Grove (Bath)

Louma Country Hotel (near Bridport)

Merkabah Retreat (near Blandford Forum)

Middlewick Spa (Glastonbury)

The Body Retreat (near Dorchester)

The Gainsborough Bath Spa (Bath)

The Old Rectory House (Kilve)

Windmill Retreat (Middlezoy)

Best Yoga / Pilates Studio

Finalists

Be More Betty (Beaminster)

Charlotte Grace Pilates (Symondsbury)

Elevate (Bristol)

Nourish (Taunton)

Pure Moves (Frome)

Ruth Timms Yoga (Bath)

Sida Yoga (Portland)

Sustudio (Canford Cliffs)

The Pilates Quarter (Bath)

The Space (Bath)