SHORTLISTS are in and voting is underway in the finals of the 2026 Muddy Stilettos Awards.

Now in their 13th year, the Dorset, Somerset and Bristol edition of the awards are open for votes in a raft of categories, sponsored by Hall & Woodhouse.

Independent lifestyle businesses in categories ranging from cafes and restaurants to hair salons and farm shops are up for accolades, with the public now being urged to pick their favourite from the finalists.

The shortlists of 10 were selected after a first round of nominations, with people able to pick their winners until May 26, with the winners set to be announced on June 16.

Here are the Dorset, Somerset & Bristol Muddy Stilettos Awards 2026 finalists in full:

Best Afternoon Tea:
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:
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:
44AD (Bath)
Black Swan Arts (Frome)
Dorset Art Weeks (Bridport)
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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)

Most-Loved Country Pub:
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:
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:
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:
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)

Favourite Wellbeing Specialist:
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:
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:
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)

For more information, and to cast your votes, visit https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote.

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