10 businesses across Bristol and Somerset were crowned winners across multiple categories of the 2025 Muddy Stilettos Regional Awards.
Readers of the award-winning lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos nominated and voted in their hundreds of thousands for their favourite independent businesses across 21 different lifestyle categories – from Best Destination Pub to Yoga/Pilates Studio, Boutique Stay to Local Food/Drink producer – and shining a light on the most creative, unique indie businesses across the counties.
The awards reached over 11 million people nationally in 8 weeks, with half a million votes and nominations cast nationwide, making it the most popular Muddy Stilettos Awards to date.
The 21 regional winners in Dorset, Somerset & Bristol will be competing alongside the winners from the other Muddy counties in the 2025 National Awards, where 5 businesses in each category will be picked by Muddy Stilettos Editors to go through the National Finals, with the ‘Best of the Best’ Winners crowned in June 2025.
Hero Brown, founder and Editor-in-chief of Muddy Stilettos said: “I set up these awards 12 years ago to give local lifestyle indies a chance to shine.
“It’s been an honour to showcase these most creative, innovative lifestyle businesses across Dorset, Somerset & Bristol, in partnership with our local sponsor Porter Dodson solicitors.
“The response to this year’s Muddy Awards has been incredible with thousands voting to support an amazing array of local businesses big and small.”
The full list of Muddy Awards 2025 Winners across all 35 counties nationally is available at https://muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/counties/
Scroll through to learn about the 10 businesses across Bristol and Somerset who won and their category.
5. No.15 by GuestHouse
No.15 by GuestHouse, Bath - Hotel category | No.15 by GuestHouse, Bath via Google Maps
6. Ben Russell Salon
Ben Russell Salon Ilminster - Hair Salon category | Ben Russell Salon via Google Maps
7. Waterside Country Barn
Waterside Country Barn, Bradford-on-Tone - Event Venue category | Waterside Country Barn via Google Maps
8. The Packhorse
The Packhorse, South Stoke - Destination Pub category | Google Maps