A Conservancy Trust near Andover and two Whitchurch businesses are among 27 local indie businesses that won lifestyle awards across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Hawk Conservancy Trust near Andover won the award for the best family attraction at the Muddy Stilettos 2022 Awads.

Watership Down Inn in Freefolk, Whitchurch has been named Best Boutique Stay, while Wild Rose Floral Design in Whitchurch has been named the best Florist in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Readers of the Muddy Stilettos lifestyle website (https://muddystilettos.co.uk) have been nominating and voting for their favourite independent businesses across 27 different lifestyle categories, from Best Destination Pub to Best Yoga/Pilates Studio, Best Boutique Stay and Best Wedding Venue, shining a light on the most creative, unique indie businesses in our local counties.

Around 75,000 businesses were nominated across the Awards in total, with 765,000 votes cast in total as part of the national lifestyle awards, making it the most popular Muddy Awards to date.

All regional winners in Hampshire and Isle of Wight will automatically be put through to the inaugural National Muddy Stilettos Awards 2022.

Five successful finalists per category will be shortlisted to go into the National Finals to be announced in September, with the ‘Best of the Best’ Winners crowned in October.

Hero Brown, founder and Editor-in-chief of Muddy Stilettos, said: “I set up these awards nine years ago to give local lifestyle businesses a chance to shout about how brilliant they are. After two years of multiple lockdowns and a hard climb out of such disruption, it’s been an honour to showcase the most awesome lifestyle businesses across Hampshire & Isle of Wight, in partnership with Healthily and our local sponsor, Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries.

“The response to this year’s Muddy Awards has been astonishing – thousands and thousands voted giving such a fantastic boost and a well-deserved pat-on-the-back to so many. I hope it will give the winning businesses even greater confidence to keep persevering, growing and being creative.”

Below are all the winners of the award:

BASINGSTOKE & DEANE

BEST BOUTIQUE STAY: Watership Down Inn (Freefolk)

BEST FITNESS INSTRUCTOR: Jenna Perkins, Choreofit (Basingstoke)

BEST FLORIST: Wild Rose Floral Design (Whitchurch)

EAST HAMPSHIRE

BEST CHILDREN’S BUSINESS: Bambino Baby (Petersfield)

BEST NEW LIFESTYLE START-UP: Little Leaf Play Cafe (Petersfield)

PORTSMOUTH, GOSPORT & HAVANT

BEST JEWELLER: Charlotte Cornelius (Southsea)

TEST VALLEY, HART & RUSHMOOR

BEST BRIDAL STORE: Tilly Mint Weddings (Fleet)

BEST WEDDING VENUE: Kimbridge Barn (Romsey)

BEST FAMILY ATTRACTION: Hawk Conservancy Trust (Andover)

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER: Jessica Sharp Photography (Fleet)

BEST SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS: Lemon & Jinja (Romsey)

NEW FOREST & LYMINGTON

BEST DAY SPA: Chewton Glen (New Milton)

BEST LOCAL PRODUCER (FOOD/DRINK): The New Forest Fruit Company (East Boldre)

BEST RESTAURANT: The Elderflower (Lymington)

BEST HOTEL/INN: Chewton Glen (New Milton)

SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH & FAREHAM

BEST BEAUTY SALON: Touch Health & Beauty (Bishopstoke)

WINCHESTER

BEST BAR: Incognito (Winchester)

BEST FARMSHOP/DELI: Cobbs Farm Shop (Winchester)

BEST LIFESTYLE STORE: The Consortium (Winchester)

BEST DESTINATION PUB: The Shoe (Exton)

BEST THEATRE/ARTS: Theatre Royal Winchester

BEST YOGA/PILATES STUDIO: Brims Yoga (Otterbourne)

BEST CAFE: Josie’s (Bishop’s Waltham)

BEST HAIR SALON: Guy Kremer Salon (Winchester)

BEST WOMEN’S FASHION: Sass & Edge (Winchester)

ISLE OF WIGHT

BEST BOOKSHOP: Medina Books (Cowes)

BEST ART SPACE: Seaview Art Gallery (Seaview)

The full list of Muddy Awards 2022 Winners across 28 counties nationally is available at Muddystilettos.co.uk/Awards

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