A RANGE of Somerset businesses are celebrating after being crowned winners in the 2025 Muddy Stilettos Awards.
Now in their 12th year, the awards – sponsored by Porter Dodson solicitors – aim to recognise the best independent firms in the UK, covering categories from salons to cafes, restaurants to florists.
A total of 21 business have now been revealed as winners of coveted lifestyle crowns across Dorset, Somerset & Bristol, including; Somerton restaurant Alfredo’s, Frome fashion store Deadly is the Female, and Ben Russell Salon in Ilminster.
Readers, in their hundreds of thousands, have been nominating and voting for their favourite firms through the Muddy Stilettos website – and now the winners have been revealed.
The regional winners will now go on to the national awards final, with the ‘best of the best’ to be announced next month.
The list of 2025 Muddy Stilettos Awards winners in Dorset, Somerset & Bristol are:
- Arts, Culture & Theatre: Artsreach (Dorchester)
- Bar: 6 O’clock Gin at The Glassboat (Bristol)
- Beauty Salon / Clinic: The Venue Beauty Salon & Clinic (Bournemouth)
- Boutique StaY: Burnworthy Retreat (near Taunton)
- Café: The Cowshed Dorset (Lytchett Minister)
- Casual Dining: Aurora Kusina (Shepton Mallet)
- Children’s Business: Kite (Poole)
- Destination Pub: The Packhorse (South Stoke)
- Event Venue: Waterside Country Barn (Bradford-on-Tone)
- Family Experience: Nothe Fort (Weymouth)
- Farm Shop / Deli: Gulliver’s Farm Shop (West Moors)
- Florist: Tied (Swanage)
- Hair Salon: Ben Russell Salon (Ilminster)
- Hotel: No 15 Bath, by GuestHouse (Bath)
- Lifestyle Store: The Country Crib (Sherborne)
- Local Food / Drink Producer: The Cherry Tree (Martock)
- Restaurant: Alfredo’s (Somerton)
- Sport & Fitness Instructor: Sean Burgess, SB Fitness (Poole)
- Wellbeing Specialist: The Body Retreat (near Dorchester)
- Women’s Style: Deadly is the Female (Frome)
- Yoga / Pilates Studio: Sìdà Yoga (Portland)
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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.”
Congratulations to all and especially Alfredo’s.