RBA 2018 Winners – Wales & NI
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Wales & NI Winners 2018/19
Congratulations to all our winners, runners up and finalists! Following a wonderful night at the Kimnel Hotel, Abergele, we are now able to reveal exactly who our judges thought were the best and brightest rural businesses in our Wales & Northern Ireland region.
We hope that all of our finalists enjoyed themselves at our celebration of everything that makes rural Britain unique. Whether they won or not, they should be incredibly proud of themselves and all they have achieved.
Scroll down to view our winners or click on the link to jump to a category.
Best Rural Start Up
Crwst
Ceredigion
Gaffer Staples
Armagh
Barr & Co Jewellery Ltd
Carmarthenshire
Snowdonia Distillery
Conwy
The Pembrokeshire Comestibles Company
Ceredigion
Outstanding Rural Diversification Project
Bluestone Brewing Company Limited
Pembrokeshire
Rhug Organic Farm
Denbighshire
Hayley Hanson
Powys
Plas Isaf Country Barn and Gardens
Denbighshire
The Forge
Denbighshire
Best Rural Retail Business
Parc y Bocs Farm Shop
Carmarthenshire
Lansdown Country
Carmarthenshire
Gwenllan Country Crafts
Ceredigion
Hayley Hanson
Powys
The Little Chilli Shop
Anglesey
Best Rural Manufacturing Business
Llaeth Y Llan
Conwy
Baa Stool Ltd
Denbighshire
Black Mountain Shepherds Huts
Powys
Brighter Foods
Monmouthshire
Brooke's Wye Valley Dairy Company
Monmouthshire
The White Hart Thatched Inn and Brewery
Carmarthenshire
Best Rural Professional Services Business
Birchill Access Consultancy
Ceredigion
Swayne Johnson Solicitors
Denbighshire
Davis Meade Property Consultants
Conwy
Hall Livesey Brown
Wrexham
John Clegg & Co
Monmouth
Best Rural Creative or Media-based Business
Make it in Wales
Carmarthenshire
View Creative Ltd
Conwy
Barr & Co Jewellery Ltd
Carmarthenshire
Daydream Designs
Flintshire
Platform One
Monmouthshire
Cwmni Cymunedol Cletwr Cyf.
Ceredigion
Tir Coed
Ceredigion
SAINTS - St Athan Park's Charity
Barry
The Big Skill
Herefordshire and Wales
The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales
Powys
Best Rural Tourism Business
Croft Farm & Celtic Cottages
Pembrokeshire
The Forge
Denbighshire
Dan Yr Ogof' The National Showcaves Centre for Wales
West Glamorgan
Penhein Glamping
Monmouthshire
The Bell at Skenfrith
Monmouthshire
Best Rural Recreational or Outdoor Pursuits Business
Surf Snowdonia
Warwickshire
Good Day Out
Brecon
Beacons Equestrian
Carmarthenshire
BikePark Wales
Merthyr Tydfil
Llangollen Outdoors
Denbighshire
Best Rural Education or Training Business
mwmac Ltd
Powys
Coppicewood College
Carmarthenshire
Dryad Bushcraft
Swansea
Best Rural Food Business
Chilly Cow Ice Cream Ltd
Denbighshire
The Parsnipship
Bridgend
Farm & Fork
Wrexham
Farmers Food At Home
Pembrokeshire
Lochmeyler Farm Ice-Cream
Pembrokeshire
Best Rural Drink Business
Dyfi Distillery
Gwynedd
Bluestone Brewing Company Limited
Pembrokeshire
Coldpress Foods
London, produced in Wales
Gwynt y Ddraig Cider Ltd
Rhondda Cynon Taff
White Castle Vineyard
Monmouthshire
Rural Employee of the Year
Gareth Jones
Rhug Organic Farm
Beki Delaney
Daydream Designs
Philip Meade
DM Property Consultants
Wales & Northern Ireland
There’s something magical about the landscapes of Wales and Northern Ireland. Dotted with fairy-tale castles and blessed with some of the most dramatically beautiful scenery of the United Kingdom, these unique places offer a rich variety of rural businesses which often become destinations in themselves.
