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


Adventure Parc Snowdonia
North Wales


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.