National Winners & Finalists 2018/19
Congratulations to all our winners, runners up and finalists! Now that our national awards ceremony is over, we can officially reveal who our judges thought were the best and brightest rural businesses across the whole of the UK!
We hope that all of our national finalists enjoyed themselves at our celebration of everything that makes rural Britain unique. Whether or not they won, they should be incredibly proud of themselves and all they have achieved.
Scroll down to view our winners or click on the links below to jump to a category.
“We are overwhelmed by the success of our Rural Business Awards, which with support from Amazon, have done much to champion countryside-based firms across Britain. Huge congratulations to all those who have been successful in our national awards, following the tough regional heats.
Anna Price
Co-founder of The Rural Business Awards
“The Rural Business Awards shines a much-deserved spotlight on the innovators, creators and inventors in rural communities across the UK and it’s great to celebrate their successes at this year’s national final. The calibre of businesses entering this year’s awards has been higher than ever. I’d like to congratulate all the winners and nominees and wish them continued success for the future.”
Doug Gurr
UK Country Manager, Amazon.
“I am delighted that so many forward-thinking businesses have been honoured with these much-deserved awards. From regional start-ups to global logistics firms, it is essential that we recognise the vital role of these organisations in helping to deliver a thriving rural and national economy.”
Lord Gardiner
Rural Affairs Minister.
Best Rural Start Up
Sponsored & Presented by
Crwst
Ceredigion
Westmorland Homecare
Cumbria
Meg Hawkins Art
Shropshire
Poppy's Picnic
Wiltshire
Made for Drink
Berkshire
Yagro
Cambridgeshire
Outstanding Rural Diversification Project
Sponsored & Presented by
William's Den
East Yorkshire
Frogmary Green Farm
Somerset
Waterloo Cottage Farm
Leicestershire
Bluestone Brewing Company Limited
Pembrokeshire
The Little Grey Sheep
Hampshire
South Farm
Hertfordshire
Best Rural Retail Business
Sponsored & Presented by
Durham Hens Ltd
County Durham
Little Soap Company
Worcestershire
Parc y Bocs Farm Shop
Carmarthenshire
Morva Marazion
Cornwall
Clipstone Dairy
Buckinghamshire
Pecks Farm Shop
Bedfordshire
Best Rural Manufacturing Business
Fen Farm Dairy Limited
Suffolk
Llaeth Y Llan
Conwy
Skyeskyns
Isle of Skye
Landpod
Staffordshire
Gilboy's Gold Beeswax Polish
Devon
English Heritage Buildings LLP
East Sussex
Best Rural Professional Services Business
Birchill Access Consultancy
Ceredigion
Appetite Me
Suffolk
Sassy Property Styling
Cumbria
McCartneys LLP
Shropshire
Albert Goodman
Somerset
Moorhouse Communications
Surrey
Best Rural Creative or Media-based Business
Rapture & Wright
Gloucestershire
Hornbeam
Cambridgeshire
Resipole Studios and Fine Art Gallery
Argyll
Voodoochilli Design
Herefordshire
Make it in Wales
Carmarthenshire
House of Grayling
Oxfordshire
Sponsored & Presented by
Cwmni Cymunedol Cletwr Cyf.
Ceredigion
Brockweir and Heweslfiedl Village Shop Association
Gloucestershire
Rusland Horizons Landscape Partnership
Cumbria
Lane End Farm Trust
Derbyshire
Barham Village Store
Kent
Creative Arts East
Norfolk
Best Rural Tourism Business
Sponsored & Presented by
Wallops Wood Cottages
Hampshire
Millbrook Estate
Devon
A Corner of Eden
Cumbria
Rural Concierge
Herefordshire
Croft Farm & Celtic Cottages
Pembrokeshire
Norfolk Outdoor Adventures
Norfolk
Best Rural Recreational or Outdoor Pursuits Business
Forest and Beach
Devon
Adventure Parc Snowdonia
North Wales
Newlands Adventure Centre
Cumbria
Wootton Park
Warwickshire
E.J. Churchill Shooting Ground
Buckinghamshire
Explore 4x4
Suffolk
Best Rural Education or Training Business
Mini Explorers Nursery
North Yorkshire
Manor House Forest School
Kent
Derbyshire Landskills
Derbyshire
mwmac Ltd
Powys
Beach Schools South West
Devon
Abberton Rural Training
Essex
Best Rural Food Business
Jolly Nice
Gloucestershire
Holwood Farm
Kent
Chilly Cow Ice Cream Ltd
Denbighshire
The Artisan Smokehouse
Suffolk
Best Rural Drink Business
Sponsored & Presented by
Hillside Brewery
Gloucestershire
Dyfi Distillery
Gwynedd
Trolle Trading Limited
Cumbria
Cotswolds Distillery
Warwickshire
Greensand Ridge Distillery
Kent
Puddingstone Distillery
Hertfordshire
Rural Employee of the Year
Mat Bonner
DG Light Haulage Ltd
Karen Watson
Barleylands Farm and Village
Charlotte De Ville
Bert's Barrow
Gareth Jones
Rhug Organic Farm
Richard Blackburn
Worcestershire
Kathy Budgen
Rural Kent
The Founders Award
Adventure Parc Snowdonia
North Wales
The Founders’ Award is new for the 2018/19 awards year, and is unique among our awards. Unlike the other thirteen categories, this award is not influenced by the judges scores. Instead, as the name suggests, it is the founders of the Rural Business Awards, Jemma Clifford and Anna Price, who select the recipient of the Founders’ Award.
Anna and Jemma discussed each of the national finalists at length, looking for innovative businesses who have a significant impact on their communities, environments, and the rural way of life.
The recipient of the 2018/19 Founders’ Award is Adventure Parc Snowdonia. They won due to their entrepreneurial spirit, the high numbers of job they have created, the economic and environmental impact the business has on its local area, and Adventure Parc Snowdonia’s community and charitable initiatives.
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