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