30 West Berks businesses make the Berkshire finals of Muddy Stilettos lifestyle awards
Thirty West Berkshire businesses have been named as regional finalists in the Berkshire Muddy Awards 2025.
The Muddy Stilettos Awards for independent lifestyle businesses in the UK, run across 35 counties, and culminate in the national final.
They are organised by lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos and there are five finalists in each category.
The West Berkshire finalists in the Berkshire round are:
Arts, culture and theatre: Arlington Arts Centre (Newbury), The Corn Exchange (Newbury)
Beauty salon/clinic: Club Skin UK (Newbury), Laurabella The Barn (Newbury)
Boutique stay: The Crown and Garter (Inkpen), The Royal Oak (Yattendon)
Café: BrewBlood Specialty Coffee (Newbury), Milk & Bean (Newbury), The Blackbird Café (Bucklebury)
Casual dining: Mio Fiore (Newbury)
Children’s business: The Ugly Duckling Pottery (Newbury)
Destination pub: The Pot Kiln (Frilsham)
Event venue: De Vere Wokefield Estate (Mortimer), The Post Barn (Newbury)
Family experience: Beale Wildlife Park (Pangbourne), Bucklebury Farm (Bucklebury), The Living Rainforest (Ashampstead)
Farm shop/deli: Casey Fields Farm Shop (Ashampstead), Cobbs Farm Shop (Englefield)
Florist: Wessex Flower Company (Hungerford)
Hotel: The Retreat at Elcot Park (Newbury), The Vineyard (Stockcross)
Lifestyle store: Kiki & Bow (Pangbourne)
Restaurant: Damson Restaurant (Winterbourne)
Sport and fitness instructor: Bex Porter Fitness (Thatcham), Fiona Chaillier (Newbury), Strong with Sarah PT (Mortimer)
Women’s style: Amelia Rose Accessories (Newbury)
Yoga/Pilates studio: Inflo Yoga (Newbury), Soul Barns (Mortimer)
The Berkshire winners will be decided by a public vote which runs until 1pm on April 15. You can vote at: https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote/
Arts, culture and theatre
Arlington Arts Centre (Newbury)
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts (Maidenhead)
Reading Rep Theatre (Reading)
South Hill Park Arts Centre (Bracknell)
The Corn Exchange (Newbury)
Bar
A Hoppy Place (Maidenhead)
Angel Bar (Caversham)
Spill Bar (Caversham)
The Cobbles (Windsor)
The Shambles Bar (Windsor)
Beauty salon/clinic
Club Skin UK (Newbury)
Juli Lash Studio (Reading)
Kalyana Aesthetics (Sonning Common)
Laurabella The Barn (Newbury)
The Skin Refinery (Sunningdale)
Boutique stay
Bray Cottages (Bray)
Hurley House Hotel (Hurley)
The Crown and Garter (Inkpen)
The Royal Foresters (Ascot)
The Royal Oak (Yattendon)
Café
Brew Coffee Bar (Bracknell)
BrewBlood Specialty Coffee (Newbury)
MiLK & Bean (Newbury)
Stables Café (Arborfield)
The Blackbird Café (Bucklebury)
Casual dining
Creperie Doux Sourire (Reading)
Intoku (Windsor)
Mio Fiore (Newbury)
Presto Italian Street Food (Maidenhead)
Salty Olive (Wokingham)
Children’s business
My Glampover (Maidenhead)
Mini Mems Photography (Winkfield)
Pops & Flo (Wokingham)
The Little Gym (Windsor)
The Ugly Duckling Pottery (Newbury)
Destination pub
The Duke (Sunninghill)
The Golden Ball (Maidenhead)
The Greyhound (Finchampstead)
The Pot Kiln (Frilsham)
The Rising Sun (Reading)
Event venue
De Vere Wokefield Estate (Mortimer)
Lillibrooke Manor (Maidenhead)
Manor of Hurst (Hurst)
Stanlake Park Wine Estate (Twyford)
The Post Barn (Newbury)
Family experience
Beale Wildlife Park (Pangbourne)
Bucklebury Farm (Bucklebury)
The Living Rainforest (Ashampstead)
Wellington Country Park (Riseley)
Windsor Duck Tours (Windsor)
Farm shop/deli
Casey Fields Farm Shop (Ashampstead)
Cobbs Farm Shop (Englefield)
Goswell & Bird's (Finchampstead)
Il Cortile Italian Deli & Café (Bracknell)
The Italian Shop (Maidenhead)
Florist
Beauty in Blooms (Twyford)
Sarah's Floral Designs (Sandhurst)
Stems of Windsor (Windsor)
Wessex Flower Company (Hungerford)
7 Flowers & Tea (Reading)
Hair salon
Blunt Lines Salon (Reading)
Figoli Hair (Sunninghill)
Hair Space HQ (Wokingham)
Silcress Hair Design (Windsor)
The Hair Club (Wokingham)
Hotel
Monkey Island Estate (Bray)
Royal Berkshire (Sunninghill)
The Retreat at Elcot Park (Newbury)
The Roseate (Reading)
The Vineyard (Stockcross)
Lifestyle store
Canvas & Bear (Reading)
Kiki & Bow (Pangbourne)
NOOD Stores (Caversham)
The Edit (Caversham)
Your Home Your World (Bracknell)
Local food/drink producer
Bray Cured (Bray)
Buns of Joy (Reading)
Epic Brownies (Maidenhead)
Loddon Brewery (Reading)
Unholy Doughnuts (Wokingham)
Restaurant
Caldesi in Campagna (Bray)
Damson Restaurant (Winterbourne)
Hamlet (Wokingham)
The Braywood (Maidenhead)
The Loch & The Tyne (Old Windsor)
Sport and fitness instructor
Bex Porter Fitness (Thatcham)
Gem Newman (Crowthorne)
Fiona Chaillier (Newbury)
Jem Fullbrook (Reading)
Strong with Sarah PT (Mortimer)
Wellbeing specialist
Aish and Earth Healing (Reading)
Kinetic Therapies (Finchampstead)
Limitless Potential (Wokingham)
Maison by Elle (Windsor)
Sleepy Sweet Pea (Sandhurst)
Women’s style
Amelia Rose Accessories (Newbury)
Fiona Parry Boutique (Wokingham)
Puzzle Design (Reading)
That Dress (Warfield)
Thomas William Jewellery (Wokingham)
Yoga/Pilates studio
Inflo Yoga (Newbury)
My Pilates House (Maidenhead)
Power of Pilates (Reading)
Soul Barns (Mortimer)
The Little Yoga Studio (Twyford)
