Awards – the shortlist
– beautifully refurbished Victorian country manor house hotel set in 70 acres of parkland.
– small-group guided day tours of the Cotswolds from Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-inMarsh.
– walk in Shakespeare’s footsteps and explore the house where he was born and grew up.
– boutique hotel offering contemporary accommodation with a traditional twist.
– offering private and public tours around the canals and other historic sites in the city centre.
– artisan spirit producer established in 2015.
– three holiday cottages on a friendly, family-run 500-acre private farming estate in the heart of the North Shropshire.
– grade II listed townhouse set in the heart of historic Ironbridge.
– former post office shop in the heart of Coalbrookdale, part of the Unesco
– an immersive experience telling the story of one of the very first industrialised landscapes in Britain and film location for Peaky Blinders.
– featuring over 2000 creatures including the UK’s only 360 degree Ocean Tunnel.
– performances of plays by Shakespeare, his contemporaries and today’s writers with backstage tours and education trips making theatre more accessible.
– artistically regenerated industrial space which is home to Coventry’s creative quarter.
– where Shakespeare discovered theatre for the first time and was educated and inspired to become the world’s greatest playwright.
– Telford’s first micro pub in the scenic Ironbridge Gorge.
– a 400-year-old Cotswolds pub, restaurant and B&B.
– set in Coventry Transport Museum and serving fair trade drinks, hot and cold sandwiches and Coventry Godcakes.
– Henley in Arden venue serving dishes including salted caramel chicken wings.
– Indian restaurant in Coventry using fresh ingredients from locally sourced farms and suppliers.
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