Warwickshire &amp; West Midlands

Thrilled ILLUMI made it to the final. This Hair Salon is like no other offering 5* spa treatments and wellbeing rituals with AVEDA skin and hair care. Perfect!

Fantastic &#8211; love Hillers Farm Shop!

So happy that The Loft in Stratford and Wendy O&#8217;Hare got through!

Sad to not see Deli on the hill in Kenilworth up there. Such a great little place , fresh and new on the scene .

Oh really sad that Glo-Babies didn&#8217;t make it to the final. 😭

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<div class="">First of all, a massive thank you to everyone who has taken part so far in the Muddy Stiletto Awards this year – we’ve seen an incredible rise of 100% of readers nominating on the Awards compared to last year, so you’re clearly in love with local too!</div>
Like other editors, I’m always a bit conflicted at this point in the Awards. It’s excellent to discover cool indie businesses, and see which village or town is having its ‘moment’! And  I love telling the excited Finalists they’ve made it through. But there are so many incredible businesses who narrowly missed out on the top 5.
The Finals start and <a class="" href="https://warks.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voting opens on Wednesday 15 May at 10am</a>. They come and go in just 7 days, so if you love a local business and want to give it a pat on the back, head to the Awards site and do your bit before it slips your mind (yeah, I know what you’re like) because the Finalist with the most votes will be crowned Winner.
 Time to meet the Finalists. Who gets your vote?
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MUDDY AWARD FINALISTS 2019
Art Gallery: Compton Verney Art Gallery &amp; Park, (Compton Verney); Rugby Art Gallery and Museum (Rugby); Leamington Spa Art Gallery &amp; Museum (Leamington Spa); The Farthing Gallery (Kenilworth); The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (Coventry)
Bar: Fizzy Moon Brewhouse (Leamington Spa); Drapers Bar &amp; Kitchen, (Coventry); House Leamington (Leamington Spa); Bedford Street Bar (Leamington Spa); The Fuzzy Duck and Kitchen, (Nuneaton)
Beauty Salon: Esque Beauty (Leamington Spa); Hampton Clinic, Hampton Manor (Hampton-in-Arden); Georgina Emily Beauty (Leamington Spa); Wendy O&#8217;Hare Skincare (Stratford upon Avon); The Beauty Rooms (Leamington Spa)
Bookshop: Warwick Books (Warwick); Kenilworth Books (Kenilworth); Big Comfy Bookshop, Fargo Village (Coventry); Astley Book Farm (Bedworth); The Shakespeare Hospice Bookshop (Stratford upon Avon)
Boutique Stay: The Fuzzy Duck, Armscote (Stratford upon Avon); Baraset Barn, Alveston (Stratford upon Avon); Wootton Park Pods (Wootton Wawen); One Abbey Lane (Southam); The Old Coffee Tavern (Warwick)
Café: Coffee Architects (Leamington Spa); Orangemabel (Alcester); The Muse Coffee House (Leamington Spa); Gloria &amp; Lil&#8217;s@The Tool Shed Café, Caldecott Park (Rugby); Temperance Café (Leamington Spa)
Children’s Business: Castle Small Puppet Theatre (Warwick); Calm Space with Jemma, (Rugby); Naturally Baby (Leamington Spa); The Baby Barn Pram and Nursery Centre (Marton); Mini Arts (Leamington Spa)
Day Spa: Ardencote Spa (Claverdon); Elan Spa, Mallory Court Hotel and Spa (Leamington Spa); The Welcombe Spa, Hallmark Hotels (Stratford upon Avon); Serein Beauty, Warwick; The Spa, Leamington Spa
Destination Pub: Arrow Mill (Alcester); The Red Lion (Hunningham); The Fuzzy Duck (Armscote); The Cricketers (Leamington Spa); The New Inn (Norton Lindsey)
Family Attraction: Mary Arden’s Farm (Wilmcote); British Motor Museum (Gaydon); Magic Alley (Stratford upon Avon); Coventry Transport Museum (Coventry); Jump In Indoor Trampoline Park (Warwick)
Farm Shop/Deli: Hillers Farm Shop (Alcester); The Farm (Snittersfield); Hilltop Farm Shop and Cafe (Hunningham); Farmer’s Fayre Farm Shop &amp; Kitchen (Stoneleigh Park); Malt Kiln Farm Shop (Stretton under Fosse)
Fitness Instructor: Jess Ellmer &#8211; Beam with Grace (Halo Physiotherapy Clinic, Kenilworth); Lauren Gregory Fitness PT (Leamington Spa, Warwick &amp; Stratford); Mari-Carmen Fitness (Leamington Spa); Sinead O&#8217;Connor &#8211; Back To It PT (Rugby); Edward Barber Fitness (Kenilworth)
Florist: Green &amp; Wild Flowers (Warwick); Sarah Horne Botanicals (Leamington Spa); Suzanne Evetts (Southam); Running with Wolves Floral Design (Leamington Spa); Annita’s Floral Design (Rugby)
Gift Shop: Giftivity, Yew Tree Farm (Wootton Wawen); Home Barn Lifestyle (Hilltop Farm Shop &amp; Cafe, Hunningham); Twinings Home Fragrance (Rugby); Bluebasil Vintage Store (Leamington Spa); Foxes Boxes (Coventry)
Hair Salon: Hair at Hatton (Hatton Country World); Illumi (Studley); Headmasters Salon (Leamington Spa); Mack Hair &amp; Beauty (Rugby); Regal Hair &amp; Beauty (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Interiors Store: The Barn Antiques Centre (Long Marston); Bonds Lifestyle (Stratford upon Avon); Chalk and Linen (Coleshill); Truly Lovely Candles (Warwick); Stacey’s Shabby Shack (Fargo Village Coventry)
Jewellery Store: Tara Osborne Jewellery (Ettington); Wild &amp; Fine (Shipston-on-Stour); Alice Stewart Jewellery (Stratford upon Avon); Love, Pieces of Eight by Carly Natasha (Rugby); Rocks ‘n’ Chains (Balsall Common)
Local Producer (Food/Drink): Caking and Baking (Leamington Spa); Pinnock Distillery (Kineton); Fanny’s Fancies Home Baking; Church Farm Brewery, (Warwick); Claire&#8217;s Creative Bakes (Rugby)
Newcomer: The Farm (Snittersfield, Stratford upon Avon); In Bloom Workshops (Farnborough); Zero Store (Coventry, Rugby &amp; Leamington Spa); Foreverlie (Leamington Spa); Meraki Nutrition (Warwick and Leamington Spa) 
Photographer: The Tall Photographer (Stratford upon Avon); Kirsty Fairweather Photography (Warwick/Leamington Spa); Little Beanies Photography (Warwick); Isobel Murphy Photography (Stratford upon Avon); David Fawbert Photography (Warwick)
Restaurant: Oscar&#8217;s French Bistro (Leamington Spa); Loxley&#8217;s Restaurant and Wine Bar (Stratford upon Avon); The Dining Room, Mallory Court Hotel and Spa (Leamington Spa); The Barn at Berryfields (Meriden); Dough and Brew (Warwick)
Theatre/Arts Venue: Macready Theatre (Rugby School); Belgrade Theatre (Coventry); Warwick Arts Centre (University of Warwick campus, Coventry); The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), (Stratford upon Avon); Royal Spa Centre (Leamington Spa)
Women’s Fashion Store: Urban Shore (Leamington Spa); Celebrity Closet (Knowle); Sass (Rugby); NV Her (Warwick); Sofya &amp; I (Hatton Shopping Village, Warwick)
Yoga/Pilates Instructor: Caroline Skinner (Stratford upon Avon); Caron Lindley (Rugby); Leigh McLellan (Rugby); Kate Taylor (Southam &amp; Rugby); The Loft (Stratford upon Avon)

Meet your 2019 Muddy Awards Finalists

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