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.
- Best Rural Start Up
- Outstanding Rural Diversification Project
- Best Rural Retail Business
- Best Rural Manufacturing Business
- Best Rural Professional Services Business
- Best Rural Creative or Media-based Business
- Rural Social Enterprise, Charity or Community Project of the Year
- Best Rural Recreational or Outdoor Pursuits Business
- Best Rural Tourism Business
- Best Rural Education or Training Business
- Best Rural Food Business
- Best Rural Drink Business
- Rural Employee of the Year
- The Founders’ Award
Best Rural Start Up
- Crwst
- Westmorland Homecare
- Meg Hawkins Art
- Poppy’s Picnic
Outstanding Rural Diversification Project
- Frogmary Green Farm
- Waterloo Cottage Farm
- Bluestone Brewing Company Limited
Best Rural Retail Business
- Durham Hens Ltd
- Little Soap Company
- Morva Marazion