The Cotswolds Awards is the independent awards for the Cotswolds. We celebrate the very best of this beautiful, fun, and fabulous destination; from charming villages and idyllic countryside to award-winning restaurants and unique attractions, the Cotswolds has something incredible to offer everyone.
2023 WINNERS
We’re wildly excited to finally be able to announce the 2023 WINNERS of The Cotswolds Awards. We received thousands of nominations for businesses in the Cotswolds who are all just plain awesome and so fabulous at what they do that their customers and fans felt there should be an award with their name on it!
All through November, every single business nominated, has been voted for by the public in The Cotswolds Awards. On 1 December 2023, the winners were announced:
ACCOMMODATION AWARDS
Best Hotel in the Cotswolds 2023: The Lygon Arms, Broadway
Best Boutique Hotel in the Cotswolds 2023: The Fuzzy Duck, Armscote
Best Pub with Rooms in the Cotswolds 2023: The Highway Inn, Burford
Best Bed & Breakfast in the Cotswolds 2023: The Lansdowne Guest House, Bourton on the Water
Best Holiday Cottage in the Cotswolds 2023: Foxcote, Lower Oddington
Best Airbnb in the Cotswolds 2023: The Coach House, Painswick
Best Holiday Cottage Group (20 cottages or less) in the Cotswolds 2023: Unique Cotswold Cottages
Best Holiday Cottage Company (20+ cottages) in the Cotswolds 2023: The Cotswold Retreats
Best Caravan Park in the Cotswolds 2023: Hoburne Cotswold Holiday Park
Best Glamping in the Cotswolds 2023: Campden Yurts
SPA AWARD
Best Spa in the Cotswolds 2023: Dormy House
TASTE OF THE COTSWOLDS AWARDS
Best Restaurant in the Cotswolds 2023: Waterside Kitchen & Bar, Cirencester
Best Dining Pub in the Cotswolds 2023: The Green Dragon, Cockleford
Cotswold Pub of the Year 2023: The Pheasant Inn, Toddington
Best Cafe in the Cotswolds 2023: The Cotswold Barn & Cafe, Longborough
Best Coffee House in the Cotswolds 2023: Coach House Coffee, Stow-on-the-Wold
Best Tea Room in the Cotswolds 2023: The Old Bakery Stow-on-the-Wold
Best Beer Garden in the Cotswolds 2023: The Fleece Inn, Bretforton
Best Place to Lunch in the Cotswolds 2023: The Plough Inn, Ford
Best Place to Dine in the Cotswolds 2023: The Swan, Broadway
FOOD & DRINKS AWARDS
Best Food Producer in the Cotswolds 2023: Cotswold Gold
Best Drinks Producer in the Cotswolds 2023: The Cotswolds Distillery
Best Vineyard in the Cotswolds 2023: Poulton Hill Estate
Best Coffee Roaster in the Cotswolds 2023: Golden Sheep Coffee
Best Cookery School in the Cotswolds 2023: Daylesford Organic
SHOPPING AWARDS
Best Shop in the Cotswolds 2023: Cotswold Trading Company, Broadway
Best Gift Shop in the Cotswolds 2023: Cotswold Trading Company, Broadway
Best Antiques Shop in the Cotswolds 2023: The Malthouse Collective, Stroud
Best Shopping Destination in the Cotswolds 2023: Hudsons Stratford-upon-Avon
Best Deli in the Cotswolds 2023: Jesse Smith Farm Shop, Cirencester
EXPERIENCE AWARDS
Best Experience in the Cotswolds 2023: The Cotswolds Distillery Tour
Best Attraction in the Cotswolds 2023: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Best Place to go with Kids in the Cotswolds 2023: Cotswold Wildlife Park
Best Museum in the Cotswolds 2023: Blenheim Palace
Best Gallery in the Cotswolds 2023: Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford
Best Theatre in the Cotswolds 2023: Everyman Cheltenham
Best Workshop Experience in the Cotswolds 2023: Larkswold, Adlestrop
OUTDOOR AWARDS
Best Outdoor Experience in the Cotswolds 2023: Cotswold Country Park and Beach
Best Garden in the Cotswolds 2023: Hidcote Manor Garden
Best Tour Company in the Cotswolds 2023: Go Cotswolds
Best Tour Guide of the Cotswolds 2023: Go Cotswolds
Best Golf Course in the Cotswolds 2023: Broadway Golf Club
EVENTS AWARDS
Best Music Festival in the Cotswolds 2023: The Big Feastival
Best Family Festival in the Cotswolds 2023: The Big Feastival
Best Event in the Cotswolds 2023: Cotswold Festival of Steam, Cheltenham
SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
Cotswold Green Business of the Year 2023: Daylesford Organic Farm
ARTIST AWARDS
Artist of the Year in the Cotswolds 2023: Adam Binder
PROFESSONAL SERVICES AWARDS
Best Property Business in the Cotswolds 2023: The Cotswold Letting Agency
Best Photographer in the Cotswolds 2023: Jack Boskett
Best Videographer in the Cotswolds 2023: Chin Badger Media
Best Cotswolds Social Media Awareness 2023: Cotswolds Culture IG @cotswolds_culture
Best Web & Creative Agency in the Cotswolds 2023: Shire Marketing Specialists, Chipping Campden
COTSWOLDS WEDDINGS AWARDS
Best Wedding Marquees in the Cotswolds 2023: Flint & Lambourn Marquees
Cotswold Wedding Photographer of the Year 2023: Dan Morris
Cotswold Wedding Videographer of the Year 2023: Vogue Wedding Films
Best Wedding Shop in the Cotswolds 2023: The Bridal Room Broadway
Best Wedding Florist in the Cotswolds 2023: Abbie Digweed – Your Cotswold Florist
Best Wedding Caterer in the Cotswolds 2023: Seven Mile Cookery
Best Wedding Cake Maker in the Cotswolds 2023: The Vanilla Pod Bakery
Best Make-up Artist in the Cotswolds 2023: Jessica Rose Make Up Artist
Best Wedding Car Transport in the Cotswolds 2023: Azure Wedding Cars
Best Wedding Entertainer in the Cotswolds 2023: Richard Parsons
Best Wedding Celebrant in the Cotswolds 2023: Julia Hawkes
Cotswold Wedding Planner of the Year 2023: Jane Riddell Planned for Perfection
Best Small Wedding Venue in the Cotswolds 2023: White Birch Manor Newnham
Best Wedding Venue in the Cotswolds 2023: Minster Mill, Minster Lovell
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
The Cotswolds Awards was created in 2015 by us at Cotswolds Concierge. It is a completely free and independent yearly award for the Cotswolds; all businesses are nominated and voted for by the public. PREVIOUS YEARS WINNERS: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
*Terms & Conditions.
Nominations closed on 31 October 2023. All nominated businesses were entered into the vote.
Voting opened on 1 November 2023. Voting closed on the 30 November 2023.
On 1 December 2023 all winners were announced and each received a certificate with their BEST ________ IN THE COTSWOLDS 2023 title to use online and in their marketing and PR material.
Nominations will only be accepted for businesses, organisations and individuals based and doing business in the greater Cotswolds area. Nominations may be submitted by anyone, including the owner of the nominated business or by any member of their respective teams. There is no limit to the number of nominations submitted by an individual.
The businesses, organisations and individuals who receive the most votes in each category will be announced as winners. Only the winners in each category will be made public.