Countryside Alliance Awards 2023: Regional Winners and Highly Commended

We're proud to announce our Countryside Alliance Awards 2023 Regional Winners and Highly Commended businesses in England. If you spot a local business, don't forget to congratulate them!

We're now preparing for the National Champions' Reception which will be taking place at the House of Lords in May. We're very much looking forward to celebrating the wonderful businesses in England, Scotland and Wales who have reached this stage.

The East of England

Meet the businesses awarded with our 'Regional Winner' and 'Highly Commended' titles in the East of England.

Congratulations to...

Butcher

• Winner: Mill Farm, Lincolnshire
• Highly Commended: Arthur Howell Bucthers, Norfolk

Local Food & Drink

• Winner: Walsingham Farm Shop, Norfolk
• Highly Commended: The Wild Meat Company, Suffolk

Pub

• Winner: The Green Man, Lincolnshire
• Highly Commended: The Cock Horse Inn, Suffolk

Rural Enterprise

• Winner: Stantons Farm Alpacas, Essex
• Highly Commended: Daymens Hill Farm, Essex

Village Shop & Post Office

• Winner: Elton Village Store, Cambridgeshire
• Highly Commended: Sarratt Community Post Office Stores, Hertfordshire

The Midlands

Meet the businesses awarded with our 'Regional Winner' and 'Highly Commended' titles in the Midlands.

Congratulations to...

Butcher

• Winner: Paul Shum Family Butchers, Staffordshire
• Highly Commended: Geoff Mycock & Son, Derbyshire

Local Food & Drink

• Winner: Hillers Farm Shop, Warwickshire
• Highly Commended: Rough Hill Farm Shop and Butchery, Warwickshire

Pub

• Winner: The White Lion Community Pub, Shropshire
• Highly Commended: The Kings Arms, Rutland

Rural Enterprise

• Winner: Countryside Enterprises CIC, Leicestershire
• Highly Commended: Oteley Estate Farm, Shropshire

Village Shop & Post Office

• Winner: Daybreak Services Packington, Leicestershire
• Highly Commended: Cockshutt Community Shop, Shropshire

The North of England

Meet the businesses awarded with our 'Regional Winner' and 'Highly Commended' titles in the North of England.

Congratulations to...

Butcher

• Winner: Roast Mutton, Cumbria
• Highly Commended: B.W. & D.J Glaves & Sons Ltd, North Yorkshire

Local Food & Drink

• Winner: Gazegill Organics & Dairy, Lancashire
• Highly Commended: Knitsley Farm Shop, Durham

Pub

• Winner: Heft, Cumbria
• Highly Commended: The Oddfellows Arms, Cumbria

Rural Enterprise

• Winner: Lymefield Garden Centre, Cheshire
• Highly Commended: The Gather Ennerdale, Cumbria

Village Shop & Post Office

• Winner: Burscough Bridge Post Office, Lancashire
• Highly Commended: Sutton General Store and Post Office, Cheshire

South East of England

Meet the businesses awarded with our 'Regional Winner' and 'Highly Commended' titles in the South East of England.

Congratulations to...

Butcher

• Winner: Vicars Game Ltd, Berkshire
• Highly Commended: Padbury Meats, Buckinghamshire

Local Food & Drink

• Winner: The Milk Churn, West Sussex
• Highly Commended: Jengers Craft Bakery, West Sussex

Pub

• Winner: The Hinton Arms, Hampshire
• Highly Commended: The Brushmakers Arms, Hampshire

Rural Enterprise

• Winner: South Brockwells Farm, Sussex
• Highly Commended: Alex Smith Guns, Hampshire

Village Shop & Post Office

• Winner: West Meon Community Shop Ltd, Hampshire
• Highly Commended: Netherfield Village Shop, East Sussex

South West of England

Meet the businesses awarded with our 'Regional Winner' and 'Highly Commended' titles in the South West of England.

Congratulations to...

Butcher

• Winner: Veysey's Butchers, Devon
• Highly Commended: Kingsmans Traditional Butchers, Wiltshire

Local Food & Drink

• Winner: Blackberry Farm Shop, Devon
• Highly Commended: Burton Farm Shop and Kitchen, Wiltshire
• Pub
• Winner: Exmoor Forest Inn, Somerset
• Highly Commended: The Chequers Inn, Dorset

Rural Enterprise

• Winner: Molton Monthly, Devon
• Highly Commended: Just Janey Farmhouse, Dorset

Village Shop & Post Office

• Winner: Bledington Community Shop, Gloucestershire
• Highly Commended: Kentisbeare Village Shop and Post Office, Devon