Bucks & Oxon Local Businesses win in 2025 Muddy Stilettos Awards

Now in their 12th year, the hotly contested 2025 Muddy Stilettos Regional Awards have been announced with 21 brilliant local indie businesses winning the coveted lifestyle crowns across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

Sponsored locally by Lightfoot Solicitors, readers of the award-winning lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos have been nominating and voting in their hundreds of thousands for their favourite independent businesses across 21 different lifestyle categories – from Best Destination Pub to Yoga/Pilates Studio, Boutique Stay to Local Food/Drink producer – and shining a light on the most creative, unique indie businesses across the counties.

The list of Buckingham & Oxfordshire Winners are as follows:
NORTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Best Destination Pub: Stag at Mentmore (Mentmore)
Best Woman's Style: Bea and Aud lifestyle (Buckingham)

SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Best Hotel: The Crazy Bear (Beaconsfield)
Best Florist: Blossom & Ivy (Prestwood)
Best Lifestyle Store: Grover (Great Missenden)
Best Farm shop/Deli: Peterley Manor Farm Shop (Great Missenden)
Best Bar: La Dolce Bolla (Marlow)
Best Arts, Culture & Theatre: Jam Theatre Company (Marlow)
Best Local Food & Drink Producer: The Rebellion Beer Company (Marlow Bottom)
Best Restaurant: The Greyhound (Beaconsfield)
Best Wellbeing Specialist: The Grayston Clinic (Beaconsfield)

NORTH OXFORDSHIRE
Best Boutique Stay: The Mirror Houses Kirtlington (Kirtlington)
Best Casual Dining: The Pizza Boys (Bicester)
Best Children's Business: Join the Band (Banbury)
Best Event Venue: Stratton Court Barn (Bicester)
Best Hair Salon: House of Hare Cotswolds (Chipping Norton)

WEST & CENTRAL OXFORDSHIRE
Best Beauty Salon/Clinic: Liz Evans Beauty (Witney)
Best Family Experience: The Story Museum (Oxford)

SOUTH & EAST OXFORDSHIRE
Best Cafe: Kali Cafe (Thame)
Best Sport & Fitness Instructor: Hester's Outdoor Fitness & Lifestyle (Ardington)
Best Yoga/ Pilates Studio: Grace & Gravity (Wallingford)

https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/winners