Finalists 2023
Best Business Innovation
Gemini Woman
Johnsons Coaches
Wootton Park Wellness
Best Customer Experience
Shakespeare Distillery
Stratford Town Walk
The Coach House
Best Family Business
Glo-Group Ltd
Go Cotswolds
Herdman Promotions
R Locke & Son
Best Green Business
LineClenze International Ltd
Shakespeare Distillery
The Gift Scholars
Best New Business
Herdman Productions
Let's Culminate
Platinum Healthcare Services
Wootton Park Wellness
Best Online Business
Ego Therapy
Gemini Woman
Best Pub/Bar/Restaurant
Broom Hall Inn
Old Thatch Tavern
The Coach House
Charity of the Year
Escape Arts
ILEAP
South Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind
VASA
Community Support Award
Shipston Home Nursing
Stratford-Upon-Avon Foodbank
Welcombe Care Ltd
WRCC
Employee of the Year
Charles Wilson - Stratford Upon Avon Town Council
Jenny Rimell - The HR Consultants
The Gift Scholars Ltd
Employer of the Year
Carpetwise Curtainwise
Gemini Woman
Stratford-Upon-Avon School
Team of the Year
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
The Attic Theatre
Welcombe Care Ltd
Top Attraction
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Shakespeare Distillery
Stratford Town Walk
Stratford Upon Avon BID Business Award
Gemini Woman
Italy's Little Secret
Royal Shakespeare Company
The judging panel will select a winner for the Business of the Year category.
All finalists will be considered and the winner will be announced at the Awards on October 20th.



Welcome to the second year of the Stratford Herald Business and Tourism Awards.
The Stratford Herald and Stratford District Council are delighted to present the 2023 Business and Tourism Awards, taking place at a prestigious gala dinner at the Crowne Plaza, Stratford on Friday, October 20, 2023.
This event brings decision-makers and business leaders from across the area together to celebrate business excellence.
Business awards are a sought-after accolade of achievement, a veritable endorsement of success in business that offers exceptional marketing and PR opportunities as well as increasing your credibility and standing in the eyes of your peers and your customers. Of course, it feels pretty wonderful too!
There are 15 categories available for you offering something for everyone, so why not take a few minutes to enter, or nominate a worthy business or person? The categories have been chosen to cover as wide a range as possible to give businesses, charities, and individuals the chance to tell their success stories.
Our independent judges are waiting to receive your entries.
Each entry will be measured against the category criteria and the judges' four selected finalists in each will be announced in the Stratford Herald on Thursday, August 24, 2023, ahead of the awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza on Friday, October, 20.
Andy Veale, editor of the Stratford Herald, said: “We’re delighted to launch the 2023 Business and Tourism Awards as part of our commitment to supporting and celebrating the local economy. The process for applying is simple – it’s all here, online. We want to hear about your success and your stories, so please give as much detail as you can."
