Celebrating the Muddy Awards 2025: The Sherborne Makes the Regional Finals!
On 25 March 2025, the curtain came down on this year’s Muddy Stilettos Awards — and what a whirlwind it was. The cocktail glasses were overflowing as the awards reached an astonishing 11 million people nationally over eight weeks, with more than half a million votes cast. Wild, joyful, wonderfully bonkers — everything we love about Muddy!
Now in their 12th year, the Muddy Awards remain a cherished celebration of the UK’s most vibrant independent businesses. Free for all to enter and firmly rooted in community support, they champion the creative places and people who make our towns and villages richer.
We’re thrilled to have been shortlisted — and to reach the regional finals!
This year, The Sherborne was shortlisted in the category:
Best Arts, Culture & Theatre
Culture vultures, spill the beans! Which local theatre, gallery, arts centre, comedy club or boutique cinema hits all your creative buttons?
Thanks to the wonderful support of our visitors, friends, and local community, we made it all the way to the regional finals for Dorset, Somerset & Bristol — a huge achievement in such a thriving cultural landscape.
While the overall winner in our category was the fantastic Artsreach (Dorchester) — a heartfelt congratulations to them — we were honoured to stand alongside a group of inspiring finalists:
Taunton Brewhouse
The Atkinson Gallery
The Old Stores Studio
Artsreach
To be recognised at this level, and in such brilliant company, truly means the world to us.
A heartfelt thank you from all of us at The Sherborne
Whether you voted, visited, shared our work, or simply cheered us on, thank you. Your support is the foundation of everything we do, and being named a regional finalist is a testament to this incredible community.
Looking ahead
As we move through our spring and summer seasons — and towards an exciting year of exhibitions, performances and heritage celebrations — we do so with renewed energy and gratitude.
Here’s to creativity, curiosity, and a bright cultural year ahead.
With warmest thanks,
The Sherborne Team
