Several Chester businesses are in the running for 'coveted' awards.

Muddy Stilettos has revealed the finalists of its 2025 Cheshire Muddy Awards.

Voted for by local residents, the awards aim to celebrate 'independent lifestyle businesses'.

Five finalists have been named in each of the 21 categories, with the Cheshire winners then being put forward for the 'Best of the Best' National Muddy Awards.

A spokesperson for the awards said: "We wish every brilliant business nominated could make it through, but there can only be five finalists in each category, and now the Muddy readers will vote for who should win the coveted Cheshire Award."

Chester is well represented, with the likes of Storyhouse, Oddfellows Chester, Chester Zoo, and Twenty Eight up for awards.

Make sure to show them your support by submitting your vote by 1pm on April 15 here.

Below you will find the list of every finalist, with Chester businesses highlighted in bold.

2025 Cheshire Muddy Awards Finalists

Arts, Culture & Theatre

• Cinemac Cinema (Macclesfield)
• Silk Museum (Macclesfield)
• Storyhouse (Chester)
• The Lyceum Theatre (Crewe)
• The Rex (Wilmslow)

Bar

• Dexter and Jones (Knutsford)
• Little Tap (Tarporley)
• Six Nantwich (Nantwich)
• Suburban Green (Wilmslow)
• Wallop (Knutsford)

Beauty Salon / Clinic

• Enhance Beauty Prestbury (Prestbury)
• Care of the Skin (Wilmslow)
• Headspa HQ (Chester)
• Hoole Medi Spa (Chester)
• Nu Skin Lymm (Lymm)

Boutique Stay

• Cheshire Boutique Barns (Wrenbury)
• Oddfellows Chester (Chester)
• Tattenhall Marina (Tattenhall)
• The Pheasant Inn (Tattenhall)
• The Roebuck Inn (Mobberley)

Café

• Just Between Friends (Wilmslow)
• Neki Cafe (Knutsford)
• Nook & Cranny (Alderley Edge)
• Tatton Perk (Knutsford)
• Yas Bean (Macclesfield)

Casual Dining

• All Things Nice (Macclesfield)
• Cafe De Paris (Nantwich)
• Modern Farmhouse (Alderley Edge)
• St Martha (Nantwich)
• The Flower Cup (Chester)

Children's Business

• Baby, Loves (Wilmslow)
• Bizzybods (Nantwich)
• GB Crew (Nantwich)
• Polly and Tots (Tarporley)
• Signed Sealed Delivered (Wilmslow)

Destination Pub

• The Cholmondeley Arms (Cholmondeley)
• The Church Inn (Mobberley)
• The Fox & Barrell (Tarporley)
• The Inn at Huxley (Huxley)
• The White Horse Pub Churton (Churton)

Event Venue

• Arley Hall & Gardens (Northwich)
• Owen House Wedding Barn (Mobberley)
• The Hidden Bar at 94 (Knutsford)
• The Oak Tree of Peover (Knutsford)
• The Old Doghouse at the Inn (Allostock)

Family Experience

• BeWILDerwood (Whitchurch)
• Castaway Play (Congleton)
• Chester Zoo (Chester)
• Dunham Massey (Dunham)
• Tatton Park (Tatton)

Farm Shop / Deli

• Kenyon Hall Farm (Warrington)
• Rose Farm Shop (Tarporley)
• The Cheshire Smokehouse (Morley Green)
• The Hollies Farm Shop (Little Budworth)
• The Lambing Shed (Knutsford)

Florist

• Bramble & Blooms (Tarporley)
• Chelsea Flowers (Wilmslow)
• Dafferns (Knutsford)
• Reva Botanicals (Tarporley)
• The Potting Shed (Alderley Edge)

Hair Salon

• Benny & Co Hair Studios (Knutsford)
• Clay & Blossom (Ashley)
• Gareth West Hairdressing (Knutsford)
• House of Quirk (Northwich)
• Vain (Chester)

Hotel

• Carden Park (Chester)
• Manor House Hotel & Spa (Alsager)
• Mottram Hall (Macclesfield)
• Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa (Nantwich)
• The Chester Grosvenor (Chester)

Lifestyle Store

• Baile Home (Tarporley)
• Bird & Bay (Lymm)
• Detaljer (Knutsford)
• Homebird (Wilmslow)
• R. I Home (Knutsford)

Local Food / Drink Producer

• Forest Distillery (Macclesfield)
• Lost Barn Coffee (Malpas)
• Real Fruit Creamery (Knutsford)
• Three Wrens Gin (Cholmondeley)
• Weetwood Ales (Kelsall)

Restaurant

• Groobarbs Field Kitchen (High Legh)
• LI~LY By Aiden Byrne (Knutsford)
• Linden Stores (Knutsford)
• Terrarium (Tarporley)
• Twenty Eight (Chester)

Sport & Fitness Instructor

• Dr Emily Wilkinson, AW Muscle and Fitness Gym (Bollington)
• Nantwich Functional Fitness (Nantwich)
• RST Personal Training (Wilmslow)
• Tandy Health and Fitness (Nantwich)
• VT Personal Training (Macclesfield)

Wellbeing Specialist

• Aqua Massage Therapy (Mobberley)
• Maintain Independence (Nantwich)
• Sanare Spa (Tarporley)
• Sarah Clayton Reflexology Manchester (Knutsford and Macclesfield)
• Woodside Apothecary (Macclesfield)

Women's Style

• Black White Denim (Wilmslow)
• Blushing Susie (Wilmslow)
• Cocoranti (Knutsford)
• Tuula (Alderley Edge)
• Walk The Line Vintage (Nantwich)

Yoga / Pilates Studio

• Ashtanga Studios (Sandbach)
• Satya Sanctuary (Knutsford)
• Soul Reformer (Knutsford/ Hale)
• The Farm Club (Pickmere)
• Yoga On the Edge (Alderley Edge)