We’re excited to announce that The Middlewick has been awarded Bronze in the Café & Tearoom of the Year category at the Bristol, Bath, Somerset & Gloucestershire Tourism Awards 2025!
The Bristol, Bath, Somerset & Gloucestershire Tourism Awards shine a spotlight on the best of the region’s tourism and hospitality industry, recognising excellence in areas such as customer service, sustainability and community engagement.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have reached the finals. To be recognised alongside some of the best cafes and tearooms in the region is a huge honour and a testament to the hard work of our amazing team and the support of our local community.”
Members of The Middlewick team attended the award ceremony in Bath in November, where we celebrated the best of the best of the region’s tourism businesses. It was so inspiring to rub shoulders with the passionate people behind hospitality in Bath, Bristol, Somerset and Gloucestershire.
The awards mean a lot to the teams behind these (usually small) businesses; it was clear that for many of them, tourism and hospitality is a passion as much as it is a profession. And, the dress code — Sustainably Stylish — was very much up our street as an eco friendly business. We want to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s winners.
Nell Barrington, Awards Director, said:
“It was a brilliant celebration with such a positive atmosphere. Our winners were outstanding and really show what makes this region so special. Huge congratulations to them all and thank you to all our loyal supporters and sponsors. Thanks also to everyone who supported our raffle, and who gave incredible prizes. We raised an amazing £2,000 to support our charity sponsor Age UK Somerset.”
Our 2025 award
- Bronze in Best Cafe/Tea Room of the Year
Past awards
In 2024, we won 5 awards at the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism awards. From these, we were put forward to the awards for the entire South West of England, winning:
- Silver in Best Cafe/Tea Room of the Year
- Silver in Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award
- Bronze in Dog Friendly Business of the Year
In 2023, we received the following awards:
- Gold in Dog Friendly Business of the Year
- Gold in Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award
- Silver in Best Cafe/Tea Room of the Year
- Silver in the New Tourism Business Award
- Silver in Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year
Previously, we won:
- Gold in Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year, 2022
- Bronze in the Spa and Wellbeing Experience of the Year, 2022
- Gold in Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year, 2021
- Silver in Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year, 2020
- Silver in the Spa and Wellbeing Experience of the Year, 2020
- Bronze in the Tourism Innovation Award, 2020
- Silver in the Business Events Venue of the Year, 2019
- Gold in the Self Catering Accommodation of the Year, 2018
A little more about us…
The Middlewick is a unique destination at the base of Glastonbury Tor, with Accommodation, Café, Farm Shop and Spa in one beautiful location. Our café, which is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake, and offers some of the best views in Somerset. Each year The Middlewick welcomes visitors, holidaymakers and retreat guests from all over the world.
We built our café in 2022, and the unique design is among the most eco-friendly buildings in the UK. Our menus are based on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, and our friendly staff always provide a warm welcome. Tucked into the café is a small farm shop offering local produce, gifts, books and magazines.
