UK lifestyle platform Muddy Stilettos has announced that entries have opened for The Muddy Stilettos Awards 2025. The awards recognise independent lifestyle businesses in the UK and run across 35 counties.

For 2025, the awards have 21 lifestyle categories, including four new categories – Best Family Experiences, Best Sports & Fitness Instructor, Best Women’s Style and Best Wellbeing Specialist.

Nominations are open until 13 March. 

Nominations process:

Round 1:

Nominating favourite local businesses (25 February – 13 March)

Round 2:

The top 5 businesses with the most nominations in each category will go through to the regional finals (25 March – 15 April). Public voting lasts until 1 pm on 15 April, with regional winners being announced on 30 April.

Round 3:

Regional winners from every category will automatically go through to the prestigious national finals (18 June–25 June). The Muddy Stilettos editors will judge who is the ‘Best of the Best’ in each category, announcing the national winners on 25 June.

To nominate and for more information, visit muddystilettos.co.uk.