The results are in from the 2016 Blue Badge Style Awards, supported by Conran and Partners, Thomson Reuters and Hewi accessible bathrooms. All of the nominated venues are now officially holders of the BBS Recommendation with ratings of 2 or more BBS Ticks. The judging was extremely close and all nominees should be congratulated on their ‘style with accessibility’. However, there could only be one winner for each award. After much deliberating and a fantastic ceremony, we can officially announce that the winners are:

 

Blue Badge Style Best Budget Bar

Winner – No. 1 Duke St, Richmond, London

White Horse at Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk

Caminos, Kings Cross, London

Urban Standard, Bristol

Pint Shop, Cambridge

 

Blue Badge Style Best Upmarket Bar

Winner – Bellanger, London

Ginger’s, Purnell, Birmingham

Harvey Nichols, Bristol

One Aldwych, London

Zetter Townhouse, Clerkenwell, London

Cloud 23, Manchester

Mik Scarlet, Compere For The Night, Presenting Award For Best High End Bar To Claire O'Sullivan GM at Bellanger
Mik Scarlet, Compere For The Night, Presenting Award For Best High End Bar To Claire O’Sullivan GM at Bellanger

Blue Badge Style Best Budget Restaurant

Winner – Bryn Williams, Porth Eirias

Scran and Scallie, Edinburgh

Polpo, Covent Garden, London

Ben Tunniclffe, Cornwall

Albion at the Boundary, London

 

Blue Badge Style and Conran and Partners Best Upmarket Restaurant

Winner – German Gymnasium, Kings Cross, London

Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow

The French, Manchester

Casa Mia, Bristol

HH& Co at Lime Wood Hotel, New Forest

Five Fields, Chelsea, London

M Victoria St, London

Simon Kincaid, Jennifer Hunt & Katharine Harding From Conran and Partners Receiving Best High End Resto on Behalf of German Gymnasium
Simon Kincaid, Jennifer Hunt & Katharine Harding From Conran and Partners Receiving Best High End Resto on Behalf of German Gymnasium

 

Blue Badge Style Best Boutique Hotel

Winner – Dakota, Glasgow

Gwel an Mor, Port Reath, Cornwall

Hope St, Liverpool

Ace Hotel, Shoreditch, London

Zetter, Clerkenwell, London

 

Blue Badge Style Best Luxury Hotel

Winner – South Place Hotel, London

Edition, Berner’s St., London

G&V, Edinburgh

Dorsett, Shepherd’s Bush, London

Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire

Best Luxury Hotel Presented to Lisa Kendall From South Place Hotel
Best Luxury Hotel Presented to Lisa Kendall From South Place Hotel

 

Blue Badge Style Best Loo

Winner – German Gymnasium, Kings Cross, London

The Ivy, Kensington, London

Zetter Marylebone, London

Restaurant Story, London

One Aldwych, London

Danni Garcia Marbella, Spain

Chiltern Firehouse, London

Kate Pass From DandDLondon Accepting The Award That Everyone Wanted to Win - Best Disabled Loo, Won By German Gymnasium.
Kate Pass From DandDLondon Accepting The Award That Everyone Wanted to Win – Best Disabled Loo, Won By German Gymnasium.

 

Blue Badge Style Most Ludicrous Loo

‘Winner’ – Tom’s Kitchen, London

Café Murano

Hotel du Vin

Armani, Milan

Dinner, Heston Blumenthal

Tom's Kitchen Chelsea Won Ludicrous Loo - A Lovely Well Equipped Loo Wasted By The Lack Of Room To Move!!
Tom’s Kitchen Chelsea Won Ludicrous Loo – A Lovely Well Equipped Loo Wasted By The Lack Of Room To Move!!

 

Blue Badge Style and Historic England Best Listed Building

Winner – Beaumont Hotel, Mayfair, London

Alhambra, Bradford

Bank of England, Threadneedle St, London

Booking Office Restaurant, St Pancras, London

Dorsett Hotel, Shepherd’s Bush, London

Oliver Milne-Watson, F&B Manager The Beaumont Hotel, Accepting Award For Best Venue In A Listed Building, From Sukhvinder Singh Of Historic England
Oliver Milne-Watson, F&B Manager The Beaumont Hotel, Accepting Award For Best Venue In A Listed Building, From Sukhvinder Singh Of Historic England

 

Blue Badge Style Best European Venue

Winner – Steirereck, Vienna, Austria

G Hotel Galway, Ireland

Stuttgart Airport, Germany

Binafidet, Menorca, Spain

Lanchid 19 Hotel, Budapest, Hungary

Charlie Allen (Father of The Chef) Accepting Award For Steirereck Restaurant, Vienna - Best European Venue
Charlie Allen (Father of The Chef) Accepting Award For Steirereck Restaurant, Vienna – Best European Venue

 

Blue Badge Style Above and Beyond Award

Winner – Bank of England

D and D London

Hailo Taxi Drivers

Individual Restaurants

Rob Foster Accepting 'Above & Beyond' For Bank of England - They Made The Historic Building Accessible For Both Employees & Visitors
Rob Foster Accepting ‘Above & Beyond’ For Bank of England – They Made The Historic Building Accessible For Both Employees & Visitors

 

Blue Badge Style Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner – Charlie Lyons, Sesame Lifts

Life Time Achievement Went To Charlie Lyons Creator of the Magic Sesame Lifts That Make Stairs Retract To Reveal a Wheelchair Platform - Totally Elegant Access Solution
Life Time Achievement Went To Charlie Lyons Creator of the Magic Sesame Lifts That Make Stairs Retract To Reveal a Wheelchair Platform – Totally Elegant Access Solution

What a fun night and so great to see so many disabled people having a good night out, including 8 Gold Medal Paralympian Sophie Christiansen. More to follow including the gossip of the night!??…………The response was so positive that BBS Awards 2017 will definitely be bigger.

8 Gold Dressage Paralympian, Sophie Christiansen, Fiona BBS & Judge Alex Taylor With His PA In Red
8 Times Gold Medal Paralympian, Sophie Christiansen, Fiona BBS & Judge Alex Taylor With His PA In Red
Me (BBS Founder, Fiona), The Girls From Bellanger & Judge Alex Taylor, Journalist (Plus PA - red Shirt)
Me (BBS Founder, Fiona), The Girls From Bellanger & Judge Alex Taylor, Journalist (Plus PA – He Gets Everywhere)

 

 

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