Fiona Jarvis, founder of Blue Badge Style
Ceremony & Cocktail Party on 5 October at Lutyens
Blue Badge Style have announced the shortlist for their third annual Blue Badge Style Awards, plus their new sponsors, news organisation Thompson Reuters.
The Blue Badge Style Awards recognise the effort that stylish hotels, restaurants and bars have made to attract guests with disabilities. The shortlist includes venues from Brancaster to Bristol, Edinburgh to London. There’s a country restaurant, urban bars, Italian, French & German restaurants, a bank and even an airport. Zetter, One Aldwych, the German Gymnasium and Dorsett are shortlisted for more than one award.
Founder, Fiona Jarvis says:
“We want everyone to get have an exciting social life. Too often people with disabilities don’t go out because they don’t know what to expect when they get there. With the Blue Badge Style Awards and app, they can be sure of a good time! Join us at the ceremony to find out who wins”.
Awards Shortlisted venues are:
Best Bar
There will be two awards for Best Bar, budget and upmarket
White Horse at Brancaster, Norfolk
No. 1 Duke St, Richmond, London
Caminos, Kings Cross, London
Urban Standard, Bristol
Pint Shop, Cambridge
Ginger’s, Purnell, Birmingham
Harvey Nichols, Bristol
One Aldwych, London
Zetter Townhouse, Clerkenwell, London
Cloud 23, Manchester
Bellanger, London
Best Restaurant – sponsored by Conran and Partners. There will be two awards; budget and upmarket.
Scran and Scallie, Edinburgh
Polpo, Covent Garden, London
Ben Tunniclffe, Cornwall
Albion at the Boundary, London
Bryn Williams, Porth Eirias
Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow
The French, Manchester
Casa Mia, Bristol
HH& Co at Lime Wood Hotel, New Forest
Five Fields, Chelsea, London
German Gymnasium, Kings Cross, London
M Victoria St, London
Best Boutique Hotel/Resort
Gwel an Mor, Port Reath, Cornwall
Hope St, Liverpool
Ace Hotel, Shoreditch, London
Dakota, Glasgow
Zetter, Clerkenwell, London
Edition, Berner’s St., London
G&V, Edinburgh
South Place Hotel, London
Dorsett, Shepherd’s Bush, London
Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire
Best Loo
The Ivy, Kensington, London
Zetter Marylebone, London
German Gymnasium, Kings Cross, London
Restaurant Story, London
One Aldwych, London
Danni Garcia Marbella, Spain
Chiltern Firehouse, London
There will also be an award for the most ludicrous loo.
Best Listed Building – sponsored by Historic England
Alhambra, Bradford
Bank of England, Threadneedle St, London
Booking Office restaurant, St Pancras, London
Beaumont Hotel, Mayfair, London
Dorsett, Shepherd’s Bush, London
Best European Venue
G Hotel Galway, Ireland
Stuttgart Airport, Germany
Steirerecke, Vienna, Austria
Binafidet, Menorca, Spain
Lanchid 19 Hotel, Budapest, Hungary
Award for going Above and Beyond to help people with disabilities
D and D London
Bank of England
Hailo Taxi Drivers
Individual Restaurants
The Awards are being judged by founder of Blue Badge Style, Fiona Jarvis, Tina Norden, Project Director at Conran and Partners, Christos Passas, Design Director at ZHA (Architects) and journalist, Alex Taylor.
Venue
The Awards will be made at a ceremony and cocktail party at Lutyens Restaurant, London at 6pm on 5th October. Top mixologist, Tony Conigliaro, has prepared one of his signature cocktails with a Blue Badge Style twist for the Awards.
Sponsors
Conran and Partners have designed of some of the most accessible places in the world and are now sponsoring the Best Restaurant Award. Historic England is sponsoring the Listed Building Award. The Blue Badge Style Awards are also supported by accessible bathroom maker HEWI, news organisation Thompson Reuters and disability magazines, Able andPos’Ability.
Tickets
To find out who wins, come along to the Awards ceremony on 5 October. Carers go free and tickets for the ceremony are available at EventBrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blue-badge-style-awards-ceremony-tickets-26828300168.
