The UK’s best hotels, restaurants, and their teams have been revealed at the AA Hospitality Awards last night in a glittering ceremony at Grosvenor House in London.

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Top L-R: Llanerch Vineyard (Hotel of the Year, Wales), Mark Birchall (Chefs’ Chef), The Pig (Hotel Group of the Year)

Bottom L-R: The Cellar (Restaurant of the Year, Scotland), Swinton Park (Sustainable Award), The Bonnie Badger (Restaurant with Rooms, Scotland)

Returning with an in-person ceremony for the first time in three years, and hosted by TV presenter Gabby Logan, the awards honoured the best hospitality establishments in the UK across twenty-six categories, including AA Restaurant of the Year, AA Hotel of the Year, the newly launched AA Accessible Award, AA Spa Hotel of the Year, AA Wine Award, AA Chefs’ Chef, AA Lifetime Achievement Award and AA Housekeeper of the Year.

Simon Numphud, Managing Director at AA Media said: “It was great to be back at Grosvenor House after three years and to celebrate the greatest hospitality establishments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The past few years have been incredibly tough for the hospitality sector, from lockdowns to travel restrictions, supply chain issues to the rising cost of living, but these awards have highlighted how our industry, time and time again, has worked tirelessly to overcome adversity and create unforgettable experiences for the public. We would like to congratulate all the winners and shortlisted establishments for their hard work, passion and dedication to providing hospitality to the highest standards.”

The winners of the AA Hospitality Awards 2022 are:

Chefs’ Chef

· Mark Birchall, Chef Patron of Moor Hall, Aughton, Lancashire

Restaurant of the Year

· England – Socius, Burnham Market, Norfolk

· London – Chez Bruce, London SW17

· Wales – Gem 42, Newport

· Scotland – The Cellar, Anstruther, Fife

Hotel of the Year

· England – Grantley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire

· London – Pan Pacific London, London EC3

· Wales – Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, South Wales

· Scotland – The Balmoral, Edinburgh

· Northern Ireland – The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat, Templepatrick, County Antrim

Restaurant with Rooms

· England – The Angel at Hetton, North Yorkshire

· Wales – Crug Glâs Country House, Solva, Pembrokeshire

· Scotland – The Bonnie Badger, Gullane, East Lothian

Spa Hotel of the Year

· Lime Wood, Lyndhurst, Hampshire

Hotel Group of the Year

· The Pig Group

Small Hotel Group of the Year

· Iconic Luxury Hotels

Accessible Award

· Rudding Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Sustainable Award

· Swinton Estate, Masham, North Yorkshire

Food Service Award

· Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, London W1

Finalists:

o Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London W1

o Lympstone Manor Hotel, Exmouth, Devon

Wine Award

· England – The Vineyard, Newbury, Berkshire

· Wales – The Grove, Narberth, Pembrokeshire

· Scotland – UNALOME by Graeme Cheevers, Glasgow

College Restaurant of the Year

· Senara Restaurant, Truro & Penwith College

Finalists:

o The Brasserie, Milton Keynes College

o The Classroom, Cardiff & Vale College

Lifetime Achievement Award

· John Williams MBE

Outstanding Contribution Award

· Northcote: Obsession, Langho, Lancashire

Housekeeper of the Year

· Diane Payne from Rockliffe Hall in Darlington, County Durham

New 4 Rosettes

· Bohemia Restaurant, St Helier, Jersey

· The Dining Room at Whatley Manor, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

· Edinbane Lodge, Edinbane, Highland

· The Fernery at The Grove, Narberth, Pembrokeshire

· The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant, Crieff, Perth & Kinross

· Grace & Savour, Solihull, West Midlands

· The Ledbury, London W11

· Ormer Mayfair, London W1

· Social Eating House, London W1

New 3 Rosettes

· Arkle at Chester Grosvenor, Chester, Cheshire

· The Chubby Castor, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

· Coast Restaurant, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire

· The Dipping Lugger, Ullapool, Highland

· The Dower House Restaurant at the Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath, Somerset

· The Flitch of Bacon, Little Dunmow, Essex

· The Great House, Lavenham, Suffolk

· HAAR, St Andrews, Fife

· Hammer & Pincers, Wymeswold, Leicestershire

· The Jackdaw, Conwy

· Langshott Manor, Horley, Surrey

· The Loch & the Tyne by Adam Handling, Old Windsor, Berkshire

· New Yard Restaurant, Helston, Cornwall

· Opheem, Birmingham, West Midlands

· Rafters Restaurant, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

· Restaurant 22, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

· Restaurant 8, Birmingham, West Midlands

· Restaurant Folium, Birmingham, West Midlands

· The Seacliff Restaurant, Sandy Cove Hotel, Ilfracombe, Devon

· The Sir Charles Napier, Chinnor, Oxfordshire

· The Victoria Oxshott, Leatherhead, Surrey

· White Swan at Fence, Burnley, Lancashire

New 5 Red Stars

· Cameron House on Loch Lomond, Balloch, West Dunbartonshire

· The Grove, Narberth, Pembrokeshire

New 4 Red Stars

· Bowood Hotel, Golf & Spa, Calne, Wiltshire

· Congham Hall Hotel and Spa, Grimston, Norfolk

· Homewood, Bath, Somerset

· Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, Cumbria

· Storrs Hall, Windermere, Cumbria

New 3 Red Stars

· The Bildeston Crown, Bildeston, Suffolk

· Glewstone Court Country House, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire

· The Pig in the South Downs, Arundel, West Sussex

The full list of this year’s AA Hospitality Awards winners can be found at: https://business.ratedtrips.com/awards/aa-awards-2022