The Blue Badge Access Awards are back after our last outing in 2019. We want to inspire architects, designers, staff and proprietors to reach higher standards, creating exceptional venues that make everyone a ‘first class citizen’ with thoughtful, design-led accessibility. The final for 2022/23 is on 28th April 2022 at award winning Hotel Brooklyn, Manchester ……….
If you want to attend buy tickets at Eventbrite and very reasonable they are. Hosted by Mik Scarlet there will be Food, Drink, Entertainment, the Ludicrous Loo Award (see a sample below) and special guests as well as our 2022/23 Nominees, who are:
HEWI Award, Best Luxury Hotel
Great Scotland Yard, London
Nimb Hotel, Copenhagen
Westin Hotel, London
Sea Containers, London
‘Liberty’ Award, Best Boutique Hotel
Hog Hotel, Lowestoft
Canvas & Campfires, Lampeter
Telegraph Hotel, Coventry
Village, Basingstoke
A Little Bit of Heaven, Cornwall
Calon y Fferri, Camarthen
Blue Badge Style Award, Best Bar
The Londoner 8 Bar
Tayer Elementary, London
The 40 Elephants, Great Scotland Yard
Runyon’s, Hotel Brooklyn
Johnny Walker Bar, Edinburgh
Conran Award, Best Restaurant
Aizle, Edinburgh
Fischers, London
Wood, Manchester
Nerdy Coffee Co, Shrewsbury
Warehouse, Covent Garden
Historic England, Best Venue in an Historic Building
Blenheim Palace
Warwick Castle
Cavendish Hotel, Bakewell
Ely Cathedral
Great Scotland Yard Hotel, London
HEWI Award, Best Accessible Toilet
8 Bar, The Londoner
Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth
Tate, Liverpool
Salvation Bar, Hotel Brooklyn, Manchester
The Shangri-La hotel, London
Space Centre, Leics.
Jose Pissarro, London
Kricket, Soho
Great Scotland Yard Hotel
Exception Award, Ludicrous (Accessible)
To be announced at the Awards Ceremony – Here’s a Sample
Casa Bastillo, Barcelona
Fleetwood Beach Wheelchairs
Strawberry Fields, Liverpool
Lothian Buses, Scotland
Hover travel
Grass Roots Community Centre, Romania
Purcell Architects, Norfolk County Hall
People’s Lift, Sesame Access
Inst. of Hospitality Award, Above & Beyond
Legoland, Windsor
Roarr Dinosaur Adventure, Norwich
kelly Staunton, Mottram hall Cheshire
Crumbs Project, Bournemouth
Bear Grylls Adventure Experience, Birmingham
Liverpool FC Stewarding Team
Hannah Scullion at Dine The Quarry House, Kent
Vindomora Lodges, Northumberland
Bespoke Hotels Award, Access Champion of The Year
Dee Jones, Sense Adventures
Lorraine Wing, Blenheim Palace
David Croft, A Haven For Others
Craig Johnson, Vindomora Lodges
Olivia Sklenar, Lothian Buses
Amy Francis-Smith, RIBA Architect
Neil Chapman, Hover Travel
Paul Bayliss, GM Hotel Brooklyn
Alex Vasquez, Activist, Disability & LGBTQI+
Celia Thomas Prize, Conceptual Design for Disabled Guests
To be Announced at The Awards Ceremony
The Microsoft Inclusive Guest Innovation
CL Design
Centaur Robotics
Kakana Accessible Fitness
Barnes Creative
The winners will be posted here after the 28th!!