Blog (Award Winners) - Visit Monmouthshire

Congratulations to The Angel Hotel in Abergavenny, ranked the Best Foodie Hotel in the UK by The Times.

The Walnut Tree near Abergavenny and The Whitebrook in the Wye Valley both retained their Michelin Stars for 2025.

The Whitebrook ranked as one of the top 100 restaurants in the UK for the 5th year in a row.

There was fantastic success for Monmouthshire's producers at the 2024 Great Taste Awards last week, with five businesses achieving a total of 11 stars, including the highest award of three stars for Black Welsh Lamb's organic, pasture-fed mutton shoulder.

Five Monmouthshire sites achieve Green Flag awards, plus another thirteen sites receive Green Flag Community Awards.

Congratulations to White Castle Vineyard on winning another Decanter World Wine Award.

Congratulations to the team at Silver Circle Distillery, based in the Wye Valley, on winning two Silver Awards at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).

The Walnut Tree and The Whitebrook retain their Michelin stars for 2024, with The Whitebrook also achieving a coveted Michelin Green Star.

Congratulations to the Black Bear Inn near Usk on being ranked the best Gastropub in Wales (and one of the top 100 in the UK) on the annual Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub list.

For the fourth time in a row, The Whitebrook Restaurant with Rooms has made the prestigious Harden's list as one of the top 100 restaurants in the UK (and top three in Wales).