Announcing Scotland's 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards finalists!

We've been counting the nominations, and are now delighted to announce the first set of the 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards finalists! Congratulations to all the Scottish businesses on this list, who were selected based on the strength and quality of entries received and richly deserve their nominations. 

We will be in touch with full details of the next steps, including how the public vote works and how you can encourage your customers to support you. 

Further regional finalists will be announced later this month and into February, before the public vote. Regional winners will be announced in the spring and will be invited to attend a regional reception in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, before all regional champions are brought together at a prestigious reception at Westminster in July and the overall UK Champion in each category announced, winning the coveted ‘Rural Oscar’.

Butcher

• Balgove Larder, Fife
• Briggsy's Quality Butchers, Roxburghshire
• Butchery at Bowhouse, Fife
• Castle Game, Midlothian
• Highland Butchery, Kincardineshire
• Macbeth's Butcher and Game Dealer, Moray
  

Local Food / Drink

• Allanton Inn, Berwickshire
• Foraging Goat, East Lothian
• Humeston Byre, South Ayrshire
• The Ark, Dumfries and Galloway
  
• The Coo Shed, South Ayrshire
  
• The River Bothy, Scottish Highlands

Pub

• Buccleuch Arms, Scottish Borders
• George Hotel, Argyll
• The Blackadder Bar and Restaurant, Berwickshire
• The Flying Pig, Dumfries and Galloway
• The Gordon Arms, Berwickshire
• Wanlockhead Inn, Dumfries and Galloway

Rural Enterprise

• DGWGO Ltd, Dumfries and Galloway
• Fine Feathers, Scottish Borders
• Knockinaam Lodge Hotel, Dumfries and Galloway
• Scotlands Outdoor Centre, Dumfries and Galloway
• Scott Country International, Dumfries and Galloway
• The Pretty Wild Flower Company, Dumfries and Galloway

Village Shop / Post Office

• Ancrum Pantry, Scottish Borders
• Auchencairn Store, Dumfries and Galloway
• Broughton Village Store, Scottish Borders
• Brown’s Tobermory, Argyll
• Lochcarron Food Centre, Scottish Highlands
• Oxton Community Shop, Scottish Borders