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. 

Voting is now OPEN! Rally your community and share this link to show your support and vote for your chosen Scottish champions.

Voting will run for the next six weeks and will close at midnight on Sunday 15 March. Alongside public voting, our judging panel will also weigh in, based on finalist responses.

The Scottish winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in May, and will then go on to represent Scotland at the prestigious national Champions’ Reception at the House of Lords in July, where the UK winners in each category will be crowned and presented with the coveted ‘Rural Oscar’. 

FINALISTS

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