We've been counting the nominations, and are now delighted to announce the 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards finalists for South East England! Congratulations to all the businesses on this list, who were selected based on the strength and high quality of entries received and thoroughly deserve their nominations. 

The public vote will open on Monday 2 March and will run through to Easter Monday (6 April). The winners will be announced in the spring and they will go on to be considered for the prestigious national championship, for which the UK winners in each category will be crowned and presented with the coveted ‘Rural Oscar’ at Westminster in July.

FINALISTS

Butcher

• F Conisbee & Son, Surrey
• Franklin's of Thorncote, Bedfordshire
  
• Merry Meats, West Sussex
• Park Farm Butchers, Kent
• R G Young and Son, Surrey
  
• Hook Norton Butchers, Oxfordshire
  

Local Food / Drink

• Sky Park Farm and Grazing Rooms, Hampshire
• Lacey’s Farm Shop and Butchers, Buckinghamshire
  
• Meadow Cottage Ice Cream, Hampshire
  
• Street Croft Farm, Hampshire
• Britwell Farm Shop, Oxfordshire
  
• Runcton Farm Shop, West Sussex
  

Pub

• Bricklayers Arms, West Sussex
• Crook and Shears, Hampshire
• Pub with No Name, Hampshire
• The Bear of North Moreton, Oxfordshire
• The Bell, Berkshire
• The Crossways, Surrey

Rural Enterprise

• Arlington Bluebell Walk and Garden, East Sussex
• Bignor Pumpkin Patch and Sunflower Maze, West Sussex
• Dynamic Ladies Shooting Club, West Sussex
• Frasers, Kent
• MB Farms, Kent
• Romney Marsh Wools, Kent

Village Shop / Post Office

• Chapel Stores, Hampshire
• Hursley Community Shop and Post Office, Hampshire
• Lodsworth Larder, West Sussex
• Kirdford Village Stores, West Sussex
• Rushlake Green Village Stores, East Sussex
• Turvey Corner Stores and Post Office, Bedfordshire