26 January, 2026
Announcing the Wales 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards finalists!
We’re excited to share the finalists in the 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards...
View DetailsWe’re excited to share the finalists in the 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards for Wales. From small rural enterprises to local favourites, the businesses featured here impressed with their clear commitment to and impact on countryside communities.
Finalists will be contacted with details of the next stage, including how the public vote works and how you can encourage your community to lend their support when voting opens on 2 February.
Welsh winners will be revealed at a reception in the Senedd on the 9th of June 2026, before joining competitors from Northern Ireland, England and Scotland in Westminster in July to compete for the UK national title and the prestigious ‘Rural Oscar’.
FINALISTS
Butcher
- Douglas Willis, Gwent
- Gwalia House, Conwy
- WJ George Butchers & the Delipot, Powys
Local Food / Drink
- Blaenafon Cheddar Company, Torfaen
- Bragdy Cybi, Holyhead
- Dolwen Welsh Lamb & Beef, Denbighshire
- Square Farm Shop, Monmouthshire
Pub
- Tafarn Sinc, Pembrokeshire
- The Butchers Arms, Glamorgan
- The Griffin Inn, Powys
- The Prince Llewelyn Inn, Powys
Rural Enterprise
- D J Tyres, Ceredigion
- Glanusk Country Store and Gun Room, Powys
- Lesters Farm Shop, Flintshire
- Welsh Organic Tannery, Carmarthenshire
Village Shop / Post Office
- ESCO, Powys
- Kinmel Bay Post Office, Conwy
- Corwen Village Shop and Convenience Store, Denbighshire
