Meet your 2025 Countryside Alliance Awards finalists!

The nominations have been tallied and we're now pleased to announce your 2025 finalists for Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland! A huge congratulations to all businesses who have reached this stage.

The next stage of the Countryside Alliance Awards will be opening soon, when we put the decision to a public vote, giving you the chance to vote for your favourite businesses. Keep an eye on this page - and our social media channels - to find out when voting opens to the public!

Wales

Butcher

• N S James, Raglan
• Rikki Lloyd Butchers, Welshpool
• M E Evans, Wrexham
• Bromfields, Abergavenny

Local Food / Drink

• GASM Drinks, Powys
• Cig Carw Llŷn Venison, Pwllheli
• Velfrey Vineyard, Pembrokeshire
• Fork Handles Farm Shop, Powys

Pub

• The Tair Bull Inn, Powys
• Holland Hotel, Anglesey
• Glan yr Afon, Gwynedd
• Wynnstay Hotel, Gwynedd

Rural Enterprise

• Lewis's Farm Shop, Wrexham
• The Vale Grocer, Denbigh
• Coterie Leather, Pembrokeshire
• Ty Ceffyl Bach, Llandyrnog

Village Shop / Post Office

• Rhoose Village Store and Post Office, Barry
• Llandyrnog Village Shop and Post Office, Denbighshire
• Woosnam & Davies, Powys

SCOTLAND

Butcher

• Macbeth's Butcher and Game Dealer, Moray
• We Hae Meat, Ayrshire
• Castle Game, West Lothian
• Balgove Larder, Fife

Local Food / Drink

• The Coo Shed, Ayshire
• Five Kingdoms Brewery, Dumfries & Galloway
• Anderson and Sondergaard Wild Game Charcuterie, Berwickshire
• Scott's of Kelso, Scottish Borders
• Kenmore Bakery, Perthshire

Pub

• Ship Inn at Drummore, Wigtownshire
• Selkirk Arms, Dumfries & Galloway
• The Allanton Inn, Berwickshire
• The Gordon Arms, Berwickshire
• Inchmurrin Island Hotel, East Dunbartonshire

Rural Enterprise

• Loch Arthur, Dumfries & Galloway
• Bowhouse, Fife
• The Sports Shop, Dumfries & Galloway
• Glencoast, Sutherland
• The Real Food Cafe, Crianlarich

Village Shop / Post Office

• Whitburgh Farms - Humbie Hub, East Lothian
• Carfrae Farm Shop, East Lothian
• Laide Shop Post Office, General Store & Filling Station, Wester Ross
• Nisa Shop, Perthshire

Northern ireland

Butcher

• McMasters Butchers, Carrickfergus
• O'Doherty's, Enniskillen
• Marquess Meats, Antrim
• O'Kane Meats of Claudy, Londonderry
• McGreevy's Butchers, Downpatrick

Local Food / Drink

• Sinton's at the Bridge, Craigavon
• Maegden, Bushmills
• The Dairy Bistro, Butchers and Farm Shop, Larne
• Wine and Brine, Craigavon
• The Sweet Life by Lauren, Armagh
• Ballyboley Dexters, Co. Down

Pub

• Head o' the Road, Craigavon
• Tomneys Bar, Dungannon
• Johnny Joe's McCollum's Bar, Ballymena
• The Happy Landing, Londonderry
• Friels, Maghera

Rural Enterprise

• Causeway Coast Foodie Tours, Coleraine
• Ellie Mo's Coffee Shop, Portadown
• Nora's Coffee Shop, Enniskillen
• Garden Fresh & Lily's Flowers, Craigavon
• Ballee Pharmacy, Ballymena

Village Shop / Post Office

• Eurospar Maghaberry, Lisburn
• The Village Store, Loughgall, Armagh
• Duffy Thomas & Sons Ltd, Downpatrick
• Centra Donaghmore, Dungannon
• Spar Tobermore, Magherafelt