2019 / 2020 WINNERS

National Winners

Best Bar / Pub
The Pot Still, Glasgow

Best Cultural Event or Festival
Paisley Halloween Festival

Best Hotel Experience
The Dunstane Houses, Edinburgh

Best Business Event
All-Energy Exhibition and Conference 2019, Glasgow

Best Heritage Tourism Experience
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway

Best Informal Eating Experience
The Real Food Cafe, Tyndrum

Best Outdoor / Adventure Experience
Landrover Experience Scotland, Dunkeld

Best Self Catering Accommodation
Eagle Brae, Strathglass

Best Visitor Attraction
The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum

Best Restaurant Experience
l'escargot blanc, Edinburgh

Best Sporting Event
Salomon Skyline Scotland™ 2018, Kinlochleven

Inclusive Tourism
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018

Innovation in Tourism
Invisible Cities, Edinburgh

Tourism & Hospitality Hero
James Ryan, Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre

Most Hospitable B&B / Guest House
Glenegedale House, Isle of Islay

Working Together for Tourism
Aberdeen International Airport and its Northern Lights Lounge food and drink suppliers

The Silver Thistle Award was presented to Brigadier David Allfrey.  

Special Commendations were awarded to TEDSummit 2019 (Best Business Event), Glasgow Science Centre (Inclusive Tourism) and Northlands B&B in the Most Hospitable B&B/Guest House.

Special Recognition Award was awarded to The 2019 Solheim Cup.

Regional Winners

Central Fife & Tayside, Lothian & Borders and West Regions

Best Bar / Pub
Criterion Bar, St Andrews
The Pot Still, Glasgow
Rutherfords Micro Pub, Kelso



Best Heritage Tourism Experience
The Library of Innerpeffray, Crieff
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway
Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin

Best Informal Eating Experience
27 Elliot's, Edinburgh
The Real Food Cafe, Tyndrum
Tantrum Doughnuts, Glasgow

Best Cultural Event or Festival
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018
Paisley Halloween Festival
WILDHOOD Festival, Kinross

Best Hotel Experience
Auchrannie Resort, Isle of Arran
The Dunstane Houses, Edinburgh
The Old Manse of Blair, Blair Atholl

Best Outdoor / Adventure Experience
Galloway Cycling Holidays, Castle Douglas
Land Rover Experience Scotland, Dunkeld
Wild Tree Adventures, Melrose

Best Restaurant Experience
Blackaddie House Hotel, Restaurant with Rooms, Sanquhar
l'escargot blanc, Edinburgh
Monachyle Mhor Hotel, Lochearnhead

Best Visitor Attraction
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Heads of Ayr Farm Park
The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum

Most Hospitable B&B / Guest House
Ashfield House Boutique B&B, Arrochar
Kingsmuir House, Peebles
Northlands Bed & Breakfast, Pitlochry

Best Self Catering Accommodation
Crosswoodhill Farm Holiday Cottages, by West Calder
Ross Bay Retreat, Kirkcudbright
Straloch Highland Retreats, Blairgowrie

Innovation in Tourism
Catchpenny Safari Lodges, East Neuk
Invisible Cities, Edinburgh
Scottish Submarine Centre, Helensburgh

Regional Ambassador
Debbie MacCallum, Tourism St Andrews
Linda Johnston, Auchrannie Resort

Regional Rising Star
Craig MacDonald, Wee Heroes / Transcend Escape Rooms
Joseph Sellars, Historic Environment Scotland, Dumbarton Castle
Natalie McLachlan, The Four Sisters Boatel

Working Together for Tourism
Ride Scottish Borders - A project from The Southern Uplands Partnership, Galashiels
Visit South West Scotland, Sandquhar

Tourism & Hospitality Hero
Anne Daly, Mary’s Meanders
Jerry Beaulier, Tourism St Andrews Beach Wheelchair Chairman
Ralph Porciani, Trump Turnberry

Special Commendations were awarded to Lammermuir Festival 2019: Beautiful Music, Beautiful Places for Best Cultural Event or Festival and Jack Power, Trump Turnberry for Regional Rising Star


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