2024 REGIONAL WINNERS

Winners will progress to National Final at Hilton Glasgow on 21st November 2024.

West of Scotland Thistle Awards
The 2024 West of Scotland Regional Winners | Delivered by VisitScotland

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
Dumfries House Lodge (The Kings Foundation), Cumnock

Best Hotel Experience
Glenapp Castle, Ballantrae

Best Self-Catering or Unique Stay
The Boathouse at Littlemill, Isle of Arran

Best Bar or Pub
RED Sky Bar, Glasgow

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Blackstone Clydesdales, Cumnock

Best Visitor Attraction
Glasgow Science Centre

Celebrating Thriving Communities
Friends of Dundonald Castle SCIO, Dundonald

Innovation in Tourism
Little's Chauffeur Drive, Glasgow

Rising Star Award
Hannah Cochrane, Scottish Event Campus

Climate Action Award
Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
SEA LIFE Loch Lomond, Alexandria

Tourism Individual of the Year
Fiona Campbell, Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers

Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards
The 2024 Aberdeen City and Shire Regional Winners | Delivered by Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
No 45, Ballater

Best Eating Experience
The Library at Douneside, by Aboyne

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
TwinPeakes FlyFishing, Strathdon

Best Bar of Pub
Harbour Inn, Gourdon

Best Hotel Experience
Kildrummy Inn, Alford

Best Self-Catering or Unique Stay
Cowden Farm Holidays, Stonehaven

Best Visitor Attraction
The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen

Climate Action Award
The Bay Fish and Chips, Stonehaven

Innovation in Tourism
Northern Frights and Fantasy Scotland, Portlethen

Celebrating Thriving Communities
We Too!, Aberdeen

Inclusive Tourism Award
Farm Stop, Portlethen

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Clan Cancer Support’s The Big Hop Trail, Aberdeen

Rising Star Award
Ellie Gray, The Chester Hotel

Tourism Individual of the Year
Alison Christie, Leonardo Hotel Aberdeen Airport

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
Fife Arms Hotel, Braemar

Central and East Thistle Awards 
The 2024 Central and East Regional Winners | Delivered by VisitScotland

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
Derrybeg Bed & Breakfast, Pitlochry

Best Eating Experience
Ballintaggart, Pitlochry

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Newton Farm Holidays & Tours, Forfar

Best Bar or Pub
The Barrelman, Dundee

Best Hotel Experience
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa, Dundee

Best Self-Catering or Unique Stay
The Bus Stop, Haddington

Best Visitor Attraction
The Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

Climate Action Award
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, Edinburgh

Innovation in Tourism
The Hickory Golf Workshop, Largoward

Celebrating Thriving Communities
The Enchanted Forest Community Trust, Pitlochry

Inclusive Tourism Award
Homelands Trust - Fife, Lundin Links

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Edinburgh's Hogmanay, Edinburgh

Rising Star Award
Annika Schneider, The Scotch Whisky Experience

Tourism Individual of the Year
Amanda Wrathall, EICC

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, Edinburgh

South of Scotland Thistle Awards
The 2024 South of Scotland Regional Winners | Delivered by South of Scotland Thistle Awards

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
Queensberry House B&B, Moffat

Best Eating Experience
The Globe Inn, Dumfries

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Mostly Ghostly Tours, Thornhill

Best Bar or Pub
Cross Keys Inn Ettrickbridge, Selkirk

Best Hotel Experience
The Ship Inn, Gatehouse of Fleet

Best Self-Catering or Unique Stay
The Outdoor Hotel, Dumfries

Best Visitor Attraction
Famous Blacksmiths Shop Visitor Attraction, Gretna Green

Inclusive Tourism Award
Trimontium Museum, Melrose

Rising Star Award
Thania Meneses Flores, Trimontium

Celebrating Thriving Communities
All Roads Lead to Whithorn, Whithorn

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Wigtown Book Festival, Wigtown

Tourism Individual of the Year
Kirsty Archer-Thompson, Abbotsford

Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards
The 2024 Highlands & Islands Regional Winners | Delivered by Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards.

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
Glenegedale House, Islay

Best Eating Experience
The Dipping Lugger, Ullapool

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Nevis Range, Torlundy

Best Bar or Pub
The Station Bar, Alness

Best Hotel Experience
Ness Walk, Inverness

Best Self-Catering or Unique Stay
Kabn Company, Cairndow

Best Visitor Attraction
Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge

Climate Action Award
Glen Mhor Hotel & Uile-Bheist Distillery and Brewery, Inverness

Innovation in Tourism
Loch Ness Hub and Travel, Inverness

Celebrating Thriving Communities
Loch Ness Hub and Travel, Inverness

Inclusive Tourism Award
Girls on Hills, Glencoe

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Eilean Dorcha Festival Ltd, Benbecula

Rising Star Award
Aedan Doig - Golf View Hotel & Spa, Nairn

Tourism Individual of the Year
Russell Fraser, Loch Ness Hub

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
The Pierhouse Hotel, Port Appin