2023 REGIONAL WINNERS

Winners will progress to National Final at Hilton Glasgow on 1st December 2023.

Central and East Thistle Awards
The 2023 Central and East Regional Winners | Delivered by VisitScotland

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
Newton Farm Holidays & Tours, Inverarity

Best Eating Experience
Drift, North Berwick

Best Outdoor Experience
Foxlake Adventures, Dunbar

Best Bar or Pub
The Original Rosslyn Inn, Roslin

Best Hotel Experience
Cromlix, Dunblane

Best Self-Catering Accommodation Experience
Lindores - Stay Ride Relax, Cupar

Best Visitor Attraction
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, Edinburgh

Inclusive Tourism Award
RSPB Loch Leven, Kinross

Celebrating Thriving Communities
Alloa Hub - Community-Led Visitor Centre

Innovation in Tourism
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, Edinburgh

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa, St Andrews

Tourism Individual of the Year
Katie Scott, The Real Mary King's Close

Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards
The 2023 Aberdeen City and Shire Regional Winners

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
The Auld Kirk, Ballater

Best Eating Experience
Amuse by Kevin Dalgleish, Aberdeen

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Down on the Farm, Fraserburgh

Best Bar or Pub
The Craftsman Company, Aberdeen

Best Hotel Experience
Ferryhill House Hotel, Aberdeen

Best Self-Catering Experience
Grampian Campervan Hire, Huntly

Best Visitor Experience
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen

Climate Action Award
Cairngorm Bothies & Lodges

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Spectra, Aberdeen

Celebrating Thriving Communities
Royal Deeside Golf Week, Aboyne

Inclusive Tourism Award
Crathie Opportunity Holidays, Ballater

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
The Aberdeen Altens Hotel, Aberdeen

Tourism Individual of the Year
Ian Pithie, Gordon Highlanders Museum

West of Scotland Thistle Awards
The 2023 West of Scotland Regional Winners | Delivered by VisitScotland

Best Bar or Pub
The Brae, Dreghorn

Best Hotel Experience
Auchrannie Resort, Isle of Arran

Best Self-Catering Accommodation Experience
Jack's Alt-Stays, Millport

Best Eating Experience
Lamlash House, Newmilns

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Pinkston Watersports, Glasgow

Best Visitor Attraction
The Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Celebrating Thriving Communities
Rediscovering the Antonine Wall Project, West Dunbartonshire Council, Dumbarton

Inclusive Tourism Award
Glasgow Science Centre

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Dandelion Festival 2022, Glasgow

Climate Action Award
Glasgow Life; Tourism and Conventions

Innovation in Tourism
Mharsanta, Glasgow

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

Tourism Individual of the Year
Alan McDougall FIH, Crowne Plaza

South of Scotland Thistle Awards
The 2023 South of Scotland Regional Winners | Delivered by South of Scotland Destination Alliance

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
Nithbank Country Estate, Thornhill

Best Eating Experience
Allanton Inn, Berwickshire

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Kitchen Coos & Ewes, Newton Stewart

Best Bar or Pub
The Cross Keys Inn Ettrickbridge, Selkirk

Best Hotel Experience
Cringletie Hotel, Peebles

Best Self-Catering Accommodation Experience
Arden Holiday Cottage, Dumfries

Best Visitor Attraction
Trimontium Museum, Melrose

Climate Action Award
Nithbank Country Estate, Thornhill

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Borders Book Festival, Melrose

Celebrating Thriving Communities
The Devil's Porridge Museum, Eastriggs

Innovation in Tourism
Dalscone Farm Park, Dumfries

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
Barend Holiday Lodges & The Beagle Country Pub, Dalbeattie

Tourism Individual of the Year
Melanie Allen, Nithbank Country Estate

Highlands and Islands Thistle Awards
The 2023 Highlands and Islands Regional Winners | Delivered by Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards

Best B&B or Guest House Experience
Melfort House, Oban

Best Eating Experience
Edinbane House, Edinbane

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience
Wilderness Scotland, Aviemore

Best Bar or Pub
MacGregor's Bars, Inverness

Best Hotel Experience
Duisdale House Hotel, Isle of Skye

Best Self-Catering Accommodation Experience
The Tin Shed, Moray

Best Visitor Attraction
Seabirds and Seals - The Original Noss Boat Tours, Shetland

Climate Action Award
Wilderness Scotland, Aviemore

Innovation in Tourism
Stories of Scotland Podcast, Nairn

Celebrating Thriving Communities
Gairloch and Loch Ewe Action Forum (GALE), Gairloch

Inclusive Tourism Award
Seabirds and Seals - The Original Noss Boat Tours, Shetland

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
HebCelt Festival, Stornoway

Tourism & Hospitality Employer of the Year
The Drumossie Hotel, Inverness

Tourism Individual of the Year
Michael Golding, Visit Inverness Loch Ness