2026 REGIONAL FINALISTS

Browse the 2026 Aberdeen City & Shire Finalists below.

NB: Please visit the Aberdeen City & Shire Thistle Awards for further information or to book tickets for this region.

Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards

Best Accommodation or Unique Stay

Boutique Farm Bothies

Grampian Campervan Hire & Campsite

Logie Newton Lodges

Best Bar or Pub

The Craftsman Company

The Harbour Bar Gourdon

The OldWorkshop

Best Community Tourism & Events Initiative

Aberdeen Arts Centre

Aberdeenshire Volunteers

Taste of Buchan event

Best Eating Experience

Black Faced Sheep - Aboyne

Clunie Dining Room - The Fife Arms

Skylark Brasserie - The Marcliffe Hotel

Best Hotel

Marcliffe Hotel

Maryculter House

Sandman Signature Hotel & Spa

Best Outdoor or Adventure Experience

Farm Stop

Twin Peakes Fly Fishing

Wild Braemar

Best Self-Catering or Exclusive Use

Boutique Farm Bothies

Gairnshiel

Logie Newton

Best Visitor Attraction

Castle Fraser

Farm Stop

Glen Garioch

Climate Action Award

NTS Birks Pond at Castle Fraser

Tall Ships 2025

Employer of the Year

The Fife Arms

Hilton and Aloft Aberdeen TECA Hotels

Leonardo Hotels Aberdeen

Inclusion Award

Alan Findlater - Luxe Scotland

Dr Gordon Drummond - Cairngorm Bothies

Lynne McKenzie - NTS

Individual of the Year

Alan Findlater - Luxe Scotland

Dr Gordon Drummond - Cairngorm Bothies

Lynne McKenzie - NTS

Innovation Award

Tall Ships

Waulkmill Menagerie

Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival

Aberdeen Christmas Village

Stonehaven Fireballs

Tall Ships 2025

Rising Star Award

Gavin Ord - Aberdeen Dyce Hotel

Natalie Harper - The Marcliffe Hotel

Stuart Rattray – Glen Tanar

Winners will be announced at the Aberdeen City & Shire Thistle Awards on 18th September 2026 at The Chester Hotel, Aberdeen

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