A Stewartry business has scooped a prize at the first ever South of Scotland Thistle Awards.
The Beagle Country Pub and Barend Holiday Lodges near Sandyhills was named the tourism and hospitality employer of the year at the ceremony, held at the Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries.
Director, Sarah Gell, said: “It’s an honour to win the award for best hospitality employer tonight. We are keen to run a business that treats employees how we wish to be treated ourselves and it’s wonderful to have that recognised.
“Thank you to our great team for their hard work.”
The awards celebrate the best of the tourism and events industry, with Kitchen Coos and Ewes near New Luce landing the prize for best outdoor or adventure experience.
Owner Neale McQuistin said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have won this prestigious award. When we started to create our Highland Coo experiences all we had was a germ of an idea and a herd of coos in a field of dreams. Along with our fantastic wee team we built it and the people came.”
The ceremony was hosted by Lori Carnochan and sponsored by Caledonia Park Designer Outlet, The Borders Distillery, Fishers, the Scottish Licensed Trade Association and Johnstons of Elgin, with the winners going forward to the national VisitScotland Thistle Awards finals in December.
Thursday’s awards were organised by the South of Scotland Destination Alliance and supported by South of Scotland Enterprise.
Source: Daily Record
