Awards

Dales Traditional Butchers are an award winning butchers based in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. Please take a look through a summary of the awards that we have won recently – perhaps it may inspire you to buy one of our award winning products using our online butcher’s shop?

2022

The World Championship Scotch Pie Awards

We enjoyed another successful year at The World Championship Scotch Pie Awards with 2022 being the third year in succession where Dales Butchers came away with top honours in the cold savoury category. This year it was our recently introduce Pork & Chorizo pie that excited the judges taste buds. The two previous years successes went to our Pork & Mr Vikkis Chilli Jam and Pork & Black Pudding pies.

Dales Butchers Cumbria Diamond Award winners for cold savoury at the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards 2020

Diamond Award – Cold Savoury

Pork & Chorizo

A first awards outing for this recent addition to the Dales Butchers pie range.

Gold Award – Cold Savoury

Pork & Black Pudding

Not just the top spot, Dales Butchers also landed the second place Gold award with our previous year’s winner – Pork & Black Pudding. This pie also came away as Class Winner at the British Pie Awards in 2020.

Gold Award – Steak Pie

Steak Pie

Always a top choice at Dales Butchers, our steak pie was recognised with a Gold Award. Although this award was presented for our individual steak pie, the same recipe is also available in 6″ family pie and 10″ extra-large pie options.

Gold Award – Sausage Roll

Pork Sausage Roll

We were very pleased to receive a Gold Award for our pork sausage roll at this year’s awards too. A big favourite with the many visitors we get to Kirkby Lonsdale, as well with our regular customers, it’s generously filled and seriously meaty!

Silver Award – Macaroni Pie

Macaroni Pie

Although it’s only a silver award, to come away with any award in this category is a great result. The macaroni pie is very much a Scottish speciality, so we’re thrilled to have been ranked in the top 3!

2021

A big year for Dales Traditional Butchers, when we proudly received the award of Britain’s Best Butchers Shop at the Meat Management Industry Awards. We also landed a nice, highly commended award for our steak and kidney pie at the British Pie Awards.

UK Butcher’s Shop of the Year

Meat Management Industry Awards

We proudly received the award of Britain’s Best Butchers Shop at the Meat Management Industry Awards

Highly Commended Steak & Kidney Pie

British Pie Awards

We also landed a nice, highly commended award for our Steak & Kidney Pie!

2020

A massive award winning year for Dales Butchers!

Great recognition for our much loved pies at Dales Traditional Butchers, at the British Pie Awards & World Scotch Pie Championship!

Another nice feather in our cap at the British Pie awards was our Pork & Black Pudding pie being awarded the most points of any pie out of all the competition’s entries.

A huge award – Butcher of the Year – was awarded to us by the Manchester & North-West Prestige Awards!

Although not winning any of the major awards, we did make it to the finalist stages for five category-leading Diamond awards at the Q Guild Smithfield Awards.

Class Winner

Pork & Black Pudding Pie

Gold Award for the Melton Mowbray class

Best Small Producer

Melton Mowbray Pies

We won the bst small producer for the Melton Mowbray class!

Diamond Award – Haggis Savoury

Scotch & Haggis Pie

Our twist on the classic Scotch Pie but combined with our award winning Haggis!

Dales Butchers Cumbria Diamond Award winners for cold savoury at the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards 2020

Diamond Award – Cold Savoury

Pork & Haggis Pie

Class winning Diamond Award for our innovative Pork & Haggis Pie!

Gold Award – Cold Savoury

Scotch & Haggis Pie

Our Diamond winning pie from the Haggis Savoury also took a Gold award in the Cold Savoury class!

Q-Guild Smithfield Awards

Finalist

We made it to the finalist stages for five category-leading Diamond awards at the Q Guild Smithfield Awards!

2019

Q Guild Smithfield Awards – Ready Meals – GoldChicken Jambalaya

Q Guild Smithfield Awards – Ready To Eat – GoldCumbrian Roasted Silverside

Great British Butchers Awards – Best British Meat Kebab – Finalist

Great British Butchers Awards – Best British Kitchen Ready Product – Finalist

Great British Butchers Awards – Best British Cold Eating Pie – Finalist

2018

Q Guild – National BBQ Awards 2018

A product that is still proving popular to this day, our Garlic and Rosemary marinated Lamb Rump scooped the Supreme Champion title at the Q Guild – National BBQ Awards in 2018.

2017

World Scotch Pie Championships – GoldPork & Chilli Jam Pie

UK Sausage Week Awards – WinnerBest Independent Butcher & Traditional Sausage

2016

AHDB Product Awards – Gold Guinness Black Pudding

UK’s Best Sausagemaker Champion of Champions – FinalistPork & Caramel Sausage

2012

Britain’s Star Sausages – North West Winner

British Pie Awards – ChampionPork & Damson Pie

2010

Britain’s Star Sausages – North West Winner

British Pie Awards – ChampionPork & Damson Pie

BPEX Champion of Champions – FinalistPork & Haggis Sausage

British Sausage Week Awards – North West Finalist

BPEX Roadshow Award s – Speciality Cold Eating Pie – ChampionPork & Haggis Pie

BPEX Roadshow Awards – ChampionBlack Pudding