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.
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!
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 – Gold – Chicken Jambalaya
Q Guild Smithfield Awards – Ready To Eat – Gold – Cumbrian 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 – Gold – Pork & Chilli Jam Pie
UK Sausage Week Awards – Winner – Best Independent Butcher & Traditional Sausage
2016
AHDB Product Awards – Gold – Guinness Black Pudding
UK’s Best Sausagemaker Champion of Champions – Finalist – Pork & Caramel Sausage
2012
Britain’s Star Sausages – North West Winner
British Pie Awards – Champion – Pork & Damson Pie
2010
Britain’s Star Sausages – North West Winner
British Pie Awards – Champion – Pork & Damson Pie
BPEX Champion of Champions – Finalist – Pork & Haggis Sausage
British Sausage Week Awards – North West Finalist
BPEX Roadshow Award s – Speciality Cold Eating Pie – Champion – Pork & Haggis Pie
BPEX Roadshow Awards – Champion – Black Pudding
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