First stage of revamp at Borders holiday park is completed

A popular Borders holiday park has unveiled a series of major luxury upgrades, featuring architecturally-designed accommodation, community spaces and a new bar and owners’ lounge.
By Kevin Janiak
Published 16th Aug 2023, 13:14 BST
Updated 16th Aug 2023, 13:14 BST
The upgrades, which celebrate the site’s history and natural surroundings, are part of a £8 million investment in Springwood Estate Holiday Park which will take place over the coming years.The upgrades, which celebrate the site’s history and natural surroundings, are part of a £8 million investment in Springwood Estate Holiday Park which will take place over the coming years.
The upgrades, which celebrate the site’s history and natural surroundings, are part of a £8 million investment in Springwood Estate Holiday Park which will take place over the coming years.

The revamp, which celebrates the site’s history and natural surroundings, are part of an £8m investment in Springwood Estate Holiday Park, which will take place over the coming years.

Located near Kelso, the park was purchased by Cove UK in July 2022. Within a year of ownership, the company has delivered its first phase of redevelopment on the site.

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The works, designed by architects UNICK Consulting, include 29 new luxury holiday homes complete with driveways, a communal firepit community space and a play area surrounded by natural wildflowers, and bordered by the River Teviot. Five new riverside premium lodges have also been built, designed with glass-faced balustrades, hot tubs, wildflower gardens and open space wide lawns.

Additionally, the historic Roxburgh house stables have been refurbished to create a purpose-built luxury owners’ lounge featuring indoor and outdoor dining and social spaces, a sunken garden, with rustic firepits set within the original cobbled courtyard.

Kyle Robertson, general manager at the park, said: “Springwood is a tranquil holiday haven immersed in nature – and these upgrades go a long way to improving the park and the amenities on offer.

“The new lodges are of a really high specification and will appeal to small groups, couples and families who want high-end, beautifully-designed accommodation. Our new bar and owners’ lounge area welcomes everyone – it’s open to owners, hire fleet guests and residents of the retirement village with ample parking spaces, lovely indoor and outdoor areas, and it’s dog-friendly.

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“The upgrades will help us, as a business, meet the demand for the ever-growing number of guests exploring this wonderful part of the country. We’ve seen a huge rise in demand already.

“In addition to the new accommodation and facilities, we have also opened up the entire park to focus on dog-friendly walks and riverside strolls along the banks of the River Teviot.

"Everything has been designed to embrace the park’s natural environment.”

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