Email Gibson Park Caravan Club Site enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
Other places to stay in and around Melrose
Gibson
Park Caravan Club Site is nestled on the edge of Melrose in a
peaceful setting that is overlooked by the beautiful Eilden Hills, once
named Trimontium by the Romans.
A short walk from the caravan park gives you convenient access to the charming shops, restaurants and historic buildings in the town of Melrose, including the famous ruins of Melrose Abbey, the resting place of Robert the Bruce's heart.
Walking enthusiasts will be delighted when visiting Gibson Park Caravan Club Site, it leads up in the hills to 1,500 miles of footpaths inviting you to explore along the banks of the Tweed or hike up into the High Country to view the Borders' picturesque, rural patchwork.
Gibson Park Caravan Club Accommodation
The type of accommodation we offer at Gibson Park Caravan Club Site apart from the caravans is also tents.
Gibson Park Caravan Club Facilities
Toilet block on site
Disabled toilet and shower facilities
Laundry facilities
Motor Caravan Waste Point
Dog walks on site/adjacent
No late night arrivals area
There are 60 pitches
Tent pitches available
The earliest arrival time at this site is 12:00 Services
Payphones Available
Pets Welcome
Smoking Permitted
Credit Card Facilities
Mastercard
VISA Card
Kiosk/ Shop
Shop within 2 Miles / Mobile Shop
Public transport available within 1 mile
Supermarket, the closest are Tesco and Asda in Galashiels, about 4 miles
from the site.
Activities
Walking
The site has information on various local walks including along the River
Tweed.
Cycling
There are numerous cycle routes around the Borders towns and forests.
Information is available on site. The nearest National Cycle Network route
to this site is route number 1, Berwick to Edinburgh, part of the Coast
and Castles Cycle Route.
Nearby Sustrans cycle routes
Places of worship
Melrose Parish Church, Holt Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church and St.
Cuthbert’s Catholic Church are located in Melrose.
Attractions
The caravan site also gives you easy access to excellent cycle
routes as well as fishing in the River Tweed.
Nearby Gibson Park has 60 pitches for golfing enthusiasts and if you are
a fan of rugby, the second Saturday in April hosts the annual Melrose
Sevens Rugby Tournament.
Another event not to be missed is the colourful Melrose Festival, held
in mid June each year.
Harmony Garden
A delightfully tranquil walled garden comprising lawns, herbaceous and
mixed borders, vegetable and fruit areas, and a rich display of spring
bulbs.
The garden is set around an early 19th-century house (not open to the
public), built by Melrose joiner Robert Waugh, who named it Harmony after
the Jamaican pimento plantation where he had made his fortune.
Harmony Garden has excellent views of Melrose Abbey and the Eildon Hills
and is situated near
Priorwood Garden
The Ormiston, a striking red sandstone Edwardian building in the wedge-shaped
market square of the town of Melrose houses this small, modern and professional
exhibition.
Beyond the banners and sentries the corridor arch leads you past the huge
figure of centurion Arrius and the Trimontium Stone into the colourful
layout of panels, models, cases and photos.
There is a 40 minute audio guide telling the story of Romano-native Trimontium,
fortress, township, trading-post, amphitheatre and Dere Street bridge.
The Abbey Mill (Edinburgh Woollen Mill)
Whether you visit Melrose to view the world-famous Cistercian Abbey or
to explore the magnificent Scott country, be sure not to miss one of the
finest centres for Scottish knitwear in the country.
Email Gibson Park Caravan Club Site enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
