Melrose Gibson Park Club Campsite

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Good for families

Lovely site but could do with some investment

The site is very well kept by the current wardens who are very friendly, helpful and efficient. My only negative comment is in the shower block, this is looking a bit tired and could do with a refurbishment. The site is in walking distance into town which has a Co-op literally minutes away from the site entrance. Melrose is well placed for great days out of local attractions. Definitely a gem in the club’s site portfolio. I digress now at my disappointment on the minority of members who think it is OK to leave dogs barking and to leave loo’s and showers in a state, this was the case at Melrose Gibson. When I started caravanning 30 odd years ago there was much more consideration towards others with a ‘leave as you would like to find’ attitude. One morning with only one shower available I found a used condom in the shower well. Says it all really.

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Biggles2

Caravanner

Reviewed on 25/09/2022 14:54

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Melrose is fab!

Thoroughly enjoyed our 3 night stay at Melrose club site - if I'd known how great Melrose is we would have stayed longer. We were very lucky with the weather which always helps 🙂 The location is very convenient, an easy walk to all local shops etc, and lots of dog friendly cafés and pubs in the town as well as independent shops. We bought a book of local walks from reception which was a bargain for £2 - spent two days exploring the local area with the help of this little book, including the challenge of the Eildon Hills. Beautiful scenery, interesting local history and some fabulous buildings including the Abbey of course. Didn't get in the car for the whole of our stay as everything you need is on the doorstep

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alou

Reviewed on 22/09/2022 18:28

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Choose your pitch with care!

Made the mistake of pitching about 4 pitches away from the toilet block - noisy extractor fans (2) run ALL NIGHT and sound like they are on their last legs! Earplugs made no difference so next morning moved to the top of the site - silence! PS Now that arrival time is 1pm virtually all new arrivals arrive at 1pm on the dot - it's just as chaotic as the old 12noon arrival! But,I was advised, the site staff can have their lunch in peace...

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Buteman

Caravanner

Reviewed on 13/09/2022 20:59

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Good for families

Great

Lovely site in a great location for the town and surrounding area. Site doesn’t have the feeling of spaciousness and I agree re the non Awning pitches being no better than a car park. Some road noise and bottle bank(car park but that’s to be expected from a town centre site.

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Poppy Poptop

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 06/09/2022 15:33

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Good for families

This caravan park is good and ideally located.

The wardens are very nice, friendly and helpful. Ideally situated with the Coop just at end of the road up from the site entrance. Loads of walks to do and beautiful countryside scenery. Will definitely be back.

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DouglasandNancy

Caravanner

Reviewed on 29/08/2022 17:42

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Good for families

Lovely site

Did a 1 night stop over here on way to the Fringe. Directions were excellent and site was virtually in the town so no car needed for a night out. Pubs are friendly and dogs are welcome in them. Good fish and chip shop in the town too. Well situated for walks and cycle tracks and for visit to Jedburgh and other sites of interest. Some pitches were nicer than others but that is the nature of being so close to built up areas. Dog walk on site too although there are plenty of places to go with dogs all around. Will return to take advantage of walking.

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Shakespeare

Reviewed on 27/08/2022 08:10

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Great site if you don’t end up on the Tarmac pitches

This site could not be more perfectly positioned, close to Melrose high street, a Coop at the end of the drive, and the River Tweed five minutes away for walker and dogs… the only drawback is the handful of Tarmac pitches situated behind reception, which we ended up on for one night after arriving at 5pm on a Friday. We were fairly relaxed about this but it is unfair having to cough up the same amount for what has been accurately described in previous reviews as being like a car park. Luckily we were able to move on to a proper pitch the following day so all was not lost. The wardens are lovely and the facilities are fine - though maybe we should have expected more for the price, but we will be back and next time will arrive earlier!

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NG66

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 25/08/2022 19:00

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Lovely Site got everything

The wardens are very nice, friendly and helpful, and go out of their way to make your stay a pleasant one. Ideally situated, Coop just at end of the road into the site. Loads of walks in beautiful scenery. Will be back soon loads more to see.

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Phil53

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 12/08/2022 12:56

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Good for families

Over priced tarmac pitch

POSITIVES. Great location for walking into Melrose, walking by the river, local attractions, cycling etc. Good quality facilities and helpful wardens. NEGATIVES...charging £38.40 for a small tarmac pitch next to the public car park and the Melrose Bottle Bank. Very noisy especially on collection day for the bottle bank. MORAL... Do not book a pitch without awning as you may end up on the tarmac area. If only need to stay in Melrose for one night you may as well stay in the public car park for free.

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Phil J Otley

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 06/08/2022 16:56

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Pitch disappointment - to put it mildly

Great location, thought we had taken a wrong turn, as we drove down the High Street, but no, there was the little sign. Melrose is lovely, the Abby, places to eat and independent shops and a good sized Co-Op at the entrance. However, the facilities on site desperately need an update, especially the showers and the little stool in the shower needs to go. If you are unlucky, like we were, you will get a pitch around the back of Reception, they are tarmac, it looked and felt like we were pitched in a car park. Pitching between two wooden markers, meant we had nowhere to sit, I suspect these pitches are for Motorhomes (smaller models) and camper vans, who are staying for one night, we have a caravan and had booked for 4 nights. Be aware, these pitches are the same price as all the other lovely grass and hard standing pitches, I went to Reception and checked, we paid £32 per night. If we had not just had a five and a half hour journey, we would have left. You may ask why we choose the pitch, we didn’t, we were told that was our pitch. Would we go back? No, we would be worried we would end up on pitch 8 again.

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Jazzer

Reviewed on 01/08/2022 17:21

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