Wilton Lodge Park

Hawick’s Wilton Lodge Park is one of the most picturesque town parks in Scotland and has been a popular location for local people and visitors to enjoy for over a century. Around 250,000 people visit the 107-acre park each year and with its wide-ranging facilities having been enhanced as part of a £3.64million regeneration scheme supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Scottish Borders Council. The Elliot Bandstand hosts a number of concerts and performances as part of the Wilton Lodge Park summer series of events. The Walled Garden, complete with glasshouse, is maintained by volunteers, who have won awards for their work. The glasshouse is a valuable growing and learning space, plus offering shelter during inclement weather. The play park is one of the most impressive in the south of Scotland and has proved hugely popular with children of all ages enjoying the facilities on offer. the park also has a series of cycle path improvements, funded through SUSTRANS, as well as the Smarter Choices, Smarter Places fund to promote cycling. Hawick Museum, which sits within the park, has a park gallery, local history and exhibition space. While close by is the popular café, adjacent to the McLaren Bridge, named after the famous Hawick rugby commentator Bill McLaren, who also has a statue in the park. The park also has a waterfall walk, outdoor classroom and a number of the unique shelters, fountains and memorials. The park is positively received by visitors with online reviews rating Wilton Lodge Park a top visitor attraction for the whole family.