The multi award winning Wilton Lodge Park is situated in the picturesque Teviot valley on the Western outskirts of the Scottish Borders town of Hawick. Within the park's 107 acres there are a wide range of features and activities available to all. The formal sports facilities include pitches for rugby, football and tennis courts with a putting green and crazy golf for the less energetic among us. Across the river Teviot the nearby Volunteer Park provides a modern play area and state of the art outdoor artificial pitches.

For the visitor seeking more sedate pastimes a walk through the wrought iron main gates along the tree-lined avenue overlooking the river is merely an appetizer for the visual pleasures that are on the menu in Wilton Lodge Park. Passing the steeply “hump-backed” Laurie Bridge, well cared for formal gardens come into view, around Wilton Lodge house, which was formerly the centre of the estate and now contains the town’s museum and art gallery. The gardens to the front of the house feature a large ornamental fountain, wishing well and numerous specimen trees from around the globe. To the west, beyond the war memorial and sensory garden, the Dean Burn enters the park in spectacular fashion tumbling down a six metre waterfall before making its more tranquil journey to the river Teviot which runs between Wilton Lodge and Volunteer Parks. Crossing the Dean Burn bridge and passing the memorials to Hawick’s two greatest motorcycle racers, Jimmie Guthrie and Steve Hislop, the park takes on a different character. Opening out into an area of tree-lined walks and clear spaces.