Recently returned from a 4 night stay at Melrose. I've been here many times before, and the walks direct from the site or just a short drive away are fantastic. The circular route across the chain bridge, then along the banks of the Tweed is excellent, as is the route out to Newstead and return by the Tweed. Good local shops and a co-op 2 mins from the site. Good friendly staff, and a the usual first class facilities. Yes, you can hear kids playing at the school next door, and the floodlights for the tennis courts outside the site also illuminate an area of the site really brightly. Only suggestion I have is that the staff should be equipped with a means to grit the entire site, and not just around the facilities. The ice on the roads on the site was 'lethal'!