"New car parking for over 140 vehicles is being created"
Inevitable really...
"The new Peel development will set a new landmark in terms of green tourism"
Perhaps.
"The Glentress Peel project has been awarded £8.4 million"
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3 AUGUST 2010 NEWS RELEASE No: 13877
Business boost at top Borders tourist attraction
Forestry Commission Scotland wants to hear from dynamic and innovative businesses about providing high quality services at the new Glentress Peel development when it opens next Spring.
The new tourism development aims to be a five star visitor attraction providing high quality services on a far larger scale than before.
Three business opportunities are now on offer:
• The operation of a catering business providing high quality food in a large new café/restaurant;
• A retail opportunity to provide a biking/outdoor/hire shop serving well over 200,00 mountain bikers; and
• Innovative ideas are being sought for additional businesses which could be complementary or separate to the catering and biking/outdoor services.
Alan Stevenson from Forestry Commission Scotland said:
“The Glentress Peel development will be the showcase for the Scottish Borders and a gateway for the south of Scotland.
“As part of the world famous 7stanes mountain bike network and with a variety of scenic walking trails, Glentress forest has a huge footfall of over 300,000 visitors each year, making it the top tourist attraction in the Borders.
“The new Peel development will set a new landmark in terms of green tourism and we want to hear from highly motivated, experienced and creative businesses that might work with us to make the most of the fantastic new facilities.”
The Peel buildings will sit in 12 acres of landscaped woodland and open space, all connected by a network of paths and a road. New car parking for over 140 vehicles is being created and a whole new interpretative plan will link the whole forest and Tweed Valley Forest Park together.
The development has been built on sustainable principles, using Douglas Fir from Glentress for the buildings. Rainwater is being collected from the café roof for the bike wash and a state of the art woodfuel boiler will provide heat and hot water for the all the buildings.
Expressions of interest are to be received by Friday 20th August 2010. For more information on the applications process and the Peel site, log on to http://www.forestry.gov.uk/glentress.
Notes to news editors
1 Forestry Commission Scotland serves as the Scottish Government’s forestry directorate http://www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland.
2. The Glentress Peel project has been awarded £8.4 million in funding in total to create a showcase site for the Tweed Valley Forest Park. £200k of support has been granted from SportScotland and £740k from Scottish Enterprise
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