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WELCOME to Peebles! Tourists were greeted with a far from picture postcard image at the town"s biggest caravan park this week.

Bulldozers can be seen digging up Rosetta Caravan and Camping Park just as the summer tourist season gets underway.

One angry holidaymaker insisted he had to cancel a relaxing holiday with his grand-children because diggers had turned the idyllic beauty spot building site.

He claimed there were no signs warning of heavy machinery, a high-voltage electric cable was left exposed, and the park had become a health and safety hazard.

However, site owners Olympus Leisure insisted the caravan park was safe and work was currently ongoing to expand the site to keep up with demand from visitors holidaying at home this summer.

The company revealed it is building 10 new bases for static caravans to accommodate new and bigger vehicles. However, while four holidaymakers had to be relocated from their normal pitch, it pointed out work was restricted to weekdays to limit any disruption.

But Olympus Leisure refuted claims that the Rosetta Road park had become a health and safety hazard.

A spokesman said: 'We have seen more and more holidaymakers coming to Peebles for a break in the past year and we are committed to upgrading our facilities to keep up with demand.'

The park, which offers accommodation for touring caravans, motor vans and tents, has already taken on three new staff to cope with the surge in stay-at-home visitors avoiding the poor exchange rate abroad.

Rosetta Caravan and Camping Park is set in 47 acres of grounds surrounding a late Georgian mansion and, according to its website, staff endeavour to make the park as beautiful today as it was back in the early 19th Century when the house was constructed.

It boasts: 'The park is very spacious with plenty of room for children to play, or adults to just sit and relax. Our aim at Rosetta is to give you a quiet and relaxing holiday in beautiful surroundings which we feel we have accomplished by previously winning the Best Park in Scotland award.'

This article appeared in Peeblesshire News 08 May 09

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mary
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May 11, 09:43
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i am one of the 4 caravaners moved to a new pitch they gave us no notice to move on promiseing to move my van and awning they wrecked my awning and put us in a muck hole also the diggers were going on saturday to get pitchs ready they stopped after we complained i have some photos to post on you tube to tell people what the site is like you might as well take your van to a building site i feel that this mess will take a lot of tourest away from beuitifull peebles we are moving of site after 4 years as the way the company treats it seasonal caravaners is not right they were quick enough to ask for our monies on november to pay our fees early one thousand and fifty pounds a yesr did they need our momey to start digging lovely site wasted will never get it back to the same as the lovely trees are being pulled out and what a waste of a site the clays who owned the site was be very upset at what this company has done to there old park

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Margaret
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May 15, 08:48
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Easter weekend I have a pitch at peebles and decided to use the Hayloft for a meal it looked good but was not cooked in the middle we sent the meal back and had a angry confrontation before getting our money refunded I then went to my van and half way through the night the power went off I went back to join my husband in the hayloft to find that a dead mouse was on the bar window sill and had been there in its trap all night. I was shocked that no one had removed it discretely but left it there.Although I still use the site I will not eat at the hayloft or drink there. I saw a hobby being moved last week with the awning still attached. I use the site alot of the time dureing the week as well as the weekends as I work four on and four off it was not the idyllic site that I first came onto

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Evelyn
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May 19, 22:44
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As a camper, caravan tourer then seasonal let at Rosetta Caravan Park for over 15 years my family and I have enjoyed happy times in the town and with the residents. Alas it is time to depart. Nobody should be treated with the contempt and disdain that Rosetta treats its paying seasonals. Instead of enjoying a peaceful weekend we arrive to a building site the diggers having been moved in without any comment or apology for inconvenience. In fact we are told it doesn't concern us! Some tourers are told to get their caravans off the pitches immediately and one family, who were attending a family funeral arrived to find their caravan in the building works. So it is time to leave for another site. Thank you Peebles for your hospitality over the years. A pity Rosetta does not feel the same to its loyal paying customers.

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mary fallan
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May 25, 09:29
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yes margaret it was my van that was moved with the awning still on it they said that no way are they paying for a new one the manager said he would but next no as his bosses at olympus holidays said to claim on my insurance we have been treated rotten at rossetta all they seem to do is tell lies we are in a lovely site at innerleithan the couple who own the site are really nice what a delight to be in a park that treats you well 5 of us seasonals have moved from rossetta to tweedside in innerleithan

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