Runnymede Hotel & Spa, Egham, Surrey

Our design division Studio Loci were commissioned by the Chorus Group and Hotel Owners to work on the landscape master plan and the hard and soft landscape details. The hotel was refurbished in 2009/2010 and the improvement of the external areas were integral to the clients re branding of the 4 star hotel.

LDC carried out the construction of the new landscape scheme which achieved a distinctive style echoing the riverside vernacular. Coppiced willows and cornus together with clipped hornbeam hedges formed the structure planting. Semi mature coppiced osiers and birch were varieties were the key trees. Reeds and sedges were planted in the wet areas. In the drier areas tall grasses evoked the informal ‘reed bed’ character. The boundary zones were designed low maintenance incorporating wildflower meadow and native planting.

Client: Chorus Group

Landscape Architect: Studio Loci

Main Contractor: LDC Ltd