Quotation
020226/BOW/GLAM-WALK
Bowater - Glamis Walk Through
Bowater Ridge
St Georges Hill
Weybridge
KTY13 0PA
Area
KTY13 0PA
Zone
BW-GLWT
The walk from Glamis to Bowater Lodge is unified by subtle, low-level lighting, gently linking spaces and preserving atmosphere.
Garden Lighting Solutions by Eagle & Spear provides professionally designed and installed exterior lighting systems. Each installation is developed with a focus on balance, durability and long-term performance, using robust fittings and disciplined installation methods. Lighting is introduced carefully to enhance gardens, landscapes and architecture after dark, without visual excess.
The pathway between Glamis and Bowater Lodge is softly illuminated to guide movement with subtle, low-level lighting concealed within planting. The fountainhead and adjacent seating area are gently accented in warm white, creating a calm focal point and inviting pause, while maintaining visual comfort and cohesion within the wider landscape scheme.
The walk through
Clients choose Garden Lighting Solutions by Eagle & Spear for a calm, professional approach and attention to detail. Thoughtful design, robust installation and long-term planning combine to deliver exterior lighting systems that feel considered, dependable and quietly impressive.
The Brief
Scope & Client Requirements
Lighting design is guided by how a space is used, how it is experienced after dark, and how it will evolve over time. Each fitting is carefully selected and positioned with intent, allowing for adjustment to suit different seasons, planting changes, and desired visual effects. This adaptable approach ensures the installation remains balanced, practical, and visually comfortable—offering flexibility in mood and emphasis while continuing to perform beautifully both now and in the years ahead.
Location (Existing)
The walkthrough area between Glamis and Bowater Lodge plays a crucial role in unifying the overall lighting masterplan. Rather than being treated as a separate corridor, it is designed as a transitional space that gently links both properties through a consistent warm-white palette and disciplined lighting approach.
Low-level fittings will be discreetly integrated within planting beds and along pathway edges to guide movement safely without drawing attention to the light source itself. The intention is to create a calm, intuitive flow that subtly carries the visual language of both schemes — architectural restraint, selective highlighting and preserved darkness.
Feature moments, such as the fountainhead and seating area, will be softly accented to encourage pause while maintaining cohesion. Collectively, this section ensures the entire estate reads as one considered, holistic composition after dusk.
The Plan
Proposed Lighting Approach
Lighting design is guided by how a space is used, how it is experienced after dark, and how it will evolve over time. Each fitting is carefully selected and positioned with intent, allowing for adjustment to suit different seasons, planting changes, and desired visual effects. This adaptable approach ensures the installation remains balanced, practical, and visually comfortable—offering flexibility in mood and emphasis while continuing to perform beautifully both now and in the years ahead.
To deliver the walkthrough lighting plan between Glamis and Bowater Lodge, we will implement a carefully zoned low-voltage system designed to unify both properties through a consistent and restrained lighting language. The installation will begin with connection to strategically positioned transformers, utilising existing power supplies where possible to minimise disruption while maintaining long-term reliability and compliance.
Cabling will be routed discreetly within planting beds and along natural edges of the pathway to avoid visible intrusion. Low-level fittings will be concealed within borders and beneath foliage, providing gentle guidance along the curved route without exposing the light source. Beam spreads will be selected to softly wash the paving surface rather than create bright pools of light, ensuring visual comfort and preserving the surrounding darkness.
Feature elements such as the fountainhead and seating area will be selectively accented with controlled warm-white illumination, creating subtle focal points that encourage pause while remaining in harmony with the broader scheme.
All fittings will be carefully aimed and commissioned at dusk to achieve balance and continuity. The result will be a seamless transition between Glamis and Bowater Lodge, delivering a cohesive, elegant night-time journey that ties the entire estate together.
Imagined look 1
Imagined look 2
Light Fittings
Proposed Lighting Fittings - 4 Key Foundation Fittings
The proposed light fittings have been carefully selected to deliver a warm, natural and refined night-time appearance, enhancing planting, trees and architectural features without harshness or glare. All fittings are professional-grade, designed specifically for permanent outdoor use, with robust construction, high-quality materials and precise optical control.
A warm white light palette is used throughout the scheme to create a calm, welcoming atmosphere that complements planting, masonry and timber finishes. This colour temperature reveals texture and depth while remaining subtle and comfortable to the eye. Carefully controlled beam angles ensure light is placed only where needed, resulting in a cohesive, elegant scheme with excellent visual balance and long-term reliability.
01
Quartz Black IP44 Light
We propose the Quartz spotlight where controlled, discreet accent lighting is required. Its compact form allows it to disappear into planting, while the adjustable head rotates horizontally and vertically for precise aiming. This gives us full flexibility to highlight feature planting, stonework or architectural detail with accuracy and restraint.
£52.50
02
Xible IP44 Spotlight
We propose the Xible where planting needs flexibility and gentle modelling. Standing at 700mm high, it can be positioned within borders to illuminate foliage from below or softly wash through from above. Its flexible stem allows precise angling to suit each specimen, while the supplied ground spike ensures stable, discreet installation.
£75.00
03
Castor 9 9W IP67 Dimmable Spot Light
We recommend the Castor 9 where flexibility of output and long-term adaptability are important. This dimmable spotlight allows us to fine-tune light levels on site, ensuring balance across the scheme.
Its interchangeable spot and flood reflectors give us further control over beam spread, while the aluminium body with matt anthracite finish provides a robust, understated presence within the landscape.
£124.17
04
Agate 3W LED IP67 Outdoor / Garden Up Light
The Agate 3W uplight is finished in stainless steel. Ideal for uplighting rocks and plants in the Bowater Lodge rock garden
£79.17
Proposed Lighting Fittings
Our design-led decision to use four complementary light fitting types ensures visual consistency, simplified maintenance, controlled glare and a coherent nighttime identity that feels intentional, balanced and professionally composed throughout.
Total number of light fittings included within this quotation
10
£1,269.20
Total cost of scheme light fittings
Installation & Power Notes
Set Up Details
Installation will utilise existing distributed 240-volt mains supplies wherever possible, each fully tested, certified and upgraded where required to ensure compliance and long-term reliability. From these points, professional low-voltage transformer systems will be integrated to create balanced, zoned garden circuits. Radio-transmitted switching will be incorporated, allowing remote control and flexible scene management without intrusive rewiring. All low-voltage cabling will be installed within flexible protective conduit wherever practicable, reducing risk from rodents, squirrels or accidental garden disturbance. This disciplined approach reflects Garden Lighting Solutions’ commitment to delivering a robust, high-quality system designed for durability, safe operation and seamless ongoing maintenance continuity.
Future Proof
Longer Term Future Planning
Every scheme we install is designed with the future in mind. Garden lighting should not be static; planting grows, trees mature and preferences evolve. Our systems are specified to allow adjustment, re-aiming, dimming and controlled expansion without starting again. We remain committed long after installation, offering ongoing maintenance, annual health checks and seasonal refinements to keep everything performing at its best. Connections, seals, drivers and lamps are monitored and replaced proactively where required. Should you wish to enhance or extend the scheme later, the infrastructure is already prepared. It is a professional, adaptable installation built to last and designed to evolve gracefully.
Warranties & Optional
Maintenances Plan
All lighting installations by Garden Lighting Solutions by Eagle & Spear include a comprehensive 12-month warranty covering fittings and workmanship, providing assurance that the system will perform as designed. Any installation or component-related issues arising within this period will be addressed promptly and professionally at no additional cost.
The first year also includes a maintenance plan to protect the long-term quality of the installation. This covers routine system checks, minor alignment adjustments and confirmation that all fittings, connections and controls are operating correctly, helping to maintain consistent lighting levels as the garden matures.
After the initial 12 months, clients may opt for an annual maintenance plan. This can include inspections, lamp replacement, cleaning of fittings, repairs and ongoing optimisation, ensuring the lighting scheme continues to perform reliably year after year.
Optional Additional Maintenance and Warranty Coverage per Year
£290.00
Quotation -
020226/BOW/GLAM-WALK
Lighting proposal cost breakdown for this design
This page provides a clear breakdown of all costs associated with the proposed lighting scheme. It includes materials, installation, and associated services, presented transparently to ensure clarity and confidence in the overall investment and scope of work.
Payment Terms
Payment - A 50% deposit is required two weeks prior to the agreed start date to secure materials, labour and scheduling. The remaining balance is payable within seven days of completion.
Programme - Work will begin on the agreed date, subject to receipt of the deposit and site readiness. Programme dates may be adjusted where delays occur outside our control.
Variations - Any changes to the agreed scope will be discussed and confirmed in writing before work proceeds.
Warranty - All installations include a 12-month warranty covering workmanship and supplied equipment unless stated as longer.
Ownership - All materials remain the property of Garden Lighting Solutions by Eagle & Spear until payment is received in full.
£1,269.20
£241.14
£1,675.00
£118.32
£328.98
£3,632.64
VAT @ 20%
£726.52
£4,359.16
£2,179.58
£2,179.58
Materials
Labour
Plant / Access
Sundries
Total Net + VAT
Total Inc VAT
Deposit of 50%
Final 50% payment upon completion
Light Fittings
Design Flexibility & Long-Term Commitment
Every scheme is carefully designed and professionally balanced, but gardens are best judged at night. For that reason, we allow for final refinement during installation, when we can review the effect together and make considered adjustments.
Should you wish to increase or reduce the number of light fittings, this can be done easily. The core infrastructure is designed with sensible capacity, so adapting fitting quantities is straightforward. Any adjustments are simply calculated using the clearly stated unit rates within this quotation.
You remain in control of how the scheme ultimately feels and the fitting costs. We guide, advise and fine-tune, but decisions are made together.
Our intention is not only to install a lighting system, but to build a long-term external lighting relationship; maintaining, evolving and supporting the scheme as your garden matures over time.
Gary Lester
2 February 2026 at 09:47:19
