Another world inside the gates; Another country at the bottom of the garden
Today's Opening Hours
The House 10:00am - 4:00pm
Grounds & Gardens 10:00am - 4:00pm
Stables Tearoom 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Book tickets for the House, House & Grounds and forthcoming Events.

Visits to the House are by guided tour only at set times.

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Paxton House, Paxton, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1SZ

Welcome to Paxton

Find yourself in another world at Paxton House, one of the finest Palladian houses in Britain with pre-eminent collections of Chippendale furniture, Georgian costume and paintings from Scotland’s National Collection.

Make memories to treasure for the whole family in our glorious riverside setting, on the spot where Scotland and England meet.

Palimpsest- Billy Gérard Frank

Paxton House’s major 2025 exhibition, Palimpsest, is a powerful new body of work by Grenadian-born, New York-based artist and filmmaker Billy Gérard Frank.

Running from 3rd May to 31st October.

Easter at Paxton

Reopening 29th of March 2024
Spend time at Paxton this spring with lots of events planned to entertain.

Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

Join us for a delicious Afternoon Tea this Mother’s Day- 30th of March 2025.

Stay at Paxton House

Into another world

Spend a few nights inside our gates. Book into our award-winning Caravan Park in the historic Walled Garden or stay in one of our holiday cottages.  You will be able to make the grounds and woodlands your own after they are closed to the public. The Stables Tearoom can provide homemade lunches and takeaway meals from March to December and Paxton makes a great base for exploring the lovely Scottish Borders countryside, coastline of North Northumberland and historic Berwick-upon-Tweed.

the best wedding venue

Just for You

Paxton House combines the elegance of our Palladian house with the natural beauty of our riverside lawns and woodlands.  We can help you create a wedding day or party with a unique character that suits you and your budget from 200 guests to just 30. Whatever you want to celebrate, our historic setting will make it memorable and our dedicated team is on hand to help.  Paxton is equidistant from Edinburgh and Newcastle and only a few miles from the A1 and Berwick-upon-Tweed’s national rail links.

Loved this site. Spacious pitches. 2 Large shower rooms disabled friendly. Quiet all day and night. Fantastic grounds and the house itself to explore. Grounds free to caravanners but not house tours. Cafe and small putting pitch. Bird hides. Hidden ice house. River Tweed walk to the newly reopened Union Bridge. One end in Scotland the other England. Boat trips from the boat house certain days. Location is great for exploring all parts of Berwick and Northumberland.

Anonymous, Pitched Up

“The children got to take part in role play, trying on costumes, handling and viewing items from the Victorian era. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day and I would definitely recommend it to others.”

Mrs Fleming, Coldstream Primary School

Before I left Grenada, I gave you the best advice I was capable of… Kindness and humanity to the slaves was one of the things I endeavoured to impress most strongly in your mind… They poor things are so dependent upon the white people over there and so much in their power, that wantonly to use that power is the height of cruelty. A manager of a plantation should consider himself as the father of the slaves, and treat them with tenderness. They are human beings as well as ourselves and very capable of distinguishing between what is right and what is wrong…

Ninian Home, 22 October, 1789

This fine and important collection deserves all the support it can get.

Anonymous, 2020

It was such a beautiful hall and the surroundings, well, even better! I spent an hour practising in the forest the following morning before my train!

Ben Goldscheider, French horn player

The whole approach to weddings at Paxton was very relaxed & considered- it made what can be a really stressful time for couples super easy and straightforward. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Paxton as a fabulous place to get married and our pictures turned out STUNNING, thanks in large part to the spectacular backdrop.

Andrew and Emily , October 2019

Came here for the boat trip again. It’s one our favourite things to do here.Very reasonable price; great commentary about the river Tweed and its history

Wulyfalcon, Kilmarnock

Beautiful place. Carol our tour guide was fantastic. Wonderful place, staying in the caravan park, will definitely come back. Stunning woodland and planting.

S Bennett, Marske-by-the-Sea