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.

Well worth booking onto the house tour to view the fine house, rooms and furniture.

David R, England

“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

After 20 years together, we decided to tie the knot and The Boat House at Paxton turned out to be the perfect location. The setting on our big day was unreal: spectacular views across the River Tweed and the decoration inside was just magical – not to mention being able to use the entire grounds for photos, although we were having so much fun, we didn’t make it past the zip wire.

Ross and Haley

Great day paddle boarding for the first time. Friendly, helpful instructors put everyone at ease. Great fun, would definitely recommend!

Libby Kilcoyne, Facebook

Super magical visit! Decorations were fantastic. Merry Christmas.

Jamie and Logan

What a wonderful place Paxton is. We had great coffee and cakes as a takeaway from the Stables, very lovely, and then a beautiful walk around the grounds. Seriously, no better place to be in the Borders. The house amazing, the staff friendly, and the nature second to none. Managed to win the stone skimming competition down by the river!

Robin C, Chirnside

As a tour through the possibilities of chamber music, this was an impressive weekend.

The Times

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