Another world inside the gates; Another country at the bottom of the garden
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The House Closed
Grounds & Gardens 11:00am - 3:00pm
Stables Tearoom 11:00am - 3:00pm
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Visits to the House are by guided tour only at set times.

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

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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.

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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.

Palimpsest- Billy Gérard Frank

Easter at Paxton

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

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Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

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

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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.

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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.

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The Paxton commission is especially interesting because it was intended for a new kind of interior – a semi public art gallery, designed to create one of the great Scottish Enlightenment interiors. The adjacent Library has by contrast, furniture in Trotter’s more domestic New Town manner.

Ian Gow, National Trust for Scotland

Mel made the whole process relaxed and stress-free, which is exactly how we wanted our wedding to be. We had the most wonderful day; I would thoroughly recommend Paxton House as a wedding venue whether you are looking to hold a larger wedding in the house or a more intimate wedding by the river. However, we think The Boat House is particularly enchanting.

Ross and Haley, May 2021

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

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

Chamber music making at its finest.

Seen & Heard International

Absolutely wonderful, brilliant. Thank you so much, it’s made our Christmas, the boys were enchanted with your Father Christmas and his Elf and the setting, as were we all.

Lucas and Zak, Eyemouth

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