Another world inside the gates; Another country at the bottom of the garden
Today's Opening Hours
The House Closed
Grounds & Gardens Closed
Stables Tearoom Closed
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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

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.

Our house tours reopen in spring 2026.

Christmas Carol Service

Join us for our last event of 2025.
This wonderful Christmas Carol service is a lovely way to celebrate, with Ali Birkett leading and the Cornhill Community Choir singing and guiding everyone through both popular Carols and Christmas songs.

Entry by donation
Sunday 21st of December
Doors open 5.45pm with the service beginning at 6pm.

Father Christmas Meet and Greet

Make memories with our Father Christmas Experience!
Our magical Father Christmas Meet and Greet is back- be sure to book quickly to avoid disappointment!
Father Christmas and his fabulous Elf can’t wait to see you all.

Stay with us

Our Glamping Pods are an idyllic place to stay over the festive season – with some dog friendly pods and very family friendly, why not treat yourself to a mini vacation? A chance to reconnect with nature and find some inner peace.

Festive Food

New for 2025!
Christmas Lunches in the Stables Tearoom.
We are delighted to offer delicious Christmas Lunches this year.
Selected dates during December 2025 only. Book to avoid disappointment.
2 courses with all the trimmings plus tea, coffee and mince pies for £24.95 pp.
Pre booking only, groups welcome!

And back by popular demand,
Festive Afternoon Teas- a special treat during the festive season.
Pre booking only.

Stay with us

Our Walled Garden Caravan Park is waiting to welcome you over the festive break.

Within the sheltered walls, with electric hook up and hardstanding, this is a special site and lovely place to stay awhile.

Thank you

As 2025 comes to a close, we would like to thank all who have stayed and visited us this year- your support means the world to us.
We are very excited and looking forward to 2026- we have lots of plans and can’t wait to share them with you.
We can’t wait to welcome you back in 2026.
Thank you

Stay at Paxton House

Into another world

Spend a few nights inside our gates. We have lots of options available from our award-winning Caravan Park in the historic Walled Garden to our brand new glamping pods or one of our holiday cottages, we have something for everyone. 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 breakfasts, 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.

Get in touch to ask about our glamping opening offers available now!

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.

House was beautiful and was v. interesting. Jim the tour guide was incredible and very funny but knowledgeable! Thank you for a great visit.

Snow Family, Nottingham

All discussion / tour leaders were 1st rate. What a great place, excellent exhibition of Chippendale furniture. Thank you for all your help.

Masterclass partcipant, September 2023

Chamber music making at its finest.

Seen & Heard International

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

Libby Kilcoyne, Facebook

Our skipper Kerry was very kind and informative and the whole experience was just wonderful. It was lovely seeing our local area from the water and learning more about the history and wildlife connected with the Tweed. Highly recommend this experience to both visitors and locals alike!

Jacqueline K

“The pupils were fully engaged in the activities and clearly enjoyed their day whilst meeting the learning objectives. Excellent value for money”

Mr Tong, Glendale Middle School

Our second visit which was as wonderful as the first. Paxton House is a very special place and it’s a privilege to stay in the Garden Apartment – already looking forward to returning!

Mr & Mrs Williams, Lancashire

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

Anonymous, 2020