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.

How to get here

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 run three times a day and have limited availability- we always recommend that people pre book to avoid disappointment.

Glam Rocket Antiques Fair Paxton House

We are delighted to welcome the team from Glam Racket events back to Paxton House for 2025!
This year they are bigger and better, with three fantastic fair weekends throughout the season.

Our next Antiques Fair is on the 11th, 12th and 13th of July 10am -5pm.

Music at Paxton



The Music at Paxton Chamber Music Festival 2025 programme and tickets are now available.

Enjoy world-class chamber music in a stunning setting.

Book your tickets via the link below.

Stables Tearoom

Our lovely cafe serves breakfast and lunch daily.

Fancy a treat- why not book one of our delicious Afternoon Teas?

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.
Photo credit Penn Photography 2025

Boat trips, house tours and woodland walks

Tickets available for boat trips, house tours and grounds

There is so much on offer at Paxton House- come and spend a day with us!
From tidal boat trips (check the timetable) to woodland walks, there is something for everyone.

Did you know we have the third largest Chippendale furniture collection in the world?

Pop Up Markets in the Marquee

Join us every Tuesday for Markets in the Marquee!

Arts, Crafts, Gifts and Food
10am-4pm in our marquee weekly till September.

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.

Coming summer 2025! Glamping- at the bottom of our garden! We have a new lovely glamping village in the heart of the estate- a stone’s throw from England and the River Tweed, in a secluded and peaceful, south facing site. Be sure to keep your eye’s peeled for our opening offers…

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.

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

Paxton House was our dream wedding venue! We wanted something a little different, and we were totally captured by the stunning picture gallery. The flexibility of having the ceremony in a different space to the reception was perfect for us, as we knew we would have a lot of guests, and we knew we wouldn’t be able to rely on the weather for drinks outside.

Andrew and Emily

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

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

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

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

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

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