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.

Summer Activities for Families

We have a wonderful programme of family fun activities running throughout the summer.

Join us for firm favourites such as Stickman, Pond dipping and Teddy Bears’ Picnic and some new activities like African Art sessions (linked to our amazing exhibition).
For more info click the button below.

Helen, our amazing Education Officer, can’t wait to welcome you this summer!

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.

Pop Up Markets in the Marquee run every Tuesday till the end of September.

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

Stables Tearoom

Our lovely cafe serves breakfast and lunch daily.

Delicious home baking made daily by our dedicated team- we have a super menu available. On sunny days, why not enjoy sitting in our beautiful courtyard- a perfect spot to relax at Paxton.

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

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.

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

Super magical visit! Decorations were fantastic. Merry Christmas.

Jamie and Logan

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

We will take our memories of this evening back to Canada and tell others!

Visitor review

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

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Mr Smith, London

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

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