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.

Come and enjoy a tour of Paxton House to discover a wealth of stories and visit the stunning neo-classical rooms designed for the Home family by architect, Robert Adam, and cabinet maker, Thomas Chippendale.

Originally built for Patrick Home, a young Scottish laird, Paxton House is one of the finest 18th-century Palladian country houses in Britain featuring Adam interiors. It has recently gained recognition for its nationally important collection of Chippendale and Trotter furniture by Museums Galleries Scotland on behalf of The Scottish Government.

Paxton House is a fine and largely unaltered Adam mansion, built for the Home family, with a beautiful period interior, an extensive collection of Chippendale furniture and a large gallery of Scottish paintings, in lovely gardens and grounds by the River Tweed, near Berwick upon Tweed on the Scottish side of the border with England.

The house sits on elevated ground overlooking the River Tweed, and is set amidst eighty acres of garden and parkland, a haven for birds and animals. The interior of the house boasts original plasterwork, wallpapers and magnificent furniture by Chippendale and William Trotter, still in their original room settings.

Paxton House was built between 1758 and 1767, to the design of John and James Adam. This Palladian country house boasts a fine collection of over 100 pieces of Chippendale furniture, Regency furniture by William Trotter and a magnificent collection of 18th Century costume brought back by Patrick Home from his time at the Court of Frederick the ...

The interiors by Robert Adam are matched by the largest collection of Chippendale furniture in Scotland, and the regency furniture by Trotter of Edinburgh. The House lies in the heart of 80 acres of landscaped gardens, parkland and woodland.

It’s just a shame that photos aren’t permitted inside. Paxton House’s grounds stretch up and down the wooded northern bank of the River Tweed and are equally worthwhile. Allow at least an hour for this part, including a trip to the restored waterwheel on the other side of the mansion, plus a similar amount of time for the house tour.

Paxton House is one of the finest 18th century Palladian country houses in Britain, built to the design of John Adam with a Regency extension by Robert Reid. The twelve period rooms feature Adam interiors, a fine collection of Chippendale and Trotter furniture.

Paxton House lies just four miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed on the north bank of the River Tweed. The centre of the river forms the border between Scotland and England at this point, so Paxton House lies within Scotland by just the width of …