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Historic house · near Eyemouth · Scottish Borders

Paxton House

Paxton House is a country house museum. It stands 12 km south of Eyemouth. On the official register, it is a category A listed building.

Where
12 km
south of Eyemouth
How well known
Top 23%
#1,932 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–18°C
In brief

Historic house near Eyemouth

Near Eyemouth

Paxton House is 12 km south of Eyemouth. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Eyemouth has 54 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Expect 18°C highs in Eyemouth in July and August.

Jan7° / 2°50 mm
Feb7° / 2°47 mm
Mar9° / 3°46 mm
Apr11° / 4°44 mm
May13° / 7°51 mm
Jun16° / 9°62 mm
Jul18° / 11°68 mm
Aug18° / 11°65 mm
Sep16° / 9°54 mm
Oct13° / 7°78 mm
Nov9° / 4°72 mm
Dec7° / 2°66 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Eyemouth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Eyemouth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Eyemouth’s full climate →
About

Paxton House

4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Our list has 18 more places within 15 km; first among them is Berwick-upon-Tweed, at 6.8 km.

Eyemouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Historic house
Listed
Category A listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
12 km south of Eyemouth
Official site
paxtonhouse.co.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Getting your bearings

Paxton House is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 12 km north of it

Eyemouth

3,698 people · 3 places to visit

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Paxton House

A visit can add 6 castles, a fort and a museum, from 18 places within 15 km.

1FortFortBerwick-upon-Tweed6.8 km away2Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle5.1 km away3CastleBerwick Castle6.3 km away4CastleCastleEdrington Castle (Ruins)1.6 km away5CastleCastleFord Castle14 km away6Museum · English HeritageBerwick Barracks7 km away7CastleTwizel Castle9.9 km away8CastleAyton Castle9.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Paxton House

Where is Paxton House?

Paxton House is 12 km south of Eyemouth, Scottish Borders.

What is Paxton House?

Country house museum in Berwickshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Paxton House?

July and August are the warmest months in Eyemouth, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Paxton House a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Paxton House?

Within 15 km: Berwick-upon-Tweed (6.8 km), Norham Castle (5.1 km), Berwick Castle (6.3 km) and Edrington Castle (Ruins) (1.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.