Attractions near Paxton House
Ayton Castle (5 Miles)*
Ayton Castle's imposing silhouette is often glimpsed by passengers on express trains speeding north from Berwick-upon-Tweed towards Edinburgh. Its mighty tower, bartisans and crowstepped gables look satisfying foreign to the English visitor.
St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve (9 Miles)*
The sheer 300ft high cliffs between farmland and the North Sea are pounded by the sea below, but higher up are home to colonies of guillemots, kittiwakes, razorbills, shags, fulmars, puffins and herring gulls.
Lindisfarne Castle (14 Miles)*
Perched atop a rocky crag and accessible over a causeway at low tide only, Lindisfarne Castle presents an exciting and alluring aspect.
Kelso Racecourse (16 Miles)*
Horse racing at Kelso offers the unique charm of a bygone era, coupled with the very best in modern facilities.
Floors Castle (17 Miles)*
The largest inhabited house in Scotland, home to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe and set in the heart of the Scottish Borders Countryside.
Chillingham Castle (17 Miles)*
This remarkable castle with its alarming dungeons and torture chamber has, since the twelve-hundreds, been continuously owned by the family of the Earls Grey and their relations.
Bamburgh Castle (18 Miles)*
Standing on a rocky outcrop overlooking miles of beautiful sandy beach, Bamburgh Castle dominates the Northumbrian landscape.
Mellerstain (19 Miles)*
Mellerstain, one of Scotland's great Georgian houses was begun in 1725 by William Adam and completed several years later by his famous son, Robert.
Smailholm Tower (20 Miles)*
Sited high on a rocky outcrop, Smailholm is a small rectangular tower set within a stone barmkin wall.
Dryburgh Abbey (24 Miles)*
Both beautifully situated and of intrinsic quality, the ruins of the Premonstratensian abbey at Dryburgh are remarkably complete.
Thirlestane Castle (24 Miles)*
Thirlestane, one of the oldest and finest castles in Scotland is set in lovely Border hills at Lauder, 28 miles south of Edinburgh and 68 miles north of Newcastle, on the A68.
Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre (25 Miles)*
This impressive 16th century house, set in a garden of pear trees, interprets the tragic life and times of Mary Queen of Scots.
Priorwood Gardens (25 Miles)*
Priorwood is a specialist garden where the plants grown are selected for their suitability for drying.
Jedburgh Abbey (25 Miles)*
Jedburgh Abbey is one of the border abbeys founded by David I around 1138 for Augustinian canons.
Melrose Abbey (25 Miles)*
Melrose Abbey is probably the most famous ruin in Scotland. It was founded by David I around 1136 as a Cistercian abbey, but largely destroyed by Richard II's English army in 1385.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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