It was a chilly but gloriously sunny day in January 2022 when I first visited Paxton House, beside the River Tweed near Berwick. Storm Arwen had roared through the region in November, flattening swathes of woodland and damaging properties, including taking a bite out of our roof in North Northumberland. Paxton’s beautiful gardens and grounds […]

My favourite memories of the Tweed, and Berwick in particular, are all tied up with the love of our dearly departed dog, Otter. A nice family from the borders surrendered her to the Berwick animal shelter after a change in circumstances and luckily we were the people chosen to take her home. Already an older […]

Hear first-hand from the artists interpreting Scotland’s past through film, multimedia, poetry, paint, music, spoken and written word. Join internationally renowned multimedia artist Billy Gérard Frank at Paxton House for a stimulating and thought provoking in conversation event focusing on contemporary artists working with and interpreting historic collections, buildings, and historical legacies. Hear firsthand about […]

An exciting new leaflet is available across Berwick, shining a light on local rock stars (the geological kind!). Produced by local volunteers, and featuring artwork by Daniel J. Weatheritt, this eye-catching new leaflet shares stories of some of the most significant fossil discoveries in the area, and gives tips on where to go to see […]

Please note this event is now fully booked! After the success of our lithics workshops and test pit excavations at Paxton earlier this year, we are offering several more excavation days between Monday 10th-Thursday 13th November.  As part of our ongoing investigation of the prehistory of Paxton we will be undertaking test pitting along the […]

Join AOC Archaeology Group for this free 2-day practical survey course at Birgham, near Coldstream, focussed on exploring, investigating and recording the historic Birgham Cemetery. The survey will focus primarily on recording the historic gravestones and grave slabs that survive within this historic cemetery, some of which date back to the 17th century, using the […]