Marchmont is only open to the public for a limited number of days each year. The House holds a number of expertly guided, but informal, tours that allow visitors to view one of the best restored houses in Scotland and its significant collections. New dates will be added from time to time.
Priority is given to online booking, however subject to availability a limited number of tickets for each tour may be available on the day. Booking in advance is recommended to avoid disappointment.
Please note that all tours start at the advertised booking time - so please arrive in good time.
The Old Kitchen Gallery will be open serving tea, coffee, and home baked goods, and a buffet lunch including quiches, ham and a variety of salads, for you to enjoy before and after your tour. Open 30 minutes prior to the first tour, and closing approximately 30 minutes after the end of the last tour, no separate booking is required.
As a home to 550 years of art history Marchmont is proud to support the Borders Art Fair and will be running a series of House tours over the weekend.
Marchmont is a Grade A-listed Palladian mansion built in 1750-1755 by Hugh Hume-Campbell, the 3rd Earl of Marchmont, under plans drawn up by William Adam and executed by Thomas Gibson.
The house was transformed between 1914-1917, when new owner Robert Finnie McEwen commissioned the eminent Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer to enlarge and modernise the house. It contains some of the finest Georgian interiors in Scotland, Lorimer’s magnificent oak-panelled Music Room, and an eclectic art and furniture collection spanning 550 years of art history. The collection has a particular focus on Georgian art and furniture, modern British sculpture, Arts & Crafts, and Pre-Raphaelite art.
Marchmont is a private family home at the heart of the Marchmont Estate, near Greenlaw in Berwickshire, and lies at the end of the longest planted avenue in Scotland (1.3 miles). The House was awarded the 2018 Historic Houses Award, sponsored by Sotheby’s, for its seven-year restoration.
All tours are guided and limited to 20-25 people, and are therefore subject to availability.
Dogs are not allowed on tours other than registered Guide Dogs.
Our cancellation period is 14 days in advance.
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Our free cancellation period is 14 days in advance.
We will happily offer a refund or a credit for a later date before then, please do get in touch.
Should we cancel the event for any reason you will receive a complete refund.
A wide variety of tours are run regularly throughout the year.
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