Berwick-upon-Tweed - Paxton House

Paxton House (3mi/4.8km west of Berwick-upon-Tweed) features in a romantic love story. While studying in Germany the young Patrick Home of Billie fell in love with the illegitimate daughter of Frederick the Great. In Berlin's Charlottenburg Castle in 1749, the young lady presented Patrick with a ring and a pair of silk gloves as a symbol of her love and these are on view in Paxton House to this day. After some initial hesitation, Frederick the Great gave his approval to the liaison but requested that Patrick transfer his assets to Prussia and live in Berlin, whereupon Patrick's mother threatened to disinherit her son. He returned to Scotland and sought the help of the king, who presented Home with Paxton House as a fitting residence for