August 2025 by Michael Slade
This is a beautiful house of modest size set in a sublime aspect. It is best viewed after entering from the car park from the first floor balcony of the visitor centre. Happily you can also enjoy a pleasant meal while taking in the view. Taking the path down to the house you pass adjacent to the walled garden. First enter the chapel on the left hand side. A beautifully peaceful place to dwell. Then retrace your steps back outside and enter the house after passing through a stone archway. Friendly volunteers welcome you and offer an audio tour should you wish. Only the ground floor is open to visitors but there is a tremendous amount to take in including the interesting range of artifacts which Scott collected. Once finished in the house then the gardens, which are remarkable well maintained, are worth a gentle stroll. Whrn we visited it was a very hot day so we took advantage of sitting on one of the traditional deckchairs near visitor centre. There is a very reasonable parking charge of £2 per day (August 2025). This is a very worthwhile place to visit.
August 2025 by Tamsin Oliver
Marvellous gardens that i could spend days in. The house and whole estate were beautiful. Cafe was very busy with a long wait, the poor staff run off their feet so didn't stop for food.
August 2025 by Rachel Fielding
Lovely visit, guides in the house very welcoming and knowledgeable. Used the recorded information - there were 2 to choose from, one factual and one in the style of Walter Scott himself which I used, it was brilliant.
Lovely walk by the river and back through the gardens. Staff in the visitor centre with very welcoming and keen to share where the dogs could go (everywhere except the house).
Free entry with Historic Houses membership.
August 2025 by panthericus
Absolutely brilliant. This place is well worth a visit....
August 2025 by Duke Lineberry
This was a treat as Sir Walter. Scott is one of my favorite authors. Besides the obvious architecture, Scott filled his home with relics, books and memorabilia that, in and of themselves, would be fascinating.
August 2025 by Mirek Sterik
It's definitely worth a visit. The gardens are maintained by elderly ladies and gentlemen who volunteer their time. Really beautiful sights.
Abbotsford House, a museum dedicated to Sir Walter Scott, is perfectly designed and gives a good impression of his life, work, and many of his projects. (Audio guide recommended!) An extensive collection of paintings, weapons, and other objects awaits you.
The modern visitor center has a lovely shop and a café.
All the staff are very helpful and provide comprehensive information on all questions. Thank you very much!
August 2025 by Roy Wassink
Beautiful gardens, a gorgeous house, and above all, very helpful and friendly volunteers. Well worth a visit, even if you're not a big Scott fan.
August 2025 by Barrie Denham
Not cheap but worthwhile the money. House is lovely and there is an audio guided tour available. There is a great visitor centre with cafe + a number of riverside walks.
July 2025 by Sue Ormston
Superb visit . The volunteer we were greeted by recommended that we undertook the Witch Corner trail to avoid the coach trip guests in the house when we arrived- great idea! Grandkids were delighted by their garden quiz trail and by the trail within the house too. Fabulous gardens and so many butterflies- excellent day.
July 2025 by Lisa Tillison
What a delight! Abbotsford is a beautiful house in a wonderful setting. The artifacts both about Sir Walter Scott and those he collected are interesting, the walk by the River Tweed is lovely.
July 2025 by Stephen Hinde
A fairy tale castle with gorgeous gardens
July 2025 by Robert Mason
You can see inside the grand house. Beautiful grounds to walk dogs and cafe is well worth a visit and is dog friendly
July 2025 by Matt Blair
An amazing house, situated in stunning gardens and wonderful river views.
The visitor centre is with a look, and the cafe upstairs has some tasty food
July 2025 by Erin Meiklejohn
Absolutely wonderful visit here with my mom in May! The house was so fascinating and well kept and we really enjoyed the audio guide from Sir Walter Scott's perspective. The staff were all very friendly too. The gardens were stunning and we had a beautiful sunny day so it all looked like a fairytale castle. We were also lucky to be there on a day when they had an exhibit from the volunteers who observe the wildlife on the grounds and we got to see videos and specimens from a truly lovely lady who was so passionate- it was such a highlight!
July 2025 by Gloria Barrie
Excellent place, I would recommend this 100%
