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Places to stay in Scotland that host weddings – and that are just as good for the other big days: a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a proposal, a christening or a family get-together. Book direct with the venue to talk through your plans, then book rooms nearby for your guests.
Wedding venue guide
17 wedding venues in Scottish Borders that aren’t hotels – barns, country houses, castles, estates and something a little different.
Filter by guest numbers, the style you love and the things that matter on the day, then find somewhere nearby for your guests to stay.
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17 venues
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Private country estate near Ashkirk listed with 13 bedrooms for wedding guests.
Price on request
Address: New Woll Estate, Ashkirk, Selkirk
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Red-sandstone Victorian baronial castle near the Berwickshire coast, with chapel, marquee space and bridal suite.
Price on request
Reston (approx. 4 km)
Historic Houses lists capacity bands 25 to 100+, overnight accommodation and 'no licence'.
Address: Ayton Castle, Eyemouth, Berwickshire TD14 5RD
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Eco-chic glamping retreat of restored French roulottes with meadow, lochan and 1950s Studio ceremony spots.
Price on request
Intimate weddings only (up to 35). In-house catering also listed; corkage on own alcohol.
Address: Bowden Mill House, Melrose TD6 0SU
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Gothic-revival castle in a private estate with lake and woodland, 12 castle bedrooms plus holiday cottages.
Venue hire £4,750-£11,000; packages from £60 pp
External caterers also permitted (corkage). Fireworks and marquees permitted.
Address: Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire TD11 3NW
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Lavish Edwardian mansion with formal gardens, stables and marquee space, offered for bespoke exclusive weddings.
Price on request (bespoke packages)
Historic Houses lists capacity bands up to 100 and 'no licence'.
Address: Manderston, Duns, Berwickshire TD11 3PP
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Georgian Adam castle with ballroom ceremonies for 80 plus converted barns for up to 150, all exclusive use.
1-night packages from £8,000 (barn) / £8,085 (castle) via Celtic Castles
Self-catered: caterers from an approved panel at extra cost.
Address: Wedderburn Castle, near Duns, Berwickshire
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
17th-century laird's house on a 50-60 acre estate with a separate dining and dancing lodge and rooms for 55.
Venue hire £14,500-£18,500, peak May-Sep
Choose your own caterer; bar on site, corkage on own alcohol. Confetti, marquees and open flames permitted.
Address: Wedderlie House, Gordon TD3 6NW
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Whimsical small luxury country house on the River Teviot with chapel and glasshouse, sold as all-inclusive 3-day packages.
3-day packages from £7,995 incl. 40 guests; midweek £6,995
Own alcohol allowed without corkage. Reviewer notes steps and steep gravel path to chapel. Satnav may send you to neighbouring Branxholme Castle.
Address: Branxholm Park, Hawick TD9 0JT
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Scotland's oldest continuously inhabited house, with its own Catholic chapel, maze and old walled garden for marquee receptions.
Elopement package from £850 for 2; c. £11,000 for 150 guests plus marquee
Dining Room seats 34 (50 with Lower Drawing Room); marquee needed for larger parties (up to 100-200). Only dried-petal confetti.
Finish time: Finish around midnight; live bands until 11:45pm
Address: Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire EH44 6PW
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Turreted pink-sandstone castle with five-star South Wing suites, Rose Garden ceremonies and eco woodland lodges with hot tubs.
Venue hire £12,950-£19,500
Castle rooms up to 100; marquees/stretch tents for far larger numbers. Sleeps 16 in South Wing plus up to 20 in Woodland Lodges. 50% non-refundable deposit to book. Confetti and fireworks permitted.
Address: Thirlestane Castle, Lauder TD2 6RU
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Sir Walter Scott's romantic baronial home on the Tweed, with ceremonies in the Wedding Suite, Catholic chapel or icehouse terrace.
Price on request
Tweedbank (approx. 1.5 km)
Hope Scott Wing package sleeps 16; Ochiltree's for up to 80 dining/100 evening. Catering by The Orde Food Company. Photos inside Scott's house not guaranteed.
Address: Abbotsford, Melrose TD6 9BQ
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Castle-like listed country house with ballroom and landscaped gardens, specialising in relaxed exclusive-use weddings.
Venue hire £4,900-£6,900; packages from £99.50 pp, min 80 guests
Seasonal offer at £9,950 advertised. Confetti and open flames permitted.
Address: Kippilaw House, Melrose TD6 9HF
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Palladian Adam house on the Tweed with a Picture Gallery, riverside Victorian boathouse and even ceremonies afloat on a coble boat.
Price on request
Spaces: Picture Gallery 120, Hayloft 60, Boathouse 35, marquee 200. Self-catering accommodation for wedding party. Berwick-upon-Tweed station c. 7 km.
Address: Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1SZ
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Exclusive-use marquee venue in a historic walled garden with lawns, apple trees and a yew circle for ceremonies.
Venue hire £6,500-£7,000 for two days
Hire runs midday the day before to midday after; marquee, generator, heating and firebowls included. In-house or external caterers; corkage on own alcohol.
Address: Barns Walled Garden, Peebles EH45 9JL
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
19th-century walled garden, woodland and burnside ceremony spots, with tipis, geodomes or marquees for the reception.
Price on request
Small weddings in the carriage rooms. Holiday cottages on estate.
Address: Kailzie, Peebles EH45 9HT
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Medieval tower house on a crag above the River Tweed, with candlelit Laigh Hall ceremonies and a top-floor bar space.
Venue hire £6,000-£8,300
Venue-only booking (caterers chosen separately, in-house option listed); two weddings a week (Tue-Thu or Fri-Sun).
Address: Neidpath Castle, Peebles EH45 8NW
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Family-run modern barn venue in farmland with a champagne lawn, fishing pond for photos and even a helipad.
Packages include catering and licensed bar.
Finish time: Late bar licence
Address: Runningburn, near Stichill, 3 miles north of Kelso
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