The Old School House Mordington Bed & Breakfast

Historic bed & breakfast in the Scottish Borders with an award-winning homemade marmalade and a library of 4000 books

Historic Setting

The Old School House Mordington Bed & Breakfast occupies an 1840s stone schoolhouse filled with period furnishings, paintings, and antiques. The property sits on a 10-minute drive from Berwick-upon-Tweed and offers views over the Cheviot Hills. Guests have access to a library with over 4000 history books that also serves as the breakfast room.

Comfortable Accommodations

The Old School House offers a Family Room with a private external bathroom and a Single Room with a shared bathroom, both with garden or mountain views. Each room includes a TV, an electric kettle, and a sink in the single room for water. Room sizes provide space for baggage and hanging clothes, and beds are comfortable singles in the family room.

Exceptional Breakfast

Guests receive an à la carte breakfast with warm dishes, juice, and award-winning homemade marmalade and berry jams prepared by the hostess Sarah-Jane. Breakfast is served in the library/dining room on linen tablecloths with silverware. The host caters to special diets, including vegetarian, and asks each guest their preferred breakfast time.

Convenient Location

The Old School House Mordington is located 97 km from Edinburgh Airport and is a short drive from Lindisfarne Castle (29 km) and Bamburgh Castle (37 km). The property is also close to Holy Island and the Scottish border, accessible via the A1. A bus stop at the border is a short walk away for solo travelers without a car.

Guest Services

The Old School House Berwick upon Tweed provides free off-road parking, express check-in/check-out, and private check-in/check-out. Daily housekeeping empties bins and tops up toiletries. A shuttle service is available, and the property has 24-hour security with CCTV outside and smoke alarms.

• Breakfast: Award-winning homemade marmalade and jams with à la carte warm dishes
• Library: 4000+ history books in the breakfast room
• Location: 10-minute drive from Berwick-upon-Tweed, near Lindisfarne and Bamburgh castles
• Rooms: Family room with private external bathroom, single room with shared bathroom
• Hospitality: Hosts Gregory and Sarah-Jane, with resident cat Jinx

Licence number: 11/00032/FDPREM