The Box
The Box is an art museum and history museum. It stands inside Plymouth’s built-up area. There are 46 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Plymouth Cathedral (1 km).
Museum in Plymouth
Inside Plymouth
The Box is inside Plymouth’s built-up area, with 25 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
The warmest stretch in Plymouth is June to September, at 19–21°C in the afternoon.
The Box
Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Plymouth
- Official site
- theboxplymouth.com
Opening times and entry
Around The Box, mapped
The places near The Box are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Plymouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from The Box
Largest of the 3 is Plymouth, home to 266,970. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Close to The Box
There are 46 within 15 km, 2 historic houses, a cathedral and a fort among them.
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral1 km away2
FortDrake's Island2.3 km away3
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel1 km away4
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House4.1 km away5
MuseumHMS Courageous3.3 km away6
AquariumNational Marine Aquarium1 km away7
Historic houseMount Edgcumbe House3.5 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Box: what to know
Where is The Box?
The Box is in Plymouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Box?
Art museum and history museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Box?
June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Box?
Within 15 km: Plymouth Cathedral (1 km), Drake's Island (2.3 km), Royal Citadel (1 km) and Saltram House (4.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- The Box: Smalljim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Marine Aquarium: MyNameIsClare, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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