Opening hours

The Box is open 10am-5pm Tuesday-Sunday and Bank Holidays (except 26 and 27 December 2022).

Admission is free! You don't need to book a ticket, unless you'd like to book a space in the Cottonian Research Room.

The Box Kitchen & Bar is open Tuesday-Sunday and Bank Holidays (except 26 and 27 December 2022) at the following times:

Join us from 10am-4pm (drinks until 5pm) Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday and from 10am-8pm Friday-Saturday.

The Little Box is open at the following times:

Tuesday-Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays: 9.30am - 3.30pm

The Cottonian Research Room is available as a research space all day on Tuesdays (10am-1pm and 1.30pm–4.30pm) and afternoons from Wednesday to Friday (1.30pm–4.30pm) and selected Saturdays (1.30pm–4.30pm) throughout the year.

Collections available for research, by appointment.

The shop is open 10am-5pm Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays (except 26 and 27 December 2022).

Visit us in store for beautiful gifts or browse and buy online.