Thousands more people visit The Box, says council

Visitor numbers at The Box have risen by 10% since 2022/2023, bosses said

A major tourist attraction in Plymouth has seen thousands more visitors in the last financial year compared to the previous 12 months, the city council has said.

The Box museum, art gallery and archive saw a 10% rise in visitor numbers with about 272,000 people passing through its doors between April 2023 and April 2024, Plymouth City Council said. It added a total of 817,000 people had visited since the attraction opened in 2020.

The council said a recent review of visitor data showed more than a third of The Box’s visitors to date had been first-time visitors and a quarter had never visited a similar attraction before.

Councillor Jemima Laing said: "These latest figures from The Box are highly impressive and give us so much to celebrate."

The deputy council leader said: "Every time I visit, it seems to get better and better, with everything from free creative activities for families and young children to world class art exhibitions that are touring the globe.

"The Box is proving to be a place where there really is something for everyone and where there are important conversations to be started and shared."

The council said the venue was voted Devon’s Best Family Attraction in the 2024 Muddy Stilettos Awards in May and had just received a Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice award.