Museums & Galleries · Worcestershire
National Telephone Kiosk Collection
📍 B60 4JR
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Every public kiosk issued by GPO and BT on display
- Emergency call boxes from police, RAC and AA
- Functioning telephone kiosks serviced by working exchanges
- See a 1950s telephone exchange building and mobile exchanges
- Newest additions include a Mercury pay phone and internet kiosk
This special collection at Avoncroft Museum brings together every public telephone kiosk issued by the General Post Office and British Telecom from the 1920s onwards, alongside emergency call boxes from the police, RAC and AA. The functioning kiosks are kept working thanks to two mobile exchanges and a 1950s telephone exchange building, and the collection's newest pieces are a Mercury pay phone and a KX100 Plus Internet Kiosk. It's a fascinating stop for anyone curious about design, communications history or the story of the vanishing red telephone box. The attraction is in Worcestershire, near Bromsgrove station just a mile away, with 8 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy making a longer visit of it.
Practical details
- Best for
- Anyone interested in telephone and communications history
From the attraction's own website on 26 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
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