Welcome to the
Village of Box

Welcome to Box in Gloucestershire – a small, picturesque Cotswold village located just outside the market town of Minchinhampton.

Box is surrounded by 600 acres of protected National Trust landscape within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB); 1 of 46 UK countrysides that has been designated for conservation, including Box Wood Nature Reserve. Box Village is regularly visited by free-roaming highland cows and horses.

Box was first documented in the 14th century as “La Boite” (The Box), gradually becoming recognised as a local weaving industry hub until the 1800s.

Since 1970, Box Village Hall has been the heart of the community, hosting a range of vibrant activities for Box residents as well as the wider community.

Box Village Hall is available for hire for residents and non-residents alike. Through the efforts and generous donations of many, Box Village Hall is a registered charity and managed by a select few of volunteers who are also Trustees of the Hall.

See What’s On at the Village Hall in the Diary below, or make a Booking Request.

- Christmas tree lights switch on: Friday, 13th December, at 6pm, which will be preceded by an afternoon of activities for children and followed by carols around the hall’s Christmas Tree.

- Box Bar: Friday, 13th December. Carols around the Christmas tree. Anne and David  will be your hosts for the evening.

- Carol Service: Friday 20th December at St Barnabas Church, 6pm.

- Nativity Service: 24th December at 3.30pm, St Barnabas Church.

- All-age crib service: Christmas Day Service 25th December 9.00am. St Barnabas Church.

The Box News editorial team are delighted to announce the latest issue of Box News, Winter Edition 2024.

Box News is released three times a year, usually April (Spring) and August (Summer), and December (Christmas). Publications are posted to all Box residents free of charge.

If you have any news to share or you would like to make an announcement, please contact us to be featured!

To see the Box News archive click here.

*Box Bar will be on Friday 13th December from 6:30pm to 9pm.*

Box Bar is the popular evening social which is usually open on the first and third Friday of every month, from 6:30pm to 9pm, offering delicious organic beers from Stroud Brewery, delectable local wines, as well as a wide variety of soft drinks.

Please come and join us to meet new and existing friends from the village, learn more about what’s on and be part of the thriving Box community. Bringing a friend is always welcome!

Join us for Box Village Open Gardens 2025 on Sunday, 1st June, from 12–6 pm, and explore a collection of stunning private gardens in full bloom!

Spend a beautiful day wandering through charming cottage gardens, all lovingly maintained by local residents.

This is a perfect outing for nature lovers, garden enthusiasts, and families alike, with delightful plants, inspiration, and a sense of community around every corner.

More details will be shared soon, so mark your calendars! This event is once every three years! Don’t miss it!

We’re looking for volunteers to help make this event as great as it can be - get in touch if you have time to lend a hand!

Come along to Box Village Hall every Friday at 10:30am for coffee morning catch-up with your neighbours!

Experience a totally relaxed and social environment over a lovely cuppa. Feel free to bring a plus one.

No need to Book - Just turn up! See you there!

After three years of negotiations, fundraising and administration, Box Wood was purchased in 2017 on behalf of the community. It will be ours for generations to come.

Box Wood has long been a valued amenity for the people of Box and their families, residents of Minchinhampton Parish and the surrounding area as well as visitors from further afield, but it was once part of the grand wooded gardens of a much larger private estate which included Box House.

Box Village Society is pleased to advise you that Box phone box library is now available for use, following its thorough refurbishment. Four volunteers have kindly given their time to clean and scrub the old paintwork and window frames and repaint the cabinet using authentic BT paint. Minchinhampton Parish Council provided four new “TELEPHONE”  Perspex windows and sealant, and Box Village Society has purchased and replaced the old shelving, which had deteriorated beyond repair.

It is hoped that the new shelving can be replaced in due course with a tailor-made cabinet similar to the previous one, using stronger materials. (Any budding cabinet makers out there?) In the meantime, the library is once again open 7x24.

Have something you’d like to share on the Box Village Website? Whether it’s an upcoming event or local news story, submit your request to Heather below. News can be updated on the website within 24hrs.