Elizabethan House
The Elizabethan House is a rare survivor of Plymouth history. In the late 1500s, Plymouth was a prosperous, bustling port, bursting at the seams with ships and crew, foreign privateers, merchants and craftsmen.
An increased need for housing saw the development of New Street for the people whose livelihoods were based around the waterfront. Look around the House at your leisure and chat to our staff and volunteers if you'd like more information. The audio-visual elements are set to ‘ambient’ mode, offering background sounds to enhance the props and scenes in each of the rooms
Admission & prices
Elizabethan House is open from 2 April-26 September 2026.
Standard opening hours are 12-4pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Adults £8 on the door/£7 with advance online booking
Children 5-17 (under 5s go free) £4 on the door/£3.50 with advance online booking
Family & Friends (up to 2 adults and 3 children) £19 on the door /£17 with advance online booking
Additional child (on group ticket) £2
The Box Members and Carers Free
Find us
Go to https://www.theboxplymouth.com/outside-the-box/elizabethan-house/getting-here-elizabethan for more information about how to get to Elizabethan House.
Information
Due to the historic nature of Elizabethan House we regret there is limited disabled access. The house is over 400 years old with a narrow spiral staircase, low door frames and ceilings and some uneven and sloping floors. There is limited seating available in some of the rooms.
Elizabethan House
32 New Street
The Barbican
Plymouth
PL1 2NA
T: 01752 304774
E: TheBoxEnquiries@plymouth.gov.uk
Elizabethan House
32 New Street
The Barbican
Plymouth, DEVON PL1 2NA
