Adopt a Kiosk

Turning old phone boxes into new community treasures.

A new lease of life

For just £1, more than 5,000 communities have turned our iconic red phone boxes into something that brings more value and enjoyment to local people – from libraries, to food banks, and defibrillators.

Step 1
If you’re interested in adopting a kiosk, email us telling us which kiosk you want to adopt.
Step 2
We’ll review your request and come back to you with kiosk availability, contracts and next steps.
Step 3
After you’ve agreed and paid your £1, we’ll disconnect the phone and leave you in charge.

Email us about adopting a kiosk

Who can adopt?

Traditional red British telephone box standing in a rural landscape, surrounded by green fields, wire fencing, and yellow daffodils, with rolling hills and cloudy skies in the background.

Recognised local authorities (district or borough council)
Parish, community or town council (or equivalent)
Registered charities
Private landowner with one of our phone boxes on their land

Please note the adoption scheme is for kiosks in their current location, BT do not supply kiosks for a specific location. If you wished to purchase a kiosk, there is a company called X2 Connect Ltd that do sell them.

Go to X2 Connect’s website

Success story: Book exchange

"We wanted to add the book exchange as the mobile library only visits briefly once a month. At Christmas we installed lights on the green for the first time, powered from the phone box, and we also installed a sound system with carols and songs written about the village during the Covid lockdown.”

Jeremy James, Chairman of Church Lawford Parish Council