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Luggage storage and bag rules at the British Museum

The British Museum in Bloomsbury keeps suitcases and large bags out entirely, so anyone arriving with more than a small day bag needs a plan before reaching the entrance. You can bring a bag no bigger than 40cm x 40cm x 50cm and no heavier than 8kg, but wheeled cases are refused regardless of size.

The museum does run its own cloakroom near the Main entrance on Great Russell Street, charging £4 for bags up to 4kg and £6 for bags weighing 4–8kg, with coats and umbrellas cheaper still. Tottenham Court Road station is the nearest Tube stop, about a five-minute walk away. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 a day at 20+ locations near the British Museum.

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Getting to the British Museum with luggage

The four tube stations closest to the British Museum are Tottenham Court Road (5-minute walk), Holborn (7-minute walk), Russell Square (7-minute walk), and Goodge Street (8-minute walk). Tottenham Court Road itself is a major interchange on the Central, Northern and Elizabeth lines. At King's Cross, the left luggage facility opens every day from 07:00 to 23:00.

St Pancras International, right next door, has one on the ground floor in The Circle area, charging £12.50 per item for 12–24 hours, then £7.50 per 24 hours after that.

Euston has a staffed desk opposite the waiting room by platform 16, open 08:00–21:00 Monday to Wednesday and 08:00–23:00 Thursday to Sunday, with fees of £7.50 for up to 3 hours or £12.50 for 12–24 hours.

Nearby sights and their own bag rules

The National Gallery has a cloakroom on Level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing that costs £3 per item to store bags up to a maximum size of 56 x 25 x 45 cm, but wheeled luggage, including cabin bags and suitcases, is not allowed inside. Charing Cross is the closest overground station, about 200 metres away.

The Criterion Theatre on the south-east side of Piccadilly Circus has no cloakroom that can handle large bags or suitcases. The Leicester Square Theatre does not operate a cloakroom at all, though small bags are permitted after a security search. The Cambridge Theatre, by contrast, checks clothing for £3 and bags or suitcases for £5, with Covent Garden and Leicester Square as the nearest Tube stops.

Covent Garden itself is free to walk around day or night, with the Piazza, market buildings and surrounding streets all public space. The Covent Garden Underground station on the Piccadilly line is a short walk from the Market Building, so if you are spending the afternoon shopping or at a performance, sort your bags before you arrive.