Luggage storageBuckingham Palace

Storage and bag rules at Buckingham Palace

Suitcases and any bag larger than 45cm x 20cm x 30cm aren't permitted inside Buckingham Palace, so larger bags will need to be left elsewhere. Even a backpack has to come off your shoulders and be carried by your side while inside.

A typical visit to the State Rooms runs two to three hours, which is a long stretch to keep a bag in your hand. All four nearby Tube stations are roughly a 10-minute walk from the Palace. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 a day at 20+ locations near Buckingham Palace.

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Arriving at Buckingham Palace with luggage

London Victoria is the nearest train station, about a 10-minute walk from the Palace. The train station's official left luggage facility is next to platform 8, while the separate coach station has its own official storage facility opposite the ticket office in the main departures area. Charing Cross Station offers left luggage in its Cab Passage entrance, run day-to-day by an outside operator.

Since the Palace runs a timed admission system and requires pre-booked tickets, your entry slot decides whether there is even time to double back for a stored bag.

Storing bags while visiting nearby sights

The National Gallery has a cloakroom on Level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing charging £3 per item, with a maximum size of 56 x 25 x 45 cm. Wheeled luggage, cabin bags, and suitcases aren't allowed inside at all, though, so don't count on it for anything with a handle.

The Criterion Theatre near Piccadilly Circus has no cloakroom that can take large bags, and the Leicester Square Theatre operates no cloakroom for visitors either, though small bags are permitted and may be subject to security searches.

By contrast, the Royal Court Theatre at Sloane Square checks in large bags or bulky items on the Stalls level for £1 per item, which is one of the more useful options this side of town.