Luggage storageNatural History Museum

Luggage and bag rules at the Natural History Museum

You can bring bags, but not large or wheeled suitcases — those must be left at one of the two cloakrooms, located at the Central Entrance and the East Entrance, and are accepted subject to availability. The museum searches visitor bags on arrival, so allow a little extra time at the entrance.

Cloakroom prices are based on weight: £5 for bags under 4kg and £6 for bags over 4kg. Museum members can use the cloakrooms for free. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 per bag a day at 20+ locations near Natural History Museum.

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Getting to the museum with your bags

South Kensington is the nearest Tube station, served by the Piccadilly, District, and Circle lines, and it's a five-minute walk from the museum. Several bus routes — the 70, 74, 14, 49, 345, 360, 414, 430, and C1 — also stop nearby. The museum is open daily from 10:00 to 17:50, with the last entry at 17:30. General admission is free, though booking a free ticket in advance is recommended to guarantee entry. A self-guided tour of the exhibits is estimated to take around two hours to complete. Some temporary exhibitions and events may charge an entry fee.

Nearby sights and their own bag policies

The Royal Albert Hall enforces a one-bag policy, requiring bags no larger than 25L (roughly 40cm x 30cm x 20cm), and anything larger or additional must be checked into the cloakroom for £1 per item. Walking to the Hall from South Kensington or High Street Kensington takes about 10 minutes from either station.

Hyde Park is served by the Central line at Lancaster Gate or Marble Arch and the Piccadilly line at Hyde Park Corner or Knightsbridge, each a few minutes' walk from the park. Sloane Square has its own Underground station on the District and Circle lines, and the Royal Court Theatre there offers a cloakroom on the Stalls level for £1 per item.

Knightsbridge has no official luggage storage or left-luggage facilities provided by the transport authority or the neighbourhood's official partnership. Further afield, London Victoria Station has an official left luggage facility adjacent to platform 8, and London Victoria Coach Station has one opposite the ticket office in the main departures area. The Victoria & Albert Museum is a four-minute walk from the Natural History Museum.

General admission to the Victoria & Albert Museum is free and visitors do not need to book a ticket.