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Storage and bag rules at the Science Museum

Plenty of visitors to the Science Museum arrive with a suitcase or day bag and need somewhere to put it before exploring. The museum's neighbours handle that differently, so it helps to know your options before you arrive.

South Kensington is the nearest Underground station and the Victoria & Albert Museum is only four minutes away, while Knightsbridge has no left-luggage provision at all. The Natural History Museum will take large bags at its Central Entrance cloakroom, and both London Victoria Station and its coach station run official luggage facilities. It's a popular free attraction with interactive galleries and immersive exhibitions for all ages. There are self-service lockers on level -1 for visitor use. Locker prices are £3.00 for standard, £5.00 for large, and £7.00 for jumbo sizes, payable by card only. Security bag searches take place on arrival, at secondary search points, or upon entry to exhibitions. An average visit lasts around two hours. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 per bag a day at 20+ locations near Science Museum London.

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Getting to South Kensington with luggage

South Kensington is the nearest Underground station, a five-minute walk away via Exhibition Road or the pedestrian subway, and it's served by the Circle, District and Piccadilly lines. From King's Cross St Pancras, the journey typically takes about 16 minutes and costs around £2.90. If you need step-free access from the platform, Knightsbridge is the closest option but is a 15–20-minute walk from the museum. Bear in mind the museum's last entry is 17.15, so a late afternoon arrival with bags still to sort out leaves little margin.

Knightsbridge itself has no left-luggage provision from the transport authority or any neighbourhood partnership, so don't count on dropping bags there.

Nearby museums and venues: bag rules

The Natural History Museum takes a different approach: its Central Entrance cloakroom handles large bags and suitcases, while the East Entrance cloakroom covers coats and other items. The Victoria & Albert Museum is only a four-minute walk from the Science Museum and does not require a ticket.

Over at the Royal Albert Hall, cloakroom space costs £1 per item, and the venue's one-bag policy means anything over 25L (about 40cm x 30cm x 20cm) must be checked in. South Kensington is the nearest Underground station to the Natural History Museum, about a five-minute walk from the Central and East entrances.

General admission to the Natural History Museum is free, but booking a free entry ticket in advance is recommended to guarantee entry and skip queues.

Storing bags at London Victoria

London Victoria Station, served by Southeastern, Southern and the Gatwick Express for a direct link to Gatwick Airport, has an official left-luggage facility beside platform 8. London Victoria Coach Station runs its own official luggage storage facility, too, opposite the ticket office in the main departures area.