Luggage storageShoreditch

Shoreditch at a glance and where to store bags

Most visitors to Shoreditch come to browse the markets or catch an exhibition, and many find themselves with a bag with nowhere obvious to go.

The area's venues take different approaches: some, like Autograph and the Scale exhibition, will search or store bags at the door, while Barbican's stricter rules mean larger items should be left elsewhere. Markets such as Old Spitalfields and Brick Lane have no storage of their own, so it's worth arranging storage for your bag before you arrive. The neighbourhood is also a hub for its innovative tech and media industries. Nearby, Columbia Road Flower Market adds another historic market to the area's draw. The area is equally known for its diverse global cuisine. Aldgate East station has no official left luggage or storage lockers. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 per bag per day at 20+ locations across Shoreditch.

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Arriving and getting around with luggage

Whitechapel station is the closest Underground station to Shoreditch High Street, just one stop southbound on the direct train, which makes it a useful interchange if you're arriving with bags. Shoreditch High Street itself has step-free access to all platforms, though some routes involve long or steep ramps or streets, so allow a little extra time with luggage. London Overground stations offer a turn-up-and-go assistance service without advance booking, and you can also request luggage help through a Passenger Assist booking.

If you're coming from further afield, Liverpool Street Station has direct train services to Stansted, Southend, and Heathrow airports, and is served by Greater Anglia, London Overground, the Elizabeth line, and c2c.

Markets, venues, and bag rules once you're here

Old Spitalfields Market is open daily, with traders running 10am to 6pm on most days, from 8am on Thursdays, and until 5pm on Sundays. Brick Lane Market is a historic market known for street food and fashion, and it is open on Sundays from 10am to 3pm. At Autograph, larger bags may need to go into a free, staffed cloakroom during events. The Scale exhibition searches all bags on entry and may ask you to carry backpacks by hand when it's busy.

Further west, Barbican operates a bag-searching policy and asks visitors not to bring large bags, luggage, or long umbrellas into its venues; only one reasonably-sized handbag per person is allowed inside its auditoria, with anything larger going to the cloakroom.