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Luggage storage across Westminster

If you're renting a flat in Westminster or filling the gaps between sights, luggage can quickly become a drag.

The area's main transport hubs offer a place to leave luggage, while several major sights restrict what you can bring through the door rather than simply storing it for you. A few attractions do run their own cloakrooms, but size limits and closing times vary enough that it's worth checking the details before you set off. Westminster is a central London area that serves as the seat of the United Kingdom's government and monarchy, housing the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. Westminster Abbey does not have any cloakrooms or luggage storage facilities on-site. The UK Parliament has no cloakrooms, and visitors must keep their belongings with them at all times. St James's Palace has a cloakroom supervised by a Warden where visitors can leave coats and small bags. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 per bag a day at 20+ locations across Westminster.

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At the main stations and coach hubs

Westminster Underground station sits on the Jubilee, District, and Circle lines, making it a natural gateway to the area. Charing Cross Station also provides left luggage facilities in the Cab Passage entrance/exit, run by a third party. London Victoria Coach Station has an official luggage storage facility located opposite the ticket office in the main departures area.

Sights with bag rules to know

The National Gallery has a cloakroom on Level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing costing £3 per item for bags up to 56 x 25 x 45 cm, but wheeled luggage and suitcases are not allowed inside at all. General admission to the National Gallery is free, and it is open daily from 10am to 7pm, with extended hours until 9pm on Fridays. The London Eye bans large bags and suitcases, though a left-luggage facility at the ticket office charges £5 per item with collection required by 7pm. Waterloo is the closest Underground and railway station, about a five-minute walk away.

Bags larger than 45cm x 20cm x 30cm are not permitted inside Buckingham Palace, and visitors must place large baggage, backpacks, or prams into the cloakroom after security. The nearest tube stations to Buckingham Palace are Victoria, Green Park, St James's Park, and Hyde Park Corner, all roughly a ten-minute walk away.

The Criterion Theatre on the south-east side of Piccadilly Circus has no cloakroom capable of accommodating large bags or suitcases, so plan ahead if you're heading there. Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space in London's West End, known for its video display and neon signs and its status as a busy meeting place.

Charing Cross is the nearest overground train station to the National Gallery, located approximately 200 metres away.

Getting around and events

Numerous bus routes serve the Westminster station area, including routes 24, 26, 87, 88, 159, and 453, while Westminster Pier provides river services via routes RB1 and RB6. If you're attending the Alma de Tango Festival London, a four-day multi-venue programme across Westminster from 15 to 18 October 2026, you'll likely be moving between venues, so a bag plan matters. Diwali on the Square is a free annual festival in Trafalgar Square on 25 October 2026, so travelling light or sorting storage beforehand is worthwhile. On the Circle and District lines, Westminster station is located between St James's Park and Embankment stations.