Luggage storageOxford University Museum of Natural History

Storage at the Museum

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History doesn't have a cloakroom for coats or bags, so you'll need to keep everything with you while you explore its seven million specimens. That's workable, since the museum is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00 and you can stay for anywhere from five minutes to five hours.

The Pitt Rivers Museum shares the same building and is entered through the Natural History Museum, so the same no-cloakroom rule applies to both. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 per bag per day at 10+ locations near the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

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Getting there with bags

Oxford Train Station has no official left luggage or locker facilities, so don't expect to drop a bag there before heading into the city. The museum is a 20-minute walk from the station, or you can take the 500, 14, or 14A bus from Stop R4 to Keble Road, which leaves you within walking distance. Once you arrive, there's a step-free accessible entrance on the right-hand side of the building when viewed from Parks Road.

Nearby sights and their bag rules

Oxford Castle & Prison doesn't allow luggage on site, but it does offer lockers in the Gift Shop for a non-refundable £1 charge. It's a 10-minute walk from Oxford Train Station, so if you're arriving by rail you'll need to carry your bags there or sort out storage first.

Christ Church College has no left luggage facilities at all, and anything larger than 40cm x 30cm x 20cm won't be permitted inside. Oxford Playhouse has a cloakroom on the basement level, which helps if you're seeing a show there. It's a 10-minute walk from Oxford Train Station, so the same station-locker gap applies.

Carfax Tower has no lift, and reaching the viewing platform means climbing 99 narrow, winding steps. The Sheldonian Theatre is open to the public Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, though you should check for scheduled closures or alternative hours because it remains a working academic and ceremonial venue.

Balliol College is open to visitors from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm, or dusk if sooner, with an entry fee of £6 per adult.