Luggage storageTrafalgar Square

Luggage storage at Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a historic public space and meeting point in central London, but don't expect to find anywhere to leave your bags once you're standing in it. The square is open around the clock and draws crowds for everything from cultural festivals to rallies, with most visits lasting 20 to 40 minutes unless nearby attractions pull you in for longer.

Suitcases and large bags aren't allowed inside during certain events, when bags may be restricted to A3 or A4 sizes, so a bag that's fine on the Tube could keep you out of the square itself. With Stasher, you can store bags from £1.49 a day at 20+ locations near Trafalgar Square.

Some top Stasher locations near Trafalgar Square include:

• Hotel reception, 5 min walk · open 07:00–23:00 most days · rated 5/5 (17,000+ reviews)
• Local shop, 5 min walk · open 09:00–00:00 most days · rated 5/5 (9,000+ reviews)

⁣You'll typically find a bag drop at local shops, hotel receptions and self-service lockers. Of the nearby points, 11 stay open late and 6 are open 24/7. Every booking comes with the Stasher Guarantee, which protects your bags up to £10,000. Stasher storage near Trafalgar Square can be booked through the website or app.⁣

Getting to Trafalgar Square with luggage

Charing Cross is the closest Tube station to the square, with an entrance and exit directly on it and the Bakerloo and Northern lines passing through. The mainline station is about a three-minute walk away, roughly 325 metres, and that route is step-free.

The station's own left luggage desk sits in the Cab Passage entrance/exit, run day to day by a third-party operator, so you could drop a bag there on your way to the square. If you're arriving at Waterloo Station instead, it has its own official left-luggage facility opposite the ramp to platforms 20-24.

Nearby sights and their bag rules

The National Gallery sits right on the square, with its main entrance facing it from the Sainsbury Wing. There's a cloakroom on Level -1 that charges £3 per item for bags up to 56 x 25 x 45 cm, but wheeled luggage and suitcases won't get past the door at all.

The British Museum bans wheeled suitcases and anything larger than 40cm x 40cm x 50cm or heavier than 8kg. Its cloakroom near the Great Russell Street entrance is open daily from 10.00 to 17.00, extended to 20.30 on Fridays, matching the museum's own hours. The Leicester Square Theatre has no cloakroom, though small bags are allowed in subject to security checks.

The Criterion Theatre on Piccadilly Circus doesn't have a cloakroom that can take large bags or suitcases, so leave those behind if you're seeing a show there. Charing Cross is the nearest overground train station to the National Gallery, located approximately 200 metres away.

Booking ahead with Stasher

Bookings around Trafalgar Square are busiest on Fridays and Sundays, and during July and August, so booking ahead at those times is a good idea. Most drop-offs are booked for between 09:00 and 12:00, so arriving then may mean a little extra waiting.