Lockers London

[Greedyfly]

Hi I am in London at the moment on a short trip and need somewhere to leave my stuff during the day on Saturday as my train isn't till 4pm - Is there anywhere where I can lock up my stuff which is in the city centre. We are travelling from Kings cross but I am pretty sure there is nothing there due to bombing etc... Thanks

[JoolsTwo]

Check with the station you are traveling from, they may have left luggage lockers. I know that they have them at Liverpool Street. But I don't know if any others do. They have to be able to scan the bags so I don't think a lot of them do.

[Buenchico]

No rail stations, anywhere in the country, have had left luggage lockers for many years. Stations may only store left luggage if they have staffed facilities, with the ability to X-ray or hand search all bags. Very few stations offer such facilities; however, all London mainline termini stations can store left luggage.

Where left luggage facilities exist, they are not provided by Network Rail or the train operating companies; they're franchised out (which means that they're run strictly for profit, rather than customer convenience). So the charges are quite high. (The last time I heard a figure quoted, it was �6.50 per item. So, if you've got several bags, try to put the smaller ones inside the larger ones).

The facility at Kings Cross is run by the Excess Baggage Company. It's located by Platform 8 and it's open from 0700 to 2300 daily. To check that they're still open (and to find out their current prices), phone them on 020 7837 4334.

Chris

[JK2]

You will find a list of stations & opening times here

http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en/transport/g ettingaround/usefultips/leftluggage.aspx

[AllYourBase]

I rented a room at a B&B near to Kings cross for this purpose once, as I could not find a locker anywhere. Not cheap, but not all that expensive for peace of mind either