Things to do
Library and gallery · South of Euston Road
British Library
Magna Carta, Beatles lyrics, Shakespeare and old maps in one free gallery.
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- Cost
- Free
- Hours
- Not confirmed
- Check before you go.
- Time needed
- 45 min
- Our rough guide.
- Walk
- 4 min
- From the station concourse.
About
What it’s like
The Treasures gallery has Magna Carta, Shakespeare’s First Folio and Beatles lyrics. Across the road, around The Standard and Argyle Street.
Bringing bags?
The rule on luggage
Size limit
“Any luggage larger than 56 x 45 x 25 cm will not be allowed in.”
Reading room users must leave bags in the cloakroom.
Free cloakroom and lockers on the Lower Ground Floor. The cloakroom is closed on Sundays, lockers stay open.
From bl.uk, checked 7 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)Finding it
How to get there
About 4 minutes on foot from the station concourse.
- 1Leave by the front of the stationCome out onto Euston Road.
- 2Cross Euston Road at the lightsUse the crossing outside the station.
- 3You’re thereArgyle Street and The Standard are just across the road.
Carrying bags?
Our shop, Kings Cross Luggage on Gray’s Inn Road, takes them for £4 a day. We run this site, so we’re telling you.