Tools · Check-out gap
Checked out. Train later.
See how long you really have once your bags are dropped.
5h 53mfree, without your bags
- 11:00Check outWalk to Kings Cross Luggage, 5 min from the station area.
- 11:05Drop your bags345 Gray’s Inn Road. £8 for 2 bags.
- 11:10Hands free5h 53m to spend. Ideas below.
- 17:03Collect your bagsThen it’s 2 minutes to the station.
- 17:10At the station20 minutes to find your platform before 17:30.
- Gap until your train
- 6h 30m
- Free, without bags
- 5h 53m
- 11:00Check outWalk to Kings Cross Luggage, 5 min from the station area.
- 11:05Drop your bags345 Gray’s Inn Road. £8 for 2 bags.
- 11:10Hands free5h 53m to spend. Ideas below.
- 17:03Collect your bagsThen it’s 2 minutes to the station.
- 17:10At the station20 minutes to find your platform before 17:30.
What fits
Things to do in 5h 53m
14 ideas fit. Times include the walk there and back.Times include the walk there and back from the bag drop. The ones that fit come first.
- Fits your gap28 min
St Pancras train shed
The great iron roof, the Betjeman statue and the big clock. Shops line the arcade below.
Allow 20 min there, plus 4 min each way.Directions to St Pancras train shed (opens in a new tab) - Fits your gap33 min
Platform 9¾
The luggage trolley in the wall, and the Harry Potter shop. Queues are shortest early and late.
Allow 25 min there, plus 4 min each way.Directions to Platform 9¾ (opens in a new tab) - Fits your gap38 min
Granary Square
Fountains, canal steps and space to sit. Kids run through the water jets in summer.
Allow 20 min there, plus 9 min each way.Directions to Granary Square (opens in a new tab) - Fits your gap46 min
Gasholder Park
A small lawn inside a restored Victorian gasholder frame, by the canal.
Allow 20 min there, plus 13 min each way.Directions to Gasholder Park (opens in a new tab) - Fits your gap48 min
Regent’s Canal towpath
A flat walk east along the water, past narrowboats and the canal basin.
Allow 30 min there, plus 9 min each way.Directions to Regent’s Canal towpath (opens in a new tab) - Fits your gap49 min
St Pancras Old Church
One of London’s oldest church sites, in a quiet churchyard.
Allow 25 min there, plus 12 min each way.Directions to St Pancras Old Church (opens in a new tab)
Leave your bags with us while you see London.
It’s our shop, £4 a bag a day. 345 Gray’s Inn Road, a 2 minute walk from the station, open 07:00 to 23:59.