I'm travelling to London in early November for an overnight trip, during which I'm visiting the Odeon in Leicester Square and the Apollo Victoria.
Will I have any problems taking a small overnight bag into either of these places, and if so, where would the nearest luggage drops be?
I posed this question to @OdeonCinemas, @OdeonHelp and @ApolloVictoria on Twitter and received the following replies from each:
Provided it doesn't create a trip hazard, or get in the way then there shouldn't be a problem.
-@OdeonCinemas (source)
As long as it doesn't block any aisles you will be fine :)
-@OdeonHelp (source)
So small bags in the Odeon appear to be fine. And the Apollo has a cloakroom:
Hi James we have a cloakroom you can put your bag in!!
-@ApolloVictoria (source)
Update: Having now visited, I can confirm that my small backpack wasn't even given a second glance at either venue.
9 year update: I've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit Wicked at the Apollo Victoria multiple times over the last year - bags are still fine! I don't recall whether it was a thing on my first visit, but there is now a bag search. Unsure what they're looking for (professional video gear maybe?), but I've always been fine with the typical "day out in London" stuff.
In case your luggage is really really big, and would be considered a trip hazard (in Odeon), then your nearest luggage storage area would be Charing Cross Station, where there is a Left Luggage station. It is open between 7:00 and 23:00, so you won't have access to your luggage between 23 and 7 at night meaning anything you'd need during night you have to put in a smaller bag which you have to bring with you to the cinema.
Also if you are arriving and leaving London via train or plane, other central stations in London have similar facilities as well, so it might be easier to drop them off at the station you are leaving from.
For prices check the link, where you can pre-book space for your luggage, it is not cheap though, as an overnight price for 24h storage is around £11.
