Away

Away is a travel goods brand whose only London store sits on Earlham Street in Seven Dials, part of Covent Garden. The label built its name on hard-shell suitcases in a wide range of colours, and the Earlham Street shop brings its luggage, bags and packing accessories to one of the district's busiest shopping streets.

Away describes itself as built for modern travel and now runs sixteen stores across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, with London the only one in Europe. The range covers carry-on and checked luggage in hardside, softside, flex and aluminium versions, plus backpacks, duffles, totes, crossbodies and garment bags, and accessories such as packing cubes, toiletry bags and tech organisers.

Luggage shop in Covent Garden

The store is more than a showroom for suitcases and travel bags. It offers repairs and maintenance for Away luggage, same-day foil personalisation on luggage tags with any luggage purchase, same-day courier delivery for anything bought in store, and call-and-collect orders arranged by phone or email with the Earlham Street team. Online orders cannot be collected from the shop, so anything you want to pick up needs to be reserved directly with the store.

What to expect on a visit

Suitcases are displayed so you can compare sizes and finishes side by side, and the team gives advice on which case suits a given trip. Hours are 11:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Friday, 11:00 to 19:00 on Saturday and 12:00 to 17:00 on Sunday, though the store notes they can vary around holidays. Away sits among the other fashion and accessories shops in Covent Garden, and Carl Friedrik on Floral Street is a short walk away if you want to compare luggage in leather rather than polycarbonate.