Getting around London on a bike is cheap, fun, healthy and environmentally responsible. Cycling has a smaller carbon footprint than walking or taking the bus. Choosing a bike over a car just once a day reduces an average person’s carbon emissions from transport by 67%.
Here's everything you need to know about how to store your bike and stay safe when cycling to UAL sites.
Your journey
Cycling
- Keep your distance from buses and large vehicles, as they may turn suddenly and not see you. Remember, in the UK we drive on the left.
- Ride a door’s width away from parked cars.
- Don’t cycle on the pavement unless it’s a designated cycle path.
- Always wear a helmet.
- Use bike lights and bright or reflective clothing if cycling at night or in bad weather.
- Signal clearly and use your bell to warn pedestrians, who may not see you.
- Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced cyclist, you might benefit from Transport for London cycling lessons.
Walking
- Take care when crossing the road. Always try to cross at marked crossing points and remember to look both ways.
- At night, try to stick to busy places where there is a lot of activity and good lighting.
- The Met Police advise all Londoners not to text while walking, and to look out for bikes and mopeds.
Registering and storing your bike
- You can get your bike security marked and registered at BikeRegister or at Immobilise.
- It's a good idea to record details of your bike such as the frame number (normally found underneath the bike between the pedals or where the back-wheel slots in), the bike registration number and any other distinguishing features. Take a photo.
- When storing your bike, lock the frame and both wheels to the cycle parking stand.
- Where possible, lock your bike at secure cycle parking which is well lit and covered by CCTV. Read the UAL Cycle Storage Guide (PDF 35KB).
- Take the same care to lock your bike securely at home as you would on the street.
- Before you purchase a bike, ask for proof of ownership and check the bike frame number on BikeRegister.
Where to store your bike at UAL
We encourage our community to cycle when they can and provide bike storage options at all Colleges. Active Things have a useful map feature that allows users to search for external bike parking across London.
Academic sites
Camberwell College of Arts
Total number of cycle spaces: 200
Central Saint Martins
Total number of cycle spaces: 276
Chelsea College of Arts
Total number of cycle spaces: 41
High Holborn
Total number of cycle spaces: 17
London College of Communication
Total number of cycle spaces: 211
London College of Fashion
Total number of cycle spaces: 138
School of Pre-degree Studies (Archway)
Total number of cycle spaces: 24
School of Pre-degree Studies (Lime Grove)
Total number of cycle spaces: 46
Wimbledon College of Arts
Total number of cycle spaces: 47
Halls of residence
Archwood House
Total number of cycle spaces: 160
Brooke Hall
Total number of cycle spaces: 9
Cordwainers Court
Total number of cycle spaces: 12
Emily Bowes Court
Total number of cycle spaces: 50
Furzedown Student Village and Cedars Hall
Total number of cycle spaces: 92
Gardens House
Total number of cycle spaces: 45
Glassyard Building
Total number of cycle spaces: 60
Highline Building
Total number of cycle spaces: 20
Portland House
Total number of cycle spaces: 10
Sketch House
Total number of cycle spaces: 50
Stratford One
Total number of cycle spaces: 75
The Costume Store
Total number of cycle spaces: 50
Wick Park
Total number of cycle spaces: 250+
Wigram House
There is no bike storage at this site. Please refer to Active Things to find closest available bike storage.
YourTribe Peckham
Total number of cycle spaces: 55
Access support
- In an emergency, always call 999.
- If you're deaf or hard of hearing, you can use the Police textphone service 18000 or text them on 999 if you’ve pre-registered with the Relay emergency SMS service.
- If your bike has been stolen, you can report this online or call Police on 101.
- If you would like to speak with a trained counsellor for support, free, one-to-one, confidential counselling is available to all UAL students.
- Students can also use the Tell Someone service to report racism, bullying, harassment or sexual violence and access support.