In order to help widen active travel choices and encourage physical activity, we have installed cycle stands in many locations throughout the area.
If you know a location where a stand would be useful, please email us on transportation@bathnes.gov.uk.
Free cycle stands
Certain premises and groups can apply for free cycle parking stands under the Take A Stand scheme. This is a scheme run by Life Cycle UK that we support as a Council.
Two stands (the equivalent of four bikes) are available per applicant. The applicant must install the stands themselves and on their own property. Visit the Life Cycle UK website to apply.
Premises and groups that can apply include:
- schools
- surgeries
- voluntary sector groups
- churches
- parish councils
- small businesses
Cycle hangars
A cycle hangar is a secure structure that installs into a standard parking bay. It holds six bikes and takes up the space of half a car.
As of June 2025, we've installed 40 on street hangars in BANES, providing 240 cycle parking spaces for residents.
A secure space to store cycles encourages more people to consider using a cycle and enables travel choices as well as helping improve health and wellbeing.
The rental service is managed by both Falco and Bike Nest by LockIt Safe . We have a number of phases of consultation and installation on our hangar programme.
As of September 2023, we have finished installing phases 1 and 2 of our programme.
The phase 1 and 2 hangars can be found in the following locations; visit the Falco rentals website if you're interested in renting a space in a hangar managed by Falco.
Phase 1 and 2 hangar locations
Camden Road (west end, opposite Belgrave Terrace)
Carpenters Lane
Catharine Place
Cleveland Place
Great Stanhope Street
Grosvenor Place
Grove Street
Henrietta Mews
Henry Street
Lansdown Place West
New King Street
Park Place
Portland Place
Railway Place
South Parade
Sydney Buildings (A)
Sydney Buildings (B)
The Street
Upper Church Street
Vane Street
The following hangars, from phase 3, will be installed on the week of 2 June 2025; visit the Bike Nest website if you’re interested in a space in one of these hangars.
Phase 3 hangar locations
Beaufort East
Burlington Street
Camden Road (east end, opposite Stanley Villas)
Cavendish Crescent
Charmouth Road
Chaucer road
Crescent Lane
Cynthia Road
First Avenue
Jesse Hughes Court
Kensington Place
Queens Parade
Ringswell Gardens
Sion Hill Place
Spring Lane
St. Saviours Road (coming soon)
Stanley Road
West Stuart Place
Upper Hedgemead Road
Spaces for these Phase 3 hangars will be available from 10am on 10 June 2025.