This site gives information about many methods of travelling to and from campus. It includes local and national travel, university loan schemes and help for those who cycle, walk or use public transport instead of driving.

Information for those travelling to the University

• City & campus map · Access map
• Map of cycle racks on campus
• Map of shower facilities on campus for cyclists
• Getting to the University
• Parking
• Campus bus stop map
• Bath City bus stop map
• Where to catch your bus (link to B&NES web site)
• Road closures, diversions and re-surfacing information
  

What's New

Free Bike Hire from BaNES

Bath and North East Somerset Council are currently operating a free bike hire scheme for people thinking about leaving their cars at home and commuting by bike.

There are three tyes of bike on offer:

•A hybrid bike – this is a robust road bicycle;

•An electric bike – this helps with the hills;

•A folding bike – easy to use on public transport.

Visit the website for more information.

Liftshare Week 2013

Where can you find petrol for 69p? Car share to work and cut your petrol costs in half.

Liftshare Week 2013 runs from 7th to 11th October! Visit their website to sign up and search for fellow lift sharers.

Help publicise Liftshare Week by printing and displaying this poster.

University comes 6th in the Jambusting June Challenge!

Congratulations to all who took part in this years Jambsuting June challenge. The University came in at a respectable 6th place overall. If you enjoyed your new sustainable commute, why not keep it up until next year!

For more information, visit the Jambusting website here

Thousands enjoy opening of Two Tunnels Greenway 

People flocked to Bath from all over the country last month to celebrate the opening of the UK's longest cycling tunnel - Two Tunnels Greenway.

Read more

Electronic Vehicle Charging

Three double electronic vehicle charging points have been installed in East Car Park. Six car parking spaces have been allocated to these charging points.

Four of these spaces are reserved for Electric Vehicle permit holders until 10:30 Monday to Friday, after which they become available for any permit holder.

The other two spaces are reserved for Electric Vehicle permit holders at all times; vehicles not displaying an Electric Vehicle permit must not park in these spaces at any time.

These spaces and their accompanying restrictions are clearly signed; vehicles parked in these spaces when not authorised to do so are liable to be issued with a Civil Parking Notice or immobilised. For further information, please see here.

Leisure Rides

Enjoy the spring with a selection of great routes, maps and leisure rides suitable for beginners and family riders:

Better By Bike
Jambusting

'Travel Actively is a portfolio of 50 projects being delivered by Active Travel Consortium: a partnership of leading walking, cycling and health organisations committed to providing opportunities for 1.8 million people to become more physically active through active travel by 2012. Since 2008, Travel Actively projects have provided opportunities for over 1.5 million people to become physically active through daily travel choices and have generated a body of evidence showing how regular active travel can positively impact on health and well-being.'

The following report demonstrates how Travelactively work with 'communities, schools, businesses and local authorities to improve neighbourhoods, increase physical activity and promote health and well-being'. Please click here for report.

Calling all University staff who travel to work using public transport, a bicycle or a motorcycle ....

Did you know that the University run three assisted purchase schemes? They may be of assistance during the credit crunch! Follow this link to read the details.