Central Area bike stores

The University provides bike stores across the Central Area.

The locations of the Central Area stores are provided in the map and table below.

Access to the stores is by key, combination lock, or University card and PIN. Keys and codes are supplied either by the Transport and Parking Office, or a member of staff local to the store.

Using your University card & PIN

In most cases, where a bike store is controlled by University card & PIN, all staff and students should automatically have access without needing to register. Simply swipe your card against the reader, then enter your PIN into the keypad, and the door will unlock.

The exception is the Bristo Bike Store, where users must request access by contacting the Transport and Parking Office first.

Location Access Contact Other
Bristo Bike Store (basement of Bayes Centre) University card & PIN - but users must request access transport@ed.ac.uk Bike maintenance station, showers, and lockers available
50 George Square Bike Store 1 Currently closed due to maintenance work on Appleton Tower transport@ed.ac.uk Bike pump available
50 George Square Bike Store 2 Currently closed due to maintenance work on Appleton Tower transport@ed.ac.uk
40 George Square Bike Store (Windmill Lane) University card & PIN transport@ed.ac.uk Bike maintenance station available
Buccleuch Bike Store (underneath Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre in car park) University card & PIN transport@ed.ac.uk This is the store contained within the building itself
Chrystal Macmillan Building University card & PIN SPS.Facilities@ed.ac.uk
High School Yards (Edinburgh Climate Change Institute) University card & PIN transport@ed.ac.uk Bike pump available. This is the store in the quad behind ECCI, with the grass roof
High School Yards (Institute of Geography) Key - request one from Transport & Parking Office transport@ed.ac.uk
13 Infirmary Street Combination lock - contact Transport & Parking Office for code transport@ed.ac.uk In the garden area between 9-11 and 13 Infirmary Street
9-11 Infirmary Street Basement Salto lock - request a fob from Transport & Parking Office transport@ed.ac.uk Accessed via gate on Robertson's Close
Minto House (Chambers Street) University card & PIN transport@ed.ac.uk At rear of car park
Carron House (Holyrood Campus) Salto lock - request a copy from Outreach Centre reception
Pleasance Sports Complex & Gym University card & PIN Pleasance Gym reception Bike pump available. Gym members should automatically have access via their membership cards. Please speak to the reception team if this is not working.
Evolution House car park University card & PIN eca.estates@ed.ac.uk Racks are located in the car park behind Evolution House, accessed via pedestrian gate on Lady Lawson Street. Access is only possible 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday.