LBHF cycle training webpage: LBHF has a hub where you can access links to free training aimed at adults, families and schools. Additionally, bike maintenance resources are available to those living, working and studying in the borough.  

Bikeability in Hammersmith & Fulham: LBHF offers fully funded cycle training to support adults and children to join the growing cycle community. Anyone living, working or studying in Hammersmith & Fulham can access group cycle training for beginners in parks and one-to-one on-road cycle training. Each session is 2 hours long. LBHF provides bikes for beginner sessions. Participants should provide their own bikes for on-road sessions. However, there is the option to use the rental e-bikes available for free at the time of booking.

Hammersmith Cycle Hub: Opened in October 2022, Hammersmith’s free Cycle Hub is the first in the borough. Located near Hammersmith Broadway, the hub has space for 82 bikes and has three e-cargo bike bays. The hub was designed with commuters in mind, providing a place for Hammersmith’s employees to leave their bikes. 

Cyclehoop rentals: Using the Cyclehoop rentals site, you can find secure cycle parking. You can search for nearby available bikehangars, Cycle Hubs and bike locker spaces. 

LBHF cycle hire webpage: LBHF’s cycle hire webpage directs you to the Santander public bicycle hire scheme. There are 60 bike docking stations in LBHF operating 24/7 all year round. 

Santander Cycles: The TfL Santander Cycles map helps users find the nearest docking station.  

Voi e-bikes and e-scooters: Voi is a sustainability mobility operator with an e-scooter fleet across Hammersmith. The app allows you to rent an e-scooter and discount offers are available for disadvantaged users, NHS staff and students. 

Dott e-bikes and e-scooters: Dott is a sustainability mobility operator that provides numerous types of discounts. Discounts include ‘Dott Community’ where riders with a valid H2C certificate, DID card, or Disabled Persons Railcard can get 50% off their ride; and a ‘Dott Heroes’ discount where NHS and Emergency Service workers get 75% off their rides. If there’s a national lockdown, the discount is increased to 100%. Furthermore, ‘Dott Scholars’ provides students and staff at higher education institutes 20% off their rides. 

LIME e-bikes and e-scooters: Lime e-bikes and e-scooters provide discount rides. LIME’s discounts help key workers commute in a safe and sustainable manner. Click here to find out how to join Lime Access. 

Brompton Bike Hire: Brompton Bike Hire allows you to hire a bike from a locker for £5 a day. In Hammersmith, you can find the bike dock behind the Assembly building (Fulham Palace Road). 

Cycle to Work Day: 4 August marks Cycle to Work Day. 4 August celebrates those who have switched and now cycle to work. By cycling to work, people have helped lower emissions, increased their fitness, minimised their stress levels and reduced their overall commuter costs. 

Cycle to Work Scheme: You can save 25-39% on a new bike through the Cycle to Work Scheme. When signing up for the scheme you choose a bike, hire it for an agreed length of time and then wind its value down to a negligible amount. 

The London Cycle Workshop: The London Cycle Workshop on King Street provides bike servicing and repairs. The workshop allows you to bring your bike in at any time for spot repairs and servicing work. You can also borrow a free courtesy bike while yours is in the workshop.  

HBID Dr Bike and Bike Marking: Promoted via our events page, Hammersmith BID runs regular Dr Bike sessions, where a bike mechanic will provide free maintenance checks and advice. Alongside Dr Bike sessions, we also run a free Bike Marking service to ensure you are on BikeRegister’s online database. 

LBHF Bike marking and cycle security: LBHF have a webpage dedicated to bike marking and cycle security. An updated list of all upcoming events can be found on their website. 

British Cycling: Let’s ride: British Cycling allows you to find rides near you, including women-only ‘breeze rides’. These rides are open to women of all cycling abilities. Those with goals to keep fit, discover new places to ride, grow in confidence or make new friends are all welcome.  

Cycle Sisters: Cycle Sisters is an award-winning organisation that helps inspire Muslim women to cycle. Cycle Sisters provide Muslim women with the opportunity to cycle without compromising their lifestyle or beliefs. They schedule rides at times around prayers and make stops at halal coffee shops. The volunteer ride leaders help create a safe and enjoyable experience where individuals can develop their cycling skills while exploring their local area and socialising. 

British Cycling: Community Groups: British Cycling has a Community Group webpage. The webpage helps find a cycling club near you, which can help you meet and ride with like-minded people, share experiences and create long-term friendships.  

British Cycling: Lets ride: British Cycling has a ‘Lets ride’ webpage where you can find free and friendly rides near you. These different rides include guided rides, community rides, breeze rides and pedal party family rides. 

Just Ride the Bike: Just Ride the Bike is an online magazine. The magazine is aimed at cyclists that wants to read about what to buy, what to wear, where to go, and how to enjoy riding their bike. 

TfL: Journey Planner: The Transport for London (TfL) Journey Planner allows you to map your journey from start to finish using your preferred method, including walking. You can also save your favourite routes for quick access in the future.   

LBHF Walking Map: Hammersmith & Fulham Council (LBHF) has published a map containing recommended Walking Routes and Footpaths. The map illustrates how to get to interest points efficiently on foot rather than by car, supporting the borough to be cleaner and greener.  

Cross River Partnership: Clean Air Walking Routes: In partnership with King’s College London, Cross River Partnership have developed a Clean Air Route Finder. The route finder retrieves three alternative walking or cycling routes, presenting them as green/orange/red relative to their pollution level. 

Pedestrians First: Tools for a Walkable City: Pedestrians First is a tool measuring walkability, developed by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy. The tool allows people to map walkability and assess the inclusivity of the transit system. 

AllTrails: Hammersmith & Fulham: AllTrails has curated 26 picturesque trails in Hammersmith and Fulham. There are options for those who would like to hike but also for those who want to cycle, go on a trail run, explore the area or take a family-friendly route. 

Komoot: Hammersmith & Fulham: Komoot is a tool that can help you find and plan a route that suits your needs and allows you to decide what you want to discover. In addition to building your own, you can also use the tool to follow ready-built routes in your area, of which there are 20 across LBHF. 

LBHF: Walkwell: Walkwell hosts local short walks led by volunteers to encourage socialising and increased physical activity. In addition to volunteer-led walks, LBHF has created pdf versions of self-guided Walkwell routes in Hammersmith & Fulham, including near and around Ravenscourt Park, St Paul’s Church and Brook Green. 

Hammersmith Walks & Talks: Hammersmith Walks & Talks offer guided walks connecting people to the heritage of Hammersmith, including A European History Walk, Riverside Studios Walk and a King Street Walk. 

Ramblers: Inner London: Ramblers is a charity that helps people enjoy walking and protects the places people love to walk. One of the Inner London Ramblers groups is the  Hammersmith & Wandsworth Group. They have a 5 ½ mile Barnes, Chiswick and Hammersmith Circular Walk exploring the beautiful scenery of Chiswick House Gardens, Hammersmith Bridge and the Leg o’ Mutton Reservoir. Upcoming walks and events organised by Ramblers can be found  here. 

Major of London and TfL – Walking Action Plan: With the Healthy Streets Approach framework in mind, the Mayor of London and TfL have developed a  Walking Action Plan to support the aims for 80% of all trips in London to be made on foot, bike or public transport by 2041 and for all Londoners to achieve at least two ten-minute periods of active travel each day. The action plan sets out how they will work with stakeholders to tackle the barriers to walking and make walking the default option for making short trips in London by building and managing the streets where people walk, planning and designing with walking in mind, integrating walking and public transport and leading cultural change. 

Mayor of London and TfL – Leisure walking plan: The Leisure walking plan outlines TfL’s ambitions to improve and expand the opportunities Londoners have, to walk for pleasure. The plan outlines the actions TfL is taking to improve the walking experience on local streets, to encourage walking for health and wellbeing and encourage walking for the next generation. 

TfL: Strategic Walking Analysis: TfL City Planning’s Strategic Analysis provides insights into walking across London and sets a framework to identify where to implement changes. The analysis aims to support an increase in walking trips to 7.5 million per day. 

TfL: The Planning for Walking Toolkit: The Planning for Walking Toolkit published by TfL highlights the role design can have in making walking an easy and attractive choice for Londoners. The toolkit illustrates the importance of understanding the design policy context in London, using case studies to highlight what is achievable when the Pedestrian Network Design Principles are successfully implemented. 

TfL: Legible London: Legible London is a system of map-based street signs designed to make London easy to walk around. The system supports residents and visitors to walk to their destination more quickly and easily through consistent information about distances between areas, helping to reduce street clutter and encourage walking. You can use the Legible London ‘Expression of Interest Form’ and send it to legiblelondon@tfl.gov.uk to request wayfinding for a specific geographic area.   

Walksafe: WalkSafe is an app that provides individuals with the tools to make informed decisions around personal safety. Individuals can share planned routes with friends and have access to a map showing which routes to avoid. 

Hollie Guard app: The Hollie Guard app, set up following the tragic stabbing of Hollie Gazzard, contains a journey feature that allows you to set the beginning and end destinations of your journey before setting off. The app alerts emergency contacts if you fail to arrive at your destination safely within the time frame set. 

Safe & the City: Safe & the City is a free app tailored to support personal safety and keep people safe on the go. The app allows you to plan your next move, reach Emergency Services wherever you are and share any incidents that happen on the app to protect friends and those around you.  

Hammersmith BID: Women’s Safety Forum: Every woman has a right to feel safe in her own city, and Hammersmith BID hosts a quarterly Women’s Safety Forum to offer businesses and stakeholders resources and support. For more information about Hammersmith BID’s Women’s Safety Forum, training opportunities, education sessions and how to get involved, please email us and check out our calendar for upcoming events.  

LBHF: Clean Air Neighbourhoods: LBHF has developed its Clean Air Neighbourhoods programme. The programme will use improvements to the public realm, including pedestrian safety improvements, to support the health of all in Hammersmith.  

 Centre for London: Making walking in London more inclusive: According to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, London is one of the most walkable cities in the world. However, if we are to increase the number of people who can benefit from the walkable streets, the Centre for London highlights the need for more inclusive design.