Extended and improved cycle parking facilities now fully open at Queen Anne Terrace in city centre

20 November 2025

Cyclists can now make use of extended cycle parking areas – and improved security and storage for their bikes – at Queen Anne Terrace, following the completion of an improvement programme there by Cambridge City Council, funded by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and the council.

The new facilities, which were developed through the Cambridge Community Safety Partnership following public consultation, and delivered by contractor All About Civils Ltd, include:

  • Extended and resurfaced undercover cycle park with new style stands, improved fixings and additional space for cargo and non-standard cycles;
  • An access-controlled indoor fenced and gated cycle park with 36 spaces, offering additional security for cycle owners wishing to pay an annual subscription for a contactless key fob to access the area;
  • A redesigned cycle parking area in front of the main car park building, with parking for 52 bikes and three new trees planted;
  • 12 new CCTV cameras across the whole Queen Anne Terrace site, plus two 24-hour help points for users, and improved signage and lighting.

People wishing to apply for a contactless key fob to use the access-controlled area of the cycle park can express their interest now at www.cambridge.gov.uk/access-controlled-cycle-parking 

A year’s subscription to the service will cost £30, and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Initially, a total of 75 subscriptions for the 36 spaces in the access-controlled area will be available and applicants will need to provide proof of identity. The council will monitor usage of the facility, and if appropriate, will make more keys available later. It is also hoped that other access-controlled cycle parking areas will open in the future.

Cllr Katie Thornburrow, Cabinet Member for Planning and Transport, said: “Cambridge is rightly known to many as the UK’s capital of cycling, and the council, along with our partners, has long been committed to helping improve facilities for the many thousands of people who cycle in Cambridge every day. 

“I hope that the improvements at Queen Anne Terrace will encourage even more people onto two wheels or to use their bikes more often – with all the benefits that means for the environment in terms of less motorised traffic and associated emissions, and for people’s health and wellbeing. I also hope that the enhanced security features will give people using the cycle park additional peace of mind.”