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This page has information about the third year of London's participation in the World Naked Bike Ride. In 2004, there were 58 riders in Hyde Park, and in 2005 there were 250 riders in the central London streets. This year the ride returns to the streets of London (on a similar route to 2005) allowing riders to see the many sights of this remarkable city from the comfort of their own bikes/skates.

The London ride will meet at 3pm in central London on 10 June 2006. This will allow people to also take part in the Brighton & Hove morning ride, which will start at around 10am.

These pages have further information for riders, photographers and press/media.

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Date: Saturday 10 June 2006
Time: Assemble at 3pm. Departure 3.30pm (when all riders are ready)
Location: Wellington Arch, London, SW1X 7LY, photos here
Route: http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/uk/london/route

Be sure to check back here before the ride for any changes/amendments to the ride start time/location. If you don't find all the info you need below, please visit the UK FAQs page.

Bodypainting session at Wellington Arch between 1.30pm-3.00pm - We plan to have clothed volunteers available with body paint to paint on messages and designs on people.

The route starts at Wellington Arch, then takes in Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Embankment, Big Ben, Aquarium/London Eye, IMAX cinema roundabout, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Centre Point/Tottenham Court Road Tube, Oxford Street, Oxford Circus, Selfridges, US Embassy, Park Lane, and finish at the Wellington Arch.

Length: 10km approximately.

Legal: We have notified the police of our intention to ride in protest of oil dependency and in celebration of our bodies. They are fully aware that many/most of our riders will be nude and partially nude as we cycle a route through the streets of central London. In 2005 they police indicated that they would not be arresting us or trying to prevent the protest ride. We plan to seek this acknowledgement again when we agreed our route with the police beforehand. Visit our FAQ answer about what the Metropolitan police said in 2005. The chances that you will be arrested for nudity or participation in the 2005 ride were virtually zero. We will try to ensure that the 2006 ride is the same.

Public Transport: See the UK FAQs.

Weather: We've had good weather at each of the UK rides so far. Does that mean statistically we're predicting rain? RAIN IS NOT PREDICTED, BUT.. the ride will not be cancelled in the event of rain. If it rains, bring some warm dry clothes to change into after the ride, and keep them dry. Maybe we can beat the Vancouver record for most naked rides in the rain! For a weather forecast, visit the Met Office, MetCheck or BBC Weather.

Discounts: Are there any discounts available to riders? We are hoping to get some discounts arranged.

History

  • World Naked Bike Rides have taken place in London in 2005 and 2004
  • In 2005, approximately 250 people rode for 1.5 hours on the busiest streets of London
  • In 2004, approximately 60 riders rode in Hyde Park

Media coverage

2005 coverage

2004 coverage

Photos

2005 photos

2004 photos

Videos

Photography and filming policy

The London Ride has had the following photography/filming policy since 2005.

POLICY We welcome photography during the ride, but there are some restrictions.

  1. No photos are permitted BEFORE or AFTER the street ride EXCEPT in a designated photo area (where consenting riders can go to be photographed).
  2. During the street ride, no closeup photos of people are allowed without the person's consent.
  3. During the street ride, no photos of participants when they aren't riding/skating (except with the person's consent).
  4. Riders and supporters are actively encouraged to enforce these policies. Thank you!

This policy is intended to curtail any inconsiderate photography which might otherwise take place. We wish to create a safe and supportive environment for all riders.

All photographers present at the ride must abide by this policy. Those who do not will be asked to leave. This INCLUDES any riders or press who take photos.

To ensure that this policy is clear to all present, it may appear on signs at the ride assembly area or on leaflets distributed at the event.

If you are attending the ride as a photographer, we would like to remind you that the there are various points along the route which feature particularly striking backgrounds for photos of the ride (eg- Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Oxford Street, US Embassy).

There has been some debate about the restrictiveness of this policy, to see this visit the following link [1]

Links

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Discussion lists

Join the WNBR UK list if you plan to ride and want to receive important updates or share in general UK ride planning. Join the WNBR London list if you want to help plan the London ride. If you're after photos, don't bother joining these lists – they are for ride planning only.

  • WNBR UK – Yahoo! group for all UK rides
  • WNBR London – Yahoo! group for the London ride

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