Area amenities

Banking services
Cashpoint machines are situated at Sainsbury's Supermarket, adjacent to New Cross Gate Station.

Eating and drinking on campus
The Refectory, Tastte and Loafers Café are situated on the ground floor of the main College building and sell main meals and light refreshments. Opening times are as follows during term time:

Food is also available from Natura in the Students' Union Bar from 11am - 7pm.
The Students' Union has a bar and during term time is opened as follows:

Electronic Safes
Study Bedrooms at your Goldsmiths halls of residence can be equipped with 'private electronic safes' for the protection of laptops and other valuables. If you would like to hire and use a safe in your room during your stay please visit  www.mystudentsafe.com to register and pay for its activation. Select "Goldsmiths University of London" from the drop down menu and follow the online instructions.

Launderette
There is a launderette situated at the St James building for residents of Loring Hall and Batavia Mews; a launderette within the courtyard at Dean House; and a launderette just inside the main entrance of Chesterman House. Raymont Hall and Surrey House both have a launderette within the hall. The washing machines currently require £1.60 and the dryers require 20p for approx. 6 minutes.  McMillan Student Village also has a laundrette on site that is open 24 hours a day.  Washing machines costs between £2-£2.20 per wash for 36-44 minutes and dryers are £1 for 60 minutes.

Luggage
Unfortunately, there are no luggage stores within the residences. Therefore you will need to make your own arrangements. Please ask your hall office for information regarding storage companies or look in the telephone directory.

Medical information
The Medical Centre based at 40 Goodwood Road SE14 6BL (telephone 020 3049 2249 or 020 8689 6811 after 6pm in case of emergencies).
You can visit the NHS Walk in Centre which is also based at 40 Goodwood Road SE14 6BL. The Walk in Centre has usual opening hours of 8am-8pm Monday to Saturday and staff at the Walk in Centre can offer professional health advice and treatment, although they are unable to see children under two or pregnant women. 

Or telephone NHS Direct (www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk) on 0845 4647 (the telephone number is slightly shorter than regular phone numbers). The service offers health advice 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Parking
There is no parking on campus or at any hall for students except those with disabled permits. Parking around the New Cross campus is very limited although the local side streets may provide some areas. Red routes and double yellow lines should be avoided at all times although you may park on single yellow lines from late evening to early morning only.

Post Office
There are post offices near to all halls, a main sorting office being situated in New Cross Gate. Stamps are available from many local shops and the Students' Union G shop within the main College building. There is also a post box situated in the wall of the main College building on Lewisham Way and many close to all of the halls of residence.

Shops
There are many shops in the local area. Sainsbury's Supermarket is situated next to New Cross Gate Station and sells most household items and groceries. There is a chemist situated on Clifton Rise just off New Cross Road and in Sainsbury's Supermarket. On Wednesday and Saturday day times, Deptford Market on Deptford High Street offers many items at competitive prices. Lewisham has a shopping centre with most high street stores and Tesco and Sainsbury's Supermarkets.

Sport
Club Pulse is based in the Lockwood building on campus and provides a modern gym facility. Peckham Pulse in Peckham and Wavelengths Leisure Centre in Deptford have swimming pools and gym facilities. Tennis courts are located at Greenwich Park. The University of London Union (ULU) has facilities in Malet Street (Central London) that students of the University of London (including Goldsmiths College) are eligible to use.

Taxis and buses
From the New Cross Road directly outside Loring Hall or the Rutherford Information Services Building, buses can be taken to Peckham (436, 343, 177, 171, 136, 36), Liverpool Street Station (21 then a five minute walk), Oxford Circus (453), Holborn Station (171) Victoria Station (436, 36) Westminster (53) and Hyde Park (36). From outside Sainsbury's Garage or opposite Chesterman House, buses run to Blackheath (53), Brockley - for Raymont Hall (171, 172), Greenwich (177) and Lewisham ( 436, 321, 225, 136, 21). New longer buses, 436 and 453, may be easier with luggage. Valid bus passes and travelcards are accepted on these but there is no way of paying on the bus so purchase your ticket from the machines by bus stops. The 436 runs from Lewisham to Paddington via Peckham, Hyde Park and Victoria. The 453 runs from Marylebone to Deptford via Westminster and Elephant and Castle. From the city, night buses run from Trafalgar Square at regular intervals and are prefixed by an 'N'. Trains from New Cross and New Cross Gate Stations run regularly to London Bridge Station overland. The East London underground also runs from these stations. See Transport for London's Journey Planner for further information.

Please note Transport for London (TfL) have closed the East London Line to enable the entire line to be upgraded and extended to the north (to Highbury and Islington) and the south (to West Croydon), reopening by summer 2010, with new trains. It is a massive investment; it will be of huge benefit to the local area and will open up a large part of South East London to the tube network.