Go Skateboarding Day

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• Anyone rolling in London on Sunday? Me and my bro usually head to Notting Hill (for the hills as the name implies) or the city (dead on the weekend) for a bit of longboarding action. Any other suggestions?

  Jon - June 19, 2009, 15:22 / Report abuse

• Yeah, there's some really nice streets in the city, bottom of Clifton St EC2A has some super-smooth concrete.

  Just watch out for the security guards protecting bankers property from other people enjoying it!

  Ed Andrews - June 19, 2009, 16:12 / Report abuse

• Went out for a roll round the city on Sunday. It was a still quiet enough I guess it’s that time of year as there were tourists everywhere. Why in God’s name they all wanted to get photos of the banks and hedge fund buildings building I don’t know, but they were way of the tourist trail and right in the middle of my skating route.

  Some of the best skating can be found from around Bank station down to the river. You’ve got to pick the right time (see aforementioned tourists) but there’s some nice downhill’s – wide and flat – to be enjoyed. Just make sure to check that the street you end up turning onto is a suitable surface and the turn isn’t too tight.

  Also the back streets between old street and Bank can be good fun for some old fashioned sidewalk surfing.

  One last thing. The police were everywhere on Sunday but I wasn’t hassled once. Maybe it was because I was on a longboard rather than a street deck, or maybe the 5-0 are cool with skaters now, but this was a nice change from some previous experiences.

  Jon - June 22, 2009, 11:34 / Report abuse

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