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Skateboarding => Travel Guide => Topic started by: thepman on August 28, 2013, 03:39:23 PM
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Making the move south in a few weeks from Warrington (Manchester/Liverpool region) for uni. Will be living in Hampstead Heath. I've skated london a few times so I know most of the parks, how to get to them, some spots etc. But was wondering if there are any Hampstead locals? Any spots/parks round there?
Would be nice to skate with some of you as well.
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Im moving to london aswell , but not until late october. Im down for beers and skate so let me know
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Im moving to london aswell , but not until late october. Im down for beers and skate so let me know
sounds good, really hope southbank is saved, would suck to move down and it gets destroyed within a few months
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Im moving to london aswell , but not until late october. Im down for beers and skate so let me know
sounds good, really hope southbank is saved, would suck to move down and it gets destroyed within a few months
Yeah one of my good slap friends Mark renton was just there , Think he skated southbank afew times . I hope its gonna be left there alone like a natinal park or something , protected .
here is my " moving to london " thread , might be helpfull
http://www.slapmagazine.com/component/option,com_jfusion/Itemid,4/index.php?topic=68328.0 (http://www.slapmagazine.com/component/option,com_jfusion/Itemid,4/index.php?topic=68328.0)
Ill let you know when Im getting closer to the move for stuff . Ill be bussy the first few weeks with work but Ill be more social after awhile .
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move down there in 4 days, will be living in whitechapel, couple tube stops from mile end!
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Will be living in Hampstead Heath.
Posh.
Swiss Cottage/Finchley Road has a few spots.
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Heard there are some great spots in hampstead heath, especially for dogging!
But seriously I live in London, hit me up sometime we can go skate. Gonna be really busy in the week so will have to be a weekend thing
http://www.londonskateparks.co.uk/ (http://www.londonskateparks.co.uk/)
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so are all the girls in london twerking at the club ?
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Yes it's still there! SB is where you get the best vibes in my opinion, it's just weird at the beginning having so much people watching you haha but after that 10 mins is super, Mile end on a sunny day is sex.
Oh one thing I would do when I was there, since I was in bethnal green, was hopping down the bus at liverpool street -ish at sunset and push fast as fuck doing basic stuff down till southbank. It's fun and you see and hit random spots with less people hassle, watching sunsets on the bridge and stuff.
Basically if you get the chance hop on a random double decker towards whoknows where and hop off when you see fun stuff (brick banks are likely), that's how I had the most fun. :)
Swiss Cottage/Finchley Road has a few spots.
That's where those sick brick banks in the intersection are isn't it? Clapton had some too.
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Heard there are some great spots in hampstead heath, especially for dogging!
But seriously I live in London, hit me up sometime we can go skate. Gonna be really busy in the week so will have to be a weekend thing
http://www.londonskateparks.co.uk/ (http://www.londonskateparks.co.uk/)
sick that link will help a lot man! yeah i'll make sure to hit you up when I get down there.
Renton- sounds like a lot of fun, I skated london a few times but only a couple of parks and when I skated street I just wondered round and tended to find things, is it that kind of city? a lot of little spots dotted around?
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Heard there are some great spots in hampstead heath, especially for dogging!
But seriously I live in London, hit me up sometime we can go skate. Gonna be really busy in the week so will have to be a weekend thing
http://www.londonskateparks.co.uk/ (http://www.londonskateparks.co.uk/)
sick that link will help a lot man! yeah i'll make sure to hit you up when I get down there.
Renton- sounds like a lot of fun, I skated london a few times but only a couple of parks and when I skated street I just wondered round and tended to find things, is it that kind of city? a lot of little spots dotted around?
Yes, I wondered around too, because I skated at least 6 parks the first days I was there but the majority tend to get packed SO easily and I didn't want to stay in queues everyday so I tried to mix things up.
I can tell you can be lucky and find funny stuff around.
I didn't know where to go at first so I said well, financial areas with skyscrapers and offices will sure have good flatground and something to skate, so I took that route. Along River Thames is another area with potential, only time I got kicked out pretty bad was near the tower bridge embarkment. Just try and explore, even that time when I didn't find anything I couldn't care less because I still had a good cruise!
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Swiss Cottage/Finchley Road has a few spots.
That's where those sick brick banks in the intersection are isn't it? Clapton had some too.
Yeah, near the leisure centre, there's some other good stuff right by there too, a fountain round the back that's fun when its emptied out etc..
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Dear Slap
So I'm moving to London next week for about 4 months. I'm desperately looking for a place to stay for the first few weeks before I can move into my apartment. What is the best way to go about finding a short term accommodation? Any help would be much appreciated!
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Probably Gumtree
http://www.gumtree.com/c/flats-and-houses-for-rent (http://www.gumtree.com/c/flats-and-houses-for-rent)
Air BnB may be worth a try
https://www.airbnb.co.uk (https://www.airbnb.co.uk)
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Thanks Whitey! ;)
edit. I may have found something near Wood Green tube station. Can anyone give me some info on this area? Seems a bit rough I hear?
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Wood Green is not super rough, I can certainly think of worse places. It's not a cool place particularly and a little further out from the centre so that's why rents are quite cheap. But it's on the Picadilly line so transport into the centre is pretty quick.
There's a shitty skatepark nearby in Alexandra Palace and a nice little concrete plaza type park in Muswell Hill.
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So what are the worst areas in London ? or around london , So I dont think I found this amazing flat in a place , Then somebody shoots me for my pocket change
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So what are the worst areas in London ? or around london , So I dont think I found this amazing flat in a place , Then somebody shoots me for my pocket change
Based on what my friends told me brixton and the south in general can be pretty sketchy.
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So what are the worst areas in London ? or around london , So I dont think I found this amazing flat in a place , Then somebody shoots me for my pocket change
Based on what my friends told me brixton and the south in general can be pretty sketchy.
Brixton isn't anywhere near as sketchy as it used to be, providing you aren't a total twat. As with most big cities there are dodgy areas, but for the most part as long as you don't find yourself on some shady estate at night (Attack the Block style) then you'll be fine
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Brixton isn't too bad, The first time I went there, I saw a lot of drunks/hobos on the main road but at the same time loads of rad booty so it balances out. A few hidden ledges near the Academy and a cool plaza-esque space if you walk left out of the tube station towards the fast food joints.
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Thanks Whitey! ;)
edit. I may have found something near Wood Green tube station. Can anyone give me some info on this area? Seems a bit rough I hear?
nah its fine i live fairly near there
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Anybody need a room mate ?
Im moving over in 3 weeks !
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Monty, I can't help you with a room, but let's meet up for beer once you're here!
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Monty, I can't help you with a room, but let's meet up for beer once you're here!
Send me a PM , for some reason I cant send to you , says user doesnt exist (excist )
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Monty, I can't help you with a room, but let's meet up for beer once you're here!
Send me a PM , for some reason I cant send to you , says user doesnt exist (excist )
Think your name is buggin PMs , cant fucking reply to it . Im in london starting Wednesday . PM your tele number or FB and Ill get in tuch with you
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I'm so gel
wish I could gay marry one of you guys for citizenship and then you'll have a poor roommate
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I'm so gel
wish I could gay marry one of you guys for citizenship and then you'll have a poor roommate
Id expect even my fake gay husband to work his ass off . not coming home after a 17 hour work day to see you eating chocolates on the couch watching oprah
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bumped.
going to London for a week starting monday, any pals looking to skate at night during the week/morning on the weekend?
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Going to be skating in London April 25th, meeting up with a non-skater friend of mine but if any pals are out and about it'd be cool to meet up and zip around for a bit! Show a yankee how it's done over the pond!
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What are some rad things to do/places to go in general?
I skated pretty much every park, did the classic touristy shit etc
Leaving friday staying east.
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What are some rad things to do/places to go in general?
I skated pretty much every park, did the classic touristy shit etc
Leaving friday staying east.
getting drunk with me like we did befor ! =p
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So I'm thinking about studying abroad in London this upcoming school year and need some questions answered if someone could be so kind.
1. I would be there from January to the end of April (maybe I'd try to hang around a little longer on my own), so what's the weather normally like? Obviously it'll be cold, but is it still ok for skating. I know there's normally not snow but does it rain any more often in the winter/early spring?
2. How welcoming is the skate scene? If I'm going to be spending roughly four months in a different country it would be tight to make some local friends instead of skating around alone all the time. There'd probably be some people willing to take on a new guy, right?
Thanks for any help anybody might have
The weather will be cold and shitty with a little rain to begin with and very short days, but as the weeks go by it will improve. Skaters here are in general pretty friendly even if they don't seem overly welcoming to begin with. It's a big city and if you made an effort with every new person you met you'd be exhausted but if you're cool, show your face a few times and ask if they're down for you rolling with them I'd never imagine anyone not being down.
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So I'm thinking about studying abroad in London this upcoming school year and need some questions answered if someone could be so kind.
1. I would be there from January to the end of April (maybe I'd try to hang around a little longer on my own), so what's the weather normally like? Obviously it'll be cold, but is it still ok for skating. I know there's normally not snow but does it rain any more often in the winter/early spring?
2. How welcoming is the skate scene? If I'm going to be spending roughly four months in a different country it would be tight to make some local friends instead of skating around alone all the time. There'd probably be some people willing to take on a new guy, right?
Thanks for any help anybody might have
I studied abroad in London last year, and was there January-early June.
Weather is definitely cold at first, but I just wore a beanie, a sweatshirt and coat and was fine (but I'm from Boston, so am kinda used to it). It snowed a few times, but not much. The weather isn't as extreme as in Boston which is nice, so its only usually only like 30's in January then gets up to maybe 60's by April. When it does rain, it usually dries pretty quickly which is nice too. And if it's not raining too hard, you can always skate southbank since it's covered.
I found people to be cool, would say hey and shit but didn't necessarily invite me to roll with them. But I'm also usually pretty quiet so that's probably on me. Guys at Southbank were usually cool, but probably with anywhere you just need to try to make friends haha. Since I skated by myself most the time, I went to Mile End park a lot. It's cool and has a shop at it, Parlour, and those guys were all really awesome and welcoming. Definitely recommend checking that out.