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Skateboarding Stuff in Southport, Merseyside*

Southport, Merseyside Skateboard Shops, Skateparks, Skate Ramps, Waxed Curbs, Rails, Where to Buy Decks, Parts, Shoes

Skateboarding Spots

• i came on this website to tell people about a secret little place where u can have a good laf its over the brige where the sk8 park is on the left keep goin over the roiund about over the road and jump over the stone wall onto the beach bit and there is a huge quarter pipe on the other side of the wall.....it ROCKS!!!!!!!!but also you may need to buy a brush from instore as there could be a bit of sand on the runup...if anyone goes e mail me wat u think sulli_10skate@hotmail.com peace out....
• I like my road like the hospital and a two set and grids to ollie and banks and stuff......i like skating at LIDL ! ! ! And see Mr Felce With his MARS BARS ! !
• Are road kicks ass coz, like there's banks that you can like bank drop into and there's the hospital but you always get chucked out also there is a few grids to ollie..........it's a bit boring but, you can try new stuff in the hospital like..kickfliping into the bank or boardsliding the ledge lol...
• under the pier (sea wall) the concrete over vert ,sk8park, lidl, out side pet store (on shakespeare st) da carpark wiv walls n a huge box to do ollies n flip tricks on,many more...................
• hi i think that a good skateboarding spot is the hospital on curzon road where i live but we always get chucked out. another good skate spot is the two set at falkland road the good thing about the two set is that it is ridable ( skate forever people )
• anouther good spot around southport is kgv college there is a two set and a 3 set there and a few outher things u can do there so qiet good for sk8in and keep the sk8in scene alive
• i like the bandstand and skating in fishnets that gives the onlookers something to talk about the only time ive been in trouble is when moved on and i said to the policeman he had a big helmet get some bloody lights down at the skate park we should do a charity night for lights for the skaters never mind christmas lights poor kids cant see a thing no wonder the kids stormed the champion we are so behind in southport how much would lights be for the skate park that should be a question on the site
• new skate park by pier, full of multi-pierced greasy losers
• Not far from the Prom is a skate park were you find loads of Moshers and people on BMX's as well as skates.
• I say da sk8 prk near da pier is brill i love it dere i just go 2 watch but i think its gr8 and i think tht a sk8er called Kenny is 100% fit and is da best sk8er dere.GO KENNY!!!
• i fink da best place is lidal car park and the bandstand anthoer good spot is bedford park and anthoer good spot is birkdale high but if you got there you might get cought by the caretaker if you do say your in the school and he'll let you off.
• New ramp park's been built by the pier. Should be cool in the summer with the knoll closeby.
• PARK is finally built. Located by Matalan/Ocean Plaza, it consists of about five 7 foot quarters, a spine, a midi ramp, two driveways with rails/ledges, two stand alone grind boxes and some concrete ledges/steps. Is only good when immacuatley dry, otherwise ramps slip like hell. Also over-run by annoying fruitbooters.
• The new skatepark... when they finally finish the bastard....
• The bandstand - shit hot benches, stair sets, ledges, smooth flat ground, ooo baby!
• concrete gardens outside town hall, sea wall e.t.c
• the Diana in evenings for the good skaters, the safeway blocks for the originals, floral hall is ok but scraggy
• Yeh outside Arts centre
• Outside Safeways, nice curbs!!
• the bandstand and the diana gardnes are attracting a veary large croude latley
• Well, lets see, Southport is primarily full of gimps in tracksuits and rockports, so its kinda difficult to find a decent spot without being harrassed by them. Ne way not many ppl skate in southport, and those who do tend to be goons who go round with their hats on backwards. As for skate spots, in my limited experience these are my favourite.... The princess diana gardens: a few ledges, a three set, a four set, several benches, lots of gimps unfortunately Hesketh park: A few benches, and a mini ramp thats ALWAYS full of water its about 5 foot high, and 7 foot wide. Near safeways: Serval ledges. Near the fair: Never really go round that area, too many dickheads looking for a fight. The promanade: Smooth lots of benches, gimps and old people. A few ledges too. Thats mainly it I think, not exactly venice beach is it? Also, u'll probably spend more time dodging gimps in tracksuits that actually sk8ing. peace
• Nowhere. Way too many pensioners on the street to make it safe to skate.
• car-park at the front near pleasureland (ops. victoria park) for smooth ground+ curbs, victoria park for more smooth ground+straight paths. safeway carpark, not as smooth but people still go.
• Tescos car park, the banks on the sea front.
• Slippery Slope Pleasure Beach £1 all day. About 20' of 40 degree bank with a platform. Good for grinds. (Brian Burns) Snake run good for carves and one place you can get air. Banks are grotty and you can't grind them
• Memorial is good with steps, boardslides, curbs etc.
• Supposed to be a mini somewhere. Hesketh Park: four Rareunit quarterpipes facing each other. But they're only about 2' wide and 3' high.

Skateboard Shops

• just 1 more thing arcade sports is bos but the guy in the sk8 bit is a TTTWWWAAATTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! unless he knows u have money to spend wat a dik..
• arcade sports its a bit of a ripof like but some things r cheap
• liverpool best place to go for skates etc or manchester, SOUTHPORT SUCKS for skating although new skate park opened up next to the ocean plaza bridge.
• Arcade sports i think are one of the most realiable i got new setup for Christmas with like pro coulour Thomas trucks (Black) and 52mm karma wheels with geoff rowley gates of hell part 1 deck and independant bearings....
• arcade sports.
• some crappy skate shops e.g freespirit and boomerang
• all:sports (unit 5, marble place) has a limited selection, arcade sports (cambridge arcade) has more.
• free spirt-sells quicksilva, o niell etc
• Arcade Sports sells a few skaetboards ad well as Free Spirit which has your general surf wear and a few skate things.
• none of note go to lost art and see local mackie,
• Don't go any where near arcade sports they sponcer comps then tell u too fuck off wen u try n get your prizes THEYRE GASH
• Dont go to E11even its crap, the guy doesnt know his arse from his elbow. he is a tool. shop at mosscrops or alans. the guy will try and sell you allsorts and tell you you need this this and that, crap the lot of it. Ru's cool though.
• Elleven skate shop, opposite the market. Also, free spirit, same row of shops as MVC
• E11even, Market Street. Also for all the fashionable shiznat, i.e Zoo York, Fenchurch, Paul Frank, Addict etc, go to Cartell, it's in Cambridge Arcade, run by Andy from E11even.
• Arcade Sports
• Arcade sports - the foxiest of the foxes, Ali, works there. oh madame
• Competitive Edge have got Stussy gear in, a good range and this stuff is hard to get hold of, class shop, class gear
• freespirit near maccys, arcade sports, e11even - its one louder lol Strongy
• somewhere opposite mac donalds in town.
• CHECK OUT E11EVEN, ON MARKET STREET, SOUTHPORT. RUN BY ANDY,SELLS ALL RANGE OF DECKS TRUCKS ETC ALSO BMX STUFF. CLOTHING WISE SELL VOLCOM, ALPHANUMERIC, FENCHURCH, FOX, LORD, DICKIES, TRIBAL AN LOADS OF OTHER STUFF......GO BUY SOME THING HE NEEDS YOUR HELP.
• Arcade sports is ok, elleven is crap, once again LA in Liverpool is the best
• FREE SPIRIT next to blacks, on eastbank street, opposite McDonalds!
• Hmmm arcade sports, slightly pricy and not a very good selection but, what it does have in is very good stuff. If they dont have it then u can order stuff from there. They always play the osiris video in there too, I think I'll suggest that they put menikmata on instead that vidoe kicks ass!
• arcade sport, all:sport
• Arcade Sports Peak Performance (for the clobber, dudes)
• A sport shop in Wayfarers arcade sells decks etc.

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Last updated: 2006-12-22