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Skateboarding Stuff in Sidcup, Greater London*

Sidcup, Greater London Skateboard Shops, Skateparks, Skate Ramps, Waxed Curbs, Rails, Where to Buy Decks, Parts, Shoes

Skateboarding Spots

• Outside the Marlow Rooms on the corner opposite Tesco Express
• Marlowe House with 2 threes, a five and a drop round the back. A lil 2 outside somerfield. Two fives outside the station. Somefield car park has some small divider things. Buses go to Bromley North, Swanley Skatepark, Plumbstead skatepark and Bexleyheath halfpipe. Sidcup high street, Morrisons car park has some manual pads and theres a four down the road towards eltham, but its pretty much unskateable because it goes nearly onto the road!
• marlow- set of 5 and a set of 3,waxed ledges ,a drop and another hidden 3 around the back of marlow. sloped bank(steep) next to the kentish times office. waxed ledge down the alley next to the kentish times office. waxed curbs and manuel pads in the safeway car park on sidcup high street with an 8. bus ride to swanley skate park or bexley heath half pipe. 30 mins to southbank and all central london spots. bus ride to greenwich some good street. bus ride to bromley (street spots) if you bmx its a short train journey to dartford. then a 20minute ride to dartford heath(big jumps).
• Council Offices car park, Bexleyheath
• Skaters hang around by marlow house normally. Stair sets and all that. Or in the carpark next to the train bridge....I'm not sure why though...living life on the edge?
• behind Mcdonalds underground of the carpark thats pretty cool loads of flat and some curbs always someone down there after 7pm and its lit and theres one 8 flight and a gap by the pizza hut carpark (just to the right by the bus stop). there aint a lot of trouble from pilkeys but watch out coz the ones you do see are genraly gangs or stuff like that. also theres marlow house but the three has been blocked off now theres only five. and outside the swimming baths grind/slide the steps.but a short bus ride will take you to swanly and thats got a skate park but its pretty shit really.or a 30min train ride will take you to southbank and thats cool. and its said that the great tom penny is skatin down at bexleyheath soon so that should kick arse. and me and a few mates have got an abandoned warehouse in crayford and thats slowley being turned into a skate park so if you see the red haired guy in McDonalds just ask and i can hook you up
• There are sumtimes skaters down by Marlowe House, opposite Dillons (now Tesco Express).
• safe ways is good for latland, some manual pads an bits n bobs, the metal curb in the underground car park is best. friendly skaters every friday night
• They're building a Safeways along Grassington Road, so who knows what kind of shenanigans you could get up to on the wide open spaces when that opens?
• Marlowe steps. Usually bladers and boarders about at weekends.A stair set of 5 aand another of 3 ledges(only about half a foot high very waxed up)Located near Marlowe house,next to Bradleys nightclub.

Skateboard Shops

• just head down to dartford boarderzone the guys there are freindly and always willing to lend a hand. or theres freespirit for the people who just want the basics they dont stock much but its all you need to get you going thats in bluewater by the way
• jus mail order. or bromley, with urban chaos
• BMX and Chopper racing are banned in Sidcup since the big fight in '98 involving the Bromley Massive, known as the "Moshdown" locally, however, if you wait up late there is an underground beat squad who are rumoured to skate the hill after lights out dressed in goulish street wear.

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Last updated: 2007-08-23