Skateboarding Spots in Paignton, Devon*

Skate parks, street spots, waxed curbs, stairs, steps, handrails, skate ramps

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Skateboarding Spots

• Victoria park has some great purpose built skate ramps, rails etc. in waht used to be tennis courts, just near the entrance on Hyde Road.
• visit the plastic sk8park and marvel at Torbay council's amazing knack of spending as little as possible. sk8able but dont expect too much. one thing dont wax the mini-ramp (bloody frootbooters). other stuff about -explore!!
• ymca bulldozed 1995 - RIP
• took that fookin skate park down innit, cha.
• Preston Beach is ok when its nice weather and oldway mansion used 2 b good until the council put gravel all over the steps. Rumours r heard that a Skatepark may b built in Victoria Park in the place of the halfpipe but ill let you know more later...
• Al B's Surf Shack
• DONT use the front of the multiplex or its carpark...they have a patrolling managers and its not worth the hassle....they are cool with us so dont push 'em!

• Lidls Square (Victoria square) is alive most nights with many BMX flatlanders, skateboarders, stick nibblers (scooters). Carpark when wet.
• Longskating on the sea front is cool, or not.
• Ramp now in Victoria Park
• Behind YMCA, Clennon Valley: Vert ramp cut down winter 92/3. Status of mini-ramp and bank un-known. But happening again. Street stuff and sometimes indoor sessions. Pay to skate 50p. Various street eg Safeway with platforms, benches, walls. Car-park has slidy bar, banks and curbs. Occasional fly-off. Quaywest at Goodrington Sands has steps, curbs and platforms. Safeways (near train station): Platforms, benches. Car park has slidy bar, banks, curb silands. Quaywest at Goodrington sands: steps, curbs and platforms (sketchy skatepark nearby). Hook-up points: Safeways evenings, Quaywest or skatepark at weekends. (Old fools: Banks at seafront about 2' high to vert. Grindable. Micro canyon. Higher ones towards theatre.)

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