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Skateboarding Spots in Portrush, Antrim*

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  • The Amphitheatre on Kerr Street!
  • The amphi, across the endless grind across the road, antrim gardens (soon to be the stuff dreams are made of) Portstewart 3 miles west, Coleraine 3 miles south, Derry 40 miles west, Belfast 60 miles south, SKATE!
  • ampitheratre all the cute boys r there
  • The ampies is gettn old and the ledges are gettn crap, the best place is the bank and set beside dunluce, the church roof is good but last time we went there to skate we got busted by the police. i dare u to try the kiddyland set
  • AT LAST! Anybody seen what they've been building on the old green at Main Street? A triple kinked hubba ledge just over knee high that goes seven-flat-seven-flat-seven and leads onto a double curved kinker... The kinda spot you grew up looking at on skate videos is finally been made in The Port, Time to graduate from the Ampi school of flips lads!
  • Ampitheatre
  • portrush needs a new spot for the lads
  • Yeah, the amphitheater is good for skating too.
  • try the brick-a-day is it still there
  • the best skateboarding spot would be ampitheatre thats where they mostly seemed to meet up when we were sitting at the ampitheatre getting drunk
  • Mark Street steps.The hand rail provides a real challange.
  • The Bric a day could be a good space.
  • ampi i suppose, but burn them all, bodyboarding all the way
  • the yougth club would be good if they let us build the ramps. and its run by a bunch of fucking dicks
  • Railway Station
  • the corner of parker avenue Tell all your friends
  • Main Street is very good, pity about the dam cars.
  • Main Street
  • glory days of the amphitheatre are over! dan sammons the lone portrush soldier is the only guy left skating. everyone else has gone to uni or away travelling. the once few hundred strong skate scene has been killed by drugs, scooters and happy hardcore, good riddance, you guys just trashed the place on us anyway, Keep skating dan, yer mates will be back in a few months
  • Amphitheatre, and new park I think is on its way.
  • at the amphitheater portrush
  • Time to knock the Dunluce center and put the space to better use - yep u got it - aas a skateboard arena !!!!!
  • The beach!
  • port centre rail
  • Outside the Atlantic Bar
  • the only good thing portrush has to offer is Mike and his skateboard. this guy goes off 24/7 and he's punk too. we love him. pity he doesn't live here anymore though. ahhh well
  • The Amphitheatre is where everyone skates, sometimes down by the Arcadia or at Brickaday
  • "coming down the ampi for a skate"
  • The Skerries the wee island of Portrush .
  • The corner of Parker Ave.
  • The Ampitheatre just opposite Barrys.
  • Skatepark (the youth center) 3 halfpipes and about 5 ramps, 3 poles etc..
  • Phone the council .....lobby the mp's.....and lets get a Sk8 Zone built....
  • THE AMPHITHEATRE>> SKATERS HEAVEN> SUPPOSED TO BE ILLEGAL IN THAT AREA BUT THE COPS DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THAT, THOUGH THEY'RE HAPPY ENOUGH TO BOOK US FOR DRINKIN' IN THE STREET!! ~conns2001~
  • The amphitheatre and the promenade at the west Strand. During the winter Traks allow the use of the Go Kart track,
  • Portrush youth centre...mecca for sk8ers on sat and sun from january 2001.....get there and make it happen! we want YOU!
  • When I was a skateboarder way back in the 70s, the Brickidie and The Sunken Gardens & The Arcadia area, where the places to be seen.
  • Andy Young's Skate"n"Surf on Lower Main Street catters for all your Fast"n Wet activities,both indoors and out.I'd be lost in Portrush without them.
  • Castle Bongo Ballyreagh Golf Course.
  • Glenvale Ave. Why dont they all go and jump the wash tub at Ramore Head.
  • The big hill behind glenmanus beware of low flying hatchets , you can go up the hill very fast (when you are being chased by gypsies )
  • good selection
  • all of portrush has been taken over by skateboarders. pity most of them bought their boards in jjb and go out in their addidas two stripes
  • of course Ampitheatre!
  • Chris McC.(Woodys Surf Shop) built a half pipe in a unit opposite his shop last summer I dont know if its still there but Hammy and Stewarty and the boys were testing it out at that stage!! Probably still there.
  • The Amphitheatre wouldn't be the Amphitheatre without the skaters. Put it that way.
  • watch tom j. kickflip 24 steps at the ampitheater
  • Park by Fire Station: 45 degree paving stone bank, steps, benches, bins, low circular walls, walls, small hills. Good surface and good fun
  • The Ampitheatre, really smooth loads of steps grind bars, handrails, benchs and bins, Brickide, down past the fire station couple of banks steps and stuff On good days we the Portrush Skate System bring out all our ramps, we have quarter pipes, fly-offs, mini-ramp, and banks. Give us a ring or email to find out when they are coming out next (01265) 824506 or kinraver@hotmail.com
  • Shafesbury Park is the place to be..if we are not there then a car park will do!

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