Skateboarding Spots in Workington, Cumbria*

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• I LOVE CIDER
• Skateboards have yet to hit this town, possibly about 30 years too soon.
• its shit and full of sweaty bastards
• He doesn't do skate board ( unless its a fe-male enviroment)
• church yard
• Skate park or the railings outside HSBC, but the police dont like that.
• courts and the railings by argos and the skate park
• just up past the town near stainburn school theres a good skate park
• Workington skatepark, perrys palace (allerdale house) and the Mansion lol.
• Up near Stainburn School. Hate Skaters.
• We usually go up to the skate park, next to the car park up at curwen castle its better than whitehaven skate park apparently- but i don't skate, so it's just what ive been told, or down at the courts is okay too, stainburn school is good for skating too, but sometimes the teachers come up and shout at you to leave :( advice: shout back :D
• up the skate park again, though i hear that its gonna be shut down soon
• i am in the process of graffiting the local skate park. such perfect surfaces and no one but me to paint em!
• Go 2 whitehaven skate park its got 2 quater pipes,a half pipe a spine and a funbox,and its all metal
• Skatepark and courts are the only spots to skate.
• This is squeek!!! Big shout out 2 kerry 'n' lyndsey!!! skatepark
• Erm, yeh I dunno who youse are but youse sound a bit ghey, you're worse than the townies, so what if there's a few goths there, you dont have to go up there. The skatepark is the best thing that ever happened to this town and its people like you that spoil it. I'm not a big fan of goths either and im a rollerskater myself so just shush it eh? ***>harrison<***
• NEW PARK OPEN AND ITS QUITE SHITE... ... 2 many gofs there ey man.. .. mas townies hear now they fink they is da bestbut soon i wilz rool the park cos i can ollie see yeh. i is best in da hood ya'll.. ive mas townie come eh u gota get ur nob out cos they will suck it for 5 pence cos they is addicted 2 smack **!KURT 'n' JAMIE MACMULLEN!**
• Oh, and ONE more thing. Well, two. There's a huge set of steps, the Mermaid steps, not far from Tesco, and Perry's Palace (Allerdale building) - which I tried to full cab on me skates the other day. Will get it next time... ...update on the NEW PARK!!! ALMOST FINISHED - WATCH THIS SPACE - OPENING DAY LATE JANUARY 2005!!!
• NEW SKATEPARK OPENING SOON - LIKE, IN A FORTNIGHT OR SO, OUTDOOR - UP NEAR THE COURTS - DECEMBER 04. Argos - ankle high circle rails, some short handrails, big kink rail next to bridge there. Courts - more ankle high rails across the road, outside M & S. Kerbs round the corner. NEW HANDRAILS PUT IN AT COURTS!!!!!! Perry's Palace - hip height ledges, you need wood to put over the skatestoppers. Cricket rail - Near new Wilkinsons, steep, low, kinked rail. Shout out to MANOS! Death Kink - 30 feet away from above rail - overlooks a river, brand new, never attempted (at time of print - November 04, watch this space...) <******HARRISON******>
• Couldn't fit everything in my last entry. Cloffocks - some long, hip height rails, with kinks, but are flattish. HARRINGTON - BEST LEDGE IN CUMBRIA IS UNDER THE NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE, NEAR THE TRAINS STATION, IS ABOUT KNEE HEIGHT, SLIPPY. MOORCLOSE - Sixth Form there has some longish thigh height handrails, they're yellow and slippy. Wastwater Avenue and the surrounding roads have some decent rails, some long, mostly short ones. <******HARRISON******>
• behind workington courts or stainburn school math banisters in southfield are great too!
• under new bridge at harrington
• Curwen Hall with alcohol and your skateboard/blades...Take lotsa people and be prepared to run and hide in a tree if big dogs start chasing ya! Vulcan's Park used to be okay when they had that huge swirly slide but now it's shite unless you're five.
• jamland skatepark or whitehaven as it more commonly known has a alrite park bt workington is jst for street skatin really
• vulcans lane park
• St patricks school in maryport theres 3 perfect height ledges good for filming lines the floors bumpy tiles but ya get used to it also theres a big set of stairs round the front of the school 14 stairs i dont think anyones done them on a board yet ive done them on a bmx but i skateboard,PLUS everyskateboarder get your asses to the skate event in maryport on the 30th of august if its a good turnout we get a park bad turnout then we're knackered a team from down south are bringing up the ramps (Blueprint?!?!??!)
• supposed to be building a new skatepark in vulcans park
• building a skate park in vulcans lane park
• For the backyard vert session the number and date has changed its now the 30th march(planning permission) and contact 07765046494 for details.Bands playing opiur,MILLENCOLIIN!!!!,the damned and some local bands.
• Theres a 8 foot halfpipe in my back yard and theres a big session goin on up my house max people 100 vert skating all day plus some bands playing date 28-mar 2003 for more in fo contact this number 01900 817554 and ask for Guy Little.
• Theres plans for a new outdoor concrete skatepark to get built in workington, its probly gonna go in vulcans park, but were still deciding on the venue. Its gonna cost about £120,000,00p and everythings going according to plan. If you want some more info email me at - pennywize@talk21.com (Im pretty sure i was the first to gap the mermaid steps, did em in about 1998 on ma rollerblade daytonas back in the day lol)
• Speak to scott mckenzie he got a mini in his garage at his new house, its a bit of a trek up there but the mini is sweet to skate.....=bOneR=
• Ive been skating for a year an a half and if u skate youve gotta skate the rails outside of argos cause believe me things start happening after that.Keep on rollin
• a turd excuse for a skatepark in whithaven......we're supposed to be getting a cool skate park in workington......my friend's on the development of it...but u just know it's gonna get over run by idiot slack fool townies
• down the maths bannisters in southfield tech college!!!
• H/ton Marina some mad stuff man!!!
• I have a miniramp in my garden, But u fucks cannot use that. We just used to ride any thing that did't have bollards or reflectors on it. U gotta look up in the air for the best places rooftops are where the fun is to be had people. Don't sk8 school yards sk8 the roofs kids.Stainburn has a drainage pipe like a halfpipe wid about 2 foot of vert. Ollie over sky lights and have races down the pitched roofs live a little u chickens! Oh if i had my teen years again!!!
• try the rail outside argos if you dare!!!!!!!!1
• Theres a skatepark going up in harrington very very soon! Stay tuned
• theres an awesome set of rails by the park
• aqaria,co-op,promenade,netherhall,camp road skool,ewanrigg juniors,back of cuetos news agents(lil rail)
• sports centre ok ledges but i am a skater so i'll tell all the skate spots: sixth form with their awsome rail, maryport, down at the aquarium good gap, well lane double steps @ maryport WHAT A SET OF BEASTS there's only three people who i know that have jumped them, and one of them is a proper nutter. there is a good roll in with a good gap down a bank at the factories, maryport. there's a roll in to gap off a roof at maryport, netherhall. there's some good steps at workington near the mermaid pub close to the reds and town ground.
• Perry's palace
• moorclose sports center & 6th form center (COOL RAIL)
• Vulcans park monument
• whitehaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Stainburn School Yard is gud.
• Vican's Park?
• Not quite skateboard, but Stainburn School has a qualified roller blade instructor, contact the school for info
• Back of old re-vamped co-op, next to Halfords. Go down the alley next to shops. Two decent banks. Very new. Session Sundays Soon to be roofed. No good in dark. Watch out for suits. Shopping arcade and church. Excellent banks.

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Last updated: 2012-02-21