Stunt scooters top UK Skateparks

Article by Matthew Clegg









One of the best things about riding stunt scooters is the fact that you can pick the toy up and be ready to do tricks on the street as soon as you leave your home. However, to really get good at doing stunts and rise to a level where you can enter competitions, you should consider going to skateparks dedicated to extreme sports.

Skateparks have a wide range of great facilities which will help you get better as a stunt scooter rider. At skateparks you are likely to find great flat surfaces, bowls, halfpipes and quarterpipes, rails, jumps, ramps, grind boxes, wedges and much more to practise tricks on and get better.

Additionally, skateparks are great places to go with mates or to meet new friends who may be able to teach you a few fresh tricks or give some advice on how to get better. You may even see professional stunt scooter riders practising which is a great opportunity to watch and pick up new ways of performing stunts.

There are a number of great skateparks for riding stunt scooters around the UK, both indoor and outdoor, with some of the best being the following four:

Where: Redditch Skatepark, Worcestershire

Type: Outdoor, open

Opening Times: 12pm-8pm weekends and holidays, 3pm-8pm during school time

Entry Fee: £1.50-3.00

Rules: Experienced stunt scooter riders only

Features: Redditch skatepark is a great place to go for more experienced stunt scooter riders with extreme features including a 3 way jumpbox, multiple quarterpipes, a mini ramp and a pyramid to perform all types of tricks on.

Where: Motion Ramp Park, Bristol

Type: Indoor

Opening Times: Varies daily, 12pm-6pm at weekends, Dedicated scooters day Wednesday 4pm-8pm

Entry Fee: £5-6

Rules: Scooter friendly

Features: A superb indoor skatepark that is appropriate for all stunt scooter riders, Motion Ramp Park in Bristol has a whole host of features that make it one of the top UK skateparks. In addition to having a tuck shop and burger van on site for refreshments inbetween riding, Motion has a day dedicated purely to stunt scooters (Wednesday) each week. The skatepark itself is packed warehouse including quarterpipes from 4ft-9ft, a 16 foot vert wall, a sub rail, wedges and many other ramps great for doing all your tricks.

Where: Yate Skatepark, Bristol

Type: Outdoor

Opening Times: All day every day

Entry Fee: Free

Rules: Anything goes!

Features: There are very few skateparks that are bigger or have better atmosphere than Yate Skatepark in Bristol, which is open all day every day and attracts a large number of extreme sport fanatics. Free to enter and with over 9,000 square feet to practise on, the park features a stepped grind box, jump box, grind bar, quarterpipes, steps, a bowled corner and much more for practising all of your best tricks.

Where: Dean Lane Skate Park Bristol

Type: Outdoor

Opening Times: All day every day

Entry Fee: Free

Rules: Anything goes!

Features: Another Skatepark located in Bristol, Dean Lane has more of a urban look and feel but is still a fantastic and free place for stunt scooter riders to visit and do tricks. With facilities including a concrete quarterpipe, a small fly off, pyramid, bowled corner and more, Dean Lane has all you need to ride on to become better on your stunt scooter.

These are just some of the great skateparks in the UK to ride at, so why not visit some with friends and see the different between practising on dedicated facilities rather than on the streets.



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