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Selfridges Builds Temporary Indoor Skatepark
London’s Selfridges has created the UK’s largest free indoor skate park. The 18,500 square foot park has identical replicas of seven iconic London street skating spots – like the Big Ben Road Gap, part of the Southbank’s Undercroft and the Shoreditch blocks.
The creation of the park took a team of 11 skate experts and building specialists over 1,500 hours to design and build. Over 50,000 screws and 35 tons of wood has been used.
The skatepark has been created as part of the department store’s Board Games campaign that celebrates the culture of Skate and Surf.
The stakepark is open from 27 March to the 19th April and admission is free.
You can book a free hour long introduction lesson from their website
London skater Helena Long at the HTC One Stakepark
London skater, Helena Long, doing a wall ride at the HTCone Skatepark in the Old Selfridges Hotel.
London skater Helena Long board sliding at the indoor skatepake created by Selfridges
The Outdoor Guide to London
Many people in the U.K. and around the world travel the well-trodden path to London town in search of fun and fortune. I should know – I am one of them; I left my village in Wales when I was 18 and spent eight years enjoying all it had to offer. However, the downside to London (apart from communing) is its lack of beaches to surf and mountains to climb, and if you don’t have a car it can be an expensive business to get out of the city to surf, hike, kayak, climb or do whatever your extreme sport passion is. To ski or snowboard you need to catch a plane or a train, and it’s not cheap going to the Continent. It’s not always about money either – finding the time between work and social commitments is also hard, but London always has a surprise somewhere. So here is your guide on how to keep up with your sport when you can’t get out of the city. Continue Reading →
Yoga to Help You on and Off the Slopes
If you’re a speed freak who gets off on racing down the mountain side, sending your adrenaline rocketing as you whip down a black run, you might think yoga is not for you. Far too slow and pedestrian. But you’d be wrong. I dare you to challenge your assumption about this ancient practice- I think you will find it helps to improve your performance on the slopes on many levels. Continue Reading →