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some of this text has been taken from skateboard scotland, a great site supporting skateboarding in scotland! there is a
few links to there on this site!
A few skate spots in and around edinburgh!
ASDA CHEESER:
Description
A nice slope
which is a pedestrian path to Asda, so mind the shoppers! Some stairs with rails and a ledge that you can grind. Haven't had
any hassle yet.
How to get there
Just across the road from Slateford train station.
Outside
Asda on Chesser Avenue which is between Slateford and Gorgie Road.
BANK OF SCOTLAND STATUE:
Description
It's a big statue and its got an Einstein quote on it "knowledge is great... but imagination is even better".
It
has got lots of ledges to jump off but recently has anti grinders put on it (big metal bars). The statue can be skated on
a sunday when the business park shuts down.
How to get there
In the Edinburgh Business Park near the
Gyle, just on the doorstep of the Bank of Scotland call centre.
If you get a bus or drive to the Gyle shopping
centre you can walk.
BRISTO SQUARE:
Description
Bristo Square has been the main meeting
point for skaters in Edinburgh for well over 15 years.
It's a big open square with ledges and steps all around,
with a statue in one corner which has curved ledges all around it.
If the weather's good and its the weekend,
it will always be busy and you'll quite often find sheets of plywood and other stuff lying around.
Its got
good smooth ground with nice pop for flat land. If you're lucky you might see some top-notch skaters.
How
to get there
Bristo Square is south of Princes Street and the High Street, near the Meadows.
It's
in between Teviot Place and George Square. Keep your ears open for that familiar sound of wheels on concrete.
CHORSTORPHINE
FLAT BANK:
Description
A little flat bank. Fun to skate smooth-ish run up.
How to
get there
If you are looking at Blockbuster in Corstorphine, turn left, take the first right and then there are some
metal gates. Open them and you'll see the little flat-bank
DALGETY BAY SKATEPARK:
Description
Everyone is nice at the park, but you might get a facefull of concrete due to the ocassional stone, it is just your
average council park, although you will be hard pushed to find such smooth ground anywhere else in Scotland.
The
park includes a big quarter pipe, small quarter pipe, big pole, small pole, funbox, launch ramp. There's also a bench to grind
that's recently been replaced.
How to get there
It's near Dobbies Garden Center (industrial estate)
Coming in from Dunfermline or Inverkeithing, go past the train station and turn right at the next roundabout.
You should see a sign saying 'WELCOME TO DALGETY BAY' take the next turn on your left (next to Dobbies), go straight up the
road and you should see the park on your right hand side at the bottom of the hill.
Coming in from Burntisland,
turn left at the first roundabout then you should see a sign saying 'WELCOME TO DALGETY BAY' take the next turn on your left
(next to Dobbies), and go straight up the road and you should see the park on your right hand side at the bottom of the hill.
DYNAMIC EARTH:
Description
Lots of waxed up ledges & stairs. You are very likely
to get chased away by security unless you go very early or late in the day.
Just recently, skating has been
banned from dynamic earth, and you're likely to be arrested if the police can catch you... they're taking it pretty seriously
so if you still want to skate there, be careful.
How to get there
Dynamic Earth is at the bottom of
Holyrood Road, near Holyrood Palace and over the road from the site of the new Scottish Parliament.
You can't
miss the building because it looks like a big white mini-millennium dome tent type thing.
FESTIVAL SQUARE
(THE SHERATON):
Description
A big flat area with plenty of ledges and a couple of stair sets. Security
comes out if you skate the big 10 set but every where else is fine.
How to get there
It's on Lothian
road opposite the Usher Hall. From Princes Street facing the castle, turn right and keep going till you get to a long road
off to the left left (Lothian Road). Go up there until you find a big area to the right with plenty of ledges, and a couple
of stair sets.
FORESTRY COMMISION:
Description
A 4 set, a 6 set, ramps up the walls
good waxed kerbs. A security guard who can only say "can't skate here boys" but usually doesn't bother you for a good 2 hours.
There are a few drain covers that can be lifted and grinded too.
Can only be skated after
6.30 pm or on a Sunday.
How to get there
Near Corstorphine Zoo, across the road beside Barnardos and
the black and white Scout hall, on Glasgow road.
GYLEMUIR SKATEPARK:
Description
A
few rails about half the height of the ones at sighthill, two crap molehills, a badly positioned kicker thing, funbox, bench,
nessie shaped manual box, squiggly rail.
How to get there
From Edinburgh city centre you can get the
31 (Lothian) or the 12,16 (First) buses along Glasgow road heading out of town. The buses will take you to the main road.
You can also get the train to gylemuir station and it's in the park behind the station, right beside a kind
of hockey/football/basketball court, behind the Tesco at Corstorphine.
LANARK ROAD SKATEBOARD FACILITY:
Description
12ft x 4ft mini with a flat bank (hip to be added) and round grind rail. All wooden surface/metal frame built by Urban
Ramps. Run similarily to the Factory so there are opening times/specific sessions/entry fees and you must wear a helmet. Best
to phone the school for details before travelling.
How to get there
Located within Currie Community
High School in Currie about 6 miles outside the city centre.
PORT SEATON PROMENADE:
Description
Millions of various highted ledges. stair sets and all. Not even busy so plenty of room. Plus its about a mile long.
HEAVEN.
Absolutely no hassle at all. Neds are bad but all mouth no action.
How to get there
It's about a mile from Seton Sands caravan park, next to the sea shore.
From the very end of Princes
Street in Edinburgh, get a 129 Seton Sands bus and ask the driver to tell you where the promenade is.
Half
an hours bus travel but well worth the wait.
SIGHTHILL SKATEPARK:
Description
Opened
in 2004, Sighthill is a great little park with a bit of something for everyone.
There's a 6ft mini ramp, jump
box two quarters, flat bank, a driveway with grind wall, and a couple of rails. All surfaces are Skatelite.
Unfortunately
the park isn't lit yet, so when it's dark you'll have to go home.
There doesn't seem to be too much hassle
because the locals have all started skating!
How to get there
It's on Broomhouse Road, near the junction
with Calder Road. There are plenty of buses that go out there from the centre of town, and there is a big free car park right
next to it.
SLIDEY STEPS:
Description
Stairs that are waxed and really slidey - good
for grinding
How to get there
Outside the Lyceum Theatre on Grindlay Street which is opposite the
Sheraton on Lothian Road. You can get the number 1 bus there.
ST MARYS SCHOOL:
Description
Two large four sets with a huge run up, so you can do a trick on flat and then end with a trick down the set. There's
no security guard, so you can skate it anytime outside of school hours.
How to get there
It is next
to Millfield playing fields in Haddington. Haddington has no train stations, but buses run in to it every hour from the sourounding
cities and towns. The nearest city is Edinburgh.
ST AUGUSTINES SCHOOL:
Description
Some
pretty sweet stairs (5 set, one 3 and a 2 set) and a couple of ledges on the outside of the school.
How to
get there
Next to Forester High at the bottom of broomhouse
THE CHURCH:
Description
There are 2 x two sets, a four set and a 7 with a handrail. There are also lots of ledges that have been waxed up.
Worth going to if you stay nearby, just watch out for the minister or whatever he is.
How to get there
It's
called St. John's - there are two parts to skate at the front and the back, but the back is best.
Get onto
Corstorphine road (get the 12, 26 or 31 bus) and get off outside Woolworths and cross the road. You will see the front now.
To get round the back walk along to a shop called 'Magnet' and turn right up the road then take your first right keep following
the road untill you see it.
THE LEDGE:
Description
A ledge about 4ft high, waxed,
fun to skate off of into the bushes.
How to get there
Go to the Bank of Scotland statue, there should
be a big building to the left of it if you stand right infront of the statue, there is a ledge were we skate
THE
PRECINCT:
Description
Pretty smooth, some really mellow flatbanks, a mini stair set, some ledges and
some raised plant block things that are good for wallrides or stalling.
Watch out for the moany woman who
lives in one of the flats, she threatens to call the police if she hears "bad language". The local police just laugh at her.
How to get there
It's in the center of Penicuik, just get the 37 bus to the terminis and cross the
road to wards the safeways and you're there.
TRANENT DITCH:
Description
Ditch containing
banks (like all others). Should be completely hassle-free.
How to get there
From Prestonpans train
station go right up the road until you find the driving range which will be on the right, a bit before the roundabout. Go
towards the driving range then go right where there will be a worn path leading to the ditch.
UNDERGROUND
SHERATON:
Description
There's quite often crates, pallets and other stuff there. Watch out for the
skips full of this stuff. You sometimes get moved on by security guards telling you to come back in half an hour.
How
to get there
If you go round the corner from the Sheraton Hotel and walk along that busy main road (Western Approach
Road) you eventually come to two openings on your left. The second one is the best.
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