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Tel. no - 01708 474429
Website -
Address - Uppeer Rainham Road, Hornchurch, Essex, next to the Cardrome & behind petrol station

Price - £5 per 4hr session
Open times - 10am-2pm & 2pm-6pm
Map -

What is there to ride / skate?
Wooden ramps - Indoor mini ramp, small spine ramp, micro mini ramp, jump box, volcano, wall rides (curved & straight), driveways and quarterpipes ranging in height.

Concrete - performance bowl 10ft deep, snake bowl, mogul bowls, old school pool, clover leaf bowl, tube halfpipe bowl, lots of banks & hips of ranging in height

What else is there?
A basic tuck shop selling tea/coffee, chocolate etc. Pot noodle only hot food.
Skate & BMX spares available. Toilets (male only). Petrol station next door

Report
This skatepark dates back to the 1970's and is a legendary park and known throughout the BMX & Skate world. Many of the original bowls still exist and are still fully rideable. Romford has by no means stood still since then, many wooden ramps have been built to improve the flow of the park and increase the trick possibilities.

The bowls are great fun and are linked by rounded lips. This means you can ride non-stop around the park in and out of the bowls. There is an old school pool with real pool coping, over vert and white concrete surface. This is one of only a few in Europe and is definately worth a skate.

The toilets are bad and I would avoid using if possible. No inside area for spectators (take a coat). Don't let these things put you off as this is a great skatepark, I've been going on and off for 15 years. The bowls gradually increase and so allow a lot of scope for beginners and advanced. Check it out and send in your photos & thoughts.

See more pics on this website


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