Friday Night Skate
Join the Friday Night Skate and see the sights of London in spectacular, skating style!
Following a different route each week, over the years, this free, weekly event has taken participants right across London past Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, The Strand, Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square, along Constitution Hill, Piccadilly and Park Lane and from Hammersmith, Holborn, Kings Cross, Little Venice, London Bridge and Mayfair to Notting Hill, Oxford Street, Parliament, Piccadilly Circus and Shepherds Bush.
Split into two increasingly challenging section and accompanied by a fusion of mainstream dance music with funky old skool classics, the skate and carnival atmosphere start at 8p.m every Friday (weather permitting). For those completing both sections the route covers 10-12 miles and lasts approximately 2 hours.
For details of each week’s starting point and weather updates please see link below to the Friday Night Skate.
Please note: it is a legal requirement to be good at braking and turning – if you can’t stop, please don’t go, instead check the Friday Night Skate website for details of skating workshops
What to Bring:
- To coin a phrase, skating isn’t tiddleywinks. Group skaters are strongly advised to wear full body armour: wrist, elbow and knee pads as well as a helmet.
- In case you can’t complete the skate bring £20 cash (for the taxi) and some footwear (pocketable slippers are fine)
- Liquids to avoid dehydration
- As the skate is in the evening when it is dark, bright or reflective clothing and bike lights are a great idea.
- Whistles/horns, bells, and a big mouth to get the group ‘whooping’!
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For more information visit – http://www.thefns.com/
