Every Friday Night and Sunday Afternoon throughout the year (so long as it’s dry), skaters in London take to the streets, and take over the capital. On Friday Nights the skate sets off at 8.00pm from Wellington Arch, which is in the middle of Hyde Park Roundabout. The nearest tube station is Hyde Park Corner (Although Green Park is also pretty close). This skate can be a challenge to the novice skater as it is 12 – 15 miles, and the 2nd half is usually a lot faster than the first half.
However the half time break is usually near a tube station, so if you don’t fancy continuing it’s easy to get home. If you are of average fitness and/or exercise a couple of times a week, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem. Just make sure that you are confident and proficient at turning and stopping. The London Friday Night Skate always finishes at Wellington Arch, (although many continue on to the pub)
If you’re not so fit, still new to skating, or you’re just not sure if you’ll be able to keep up, then the Sunday Stroll is a great introduction to street-skating. Setting off from the Eastern End of Serpentine Road in Hyde Park, this is a gentle and relaxed skate around the streets of London which once again is marshalled. Although the Sunday Stroll usually finishes at Hyde Park, they do occasionally have ‘one-way skates’ which means that you will have to find your own way back to town.
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