Stockwell Skatepark is situated on Stockwell Park Walk in South London

South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Unsupervised and free at all hours, the skatepark

Skatepark

A skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, aggressive inline skating and scooters. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets,...

 was built in the 1970s and has been used since then by skateboarders and practitioners of other extreme sports such as BMX

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

. The park remains popular and has been skated by the likes of Bam Margera

Bam Margera

Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...

, John Cardiel

John Cardiel

John Joseph Cardiel is a professional skateboarder who grew up in Half Moon Bay and Grass Valley, California and currently resides in Sacramento, California....

 and Jason Lee

Jason Lee (actor)

Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...

 and the Stereo Sound Agency

History

In September 2005 the park was resurfaced. The new surface has already cracked and become dangerous in certain places. Users of the park were angry with the council for employing inexperienced contractors who had no experience in the skatepark building field. Some of the wooden local-built ramps were then removed by the council after the fatal injury of a visiting skateboarder. The injury was not incurred on or near the local built ramps but, it is believed, the council felt the need to be extra careful, fearing the possibility of litigation in the eventuality of other injuries.

Following the appalling resurfacing job carried out in 2005, users of the park have successfully campaigned for a further resurfacing. This was carried out between September 2007 and October 2008 (this time with experts involved and a number of local skaters and BMXers helping out). The new surface is accompanied by a number of transition-with-coping ramp additions, most notably in the north east corner of the park, previously an empty space (on the left in the photo below).

The skateboarding

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...

 and BMX

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

 scene is very friendly and locals use the park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 as a place to hang out and socialise as well as ride the ramp

Inclined plane

The inclined plane is one of the original six simple machines; as the name suggests, it is a flat surface whose endpoints are at different heights. By moving an object up an inclined plane rather than completely vertical, the amount of force required is reduced, at the expense of increasing the...

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Transport Links

London Bus Routes 2, 196, 322, 333, 345 and Night Bus Route N2
London Underground: Brixton Station (Victoria Line)
National Rail: Brixton Station (Southeastern)

External links

• Additional Information
• Brixton Cycles - The local skate and bike shop adjacent to the park
• Done Video - A video made by locals