Location: Bletchingley Park, Surrey (Not to be confused with Bletchley Park)
Type of skate: Skatepark and mini tennis court
Material: Plywood
A nice small set of ramps, usually quite quiet given its location, and a little tennis court which is great for practicing skills.
You can park on the track just in front of the ramps (avoid during school dropping off/collecting times, as local parents park here to take their kids to the nearby school)
There is a football club which I would assume has toilets but I've not ventured in as yet. There is a pub across the road.
Location: Reigate Park, Surrey
Type of skate: Park paths, skatepark, tennis courts
Terrain: Paths are very rough, with one slope but mostly flat. Skatepark is concrete. Tennis courts are good.
I wouldn't really recommend Reigate park for the paths, they are so bumpy that your eyeballs vibrate in your head. The skatepark is very nice though, and if there is a tennis court available it is a good place to practice skills.
Head out of the back of Morrisons and you will find the park. The Morrisons carpark gets very busy, but there are various places to park in Reigate, a cheaper pay and display is Bancroft Road which is also free on Sundays.
There is a cafe with toilets next to the playground.
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Type of skate: Park paths, and skatepark
Length of path: about 500m split between several routes
Terrain: fairly smooth, quite sloped in places. The ramps are plywood.
Park in the swimming pool car park (Pavilions in the park postcode: RH12 2DF) which costs £1.60 for up to 3 hours.
The swimming pool has toilets and also a cafe.
Within walking distance of Horsham train station and town centre.
I would recommend visiting Horsham park for the skate park more than for the paths. Having said that, the paths are fine for beginners or practicing skills, just not great for 'long distance' skating.
Location: Betteshanger Country Park (AKA Fowlmead), near to Deal, Kent
Type of skate: circular route
Length of path: about 3.25km
Terrain: Very smooth tarmac, a few gentle slopes.
The website has lots of information on how to get there, but aim for postcode CT14 0BF and there are signs when you get near.
There is a car park on site, parking is £1.50 during the week, and £2 at the weekend.
There is a visitor center with toilets and a cafe which serves full meals as well as snacks and drinks.
Location: Eastbourne Seafront, East Sussex
Type of skate: Seafront path and skatepark
Length of path: about 1.2km
Terrain: a nice skate, a little bit bumpy in areas, watch out for stray pebbles from the beach! No hills. The ramps are that slippery coated stuff, and there are a few uneven bits where the corners are flapping up.
Head towards Princes Park or Sovereign Park, plenty of street parking around the area, especially behind Royal Parade.
There is a little shop and also public toilets over to the east end, near to the water treatment works (the building that looks like a fort) there is also a paid carpark here.
I visited this area to attend Eastbourne Extreme which is a free event with lots of unusual sports taking part. I went to see the roller derby and the ramp skating. There is a skate park about half way along this path.
