We were wrapped when we drove past this old-school skatepark when en route to the much newer Wauchope Skatepark that can be found on the other side of Andrews Park.
This vintage skatepark is a testament to how far skatepark design and construction have come. The park features a quarter, ledge, a curved bank a jump in the middle.
This skatepark obviously doesn’t get any use as it had a lot of debris on the surface. The skatepark is sporting cracks in every square meter of its surface, some large enough you might lose a wheel. The steel coping on the quarter ramp is a sight to see.
Although this is a terrible skatepark, we love that the council has left it here considering there is so much space available to construct a new park elsewhere instead of what we too often see when the old skatepark is demolished to make room for the new park.
Cardiff Skate Park
Located in Wilkinson Park is the ageing pre-fab skate facility that we refer to as Cardiff Skate Park. The skate park is showing its age with rough cracking concrete and the standard pre-fab features you would expect from a two-star skate park. The small park has...
Holmesville Skatepark
Holmesville Skatepark was constructed in the early 2000s and was ahead of its time by way of modern design when it was originally opened to the public to skate. Holmesville Skatepark is a half an hour's drive directly inland from Newcastle in NSW. The skatepark is...
Croudace Bay Skate Park
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