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Sorry, was replying on phone earlier and meant to add more detail. The section of the Stockwell nearer the back wall (near where the massive block of flats is now) is full of nice gentle banks/bowls and is perfect for learning how to flow with the terrain, rather than something like Clapham which is much more oriented towards going back and forwards doing tricks.
Plus it's got a much better community feel - wider range of ages, more relaxed (again because less focused on going back and forwards doing tricks). Much higher chance of multi-generational interaction. The last few times I've taken my daughter (7), she's ended up skating with other kids her age/getting advice (which she totally ignored) from older people, etc. Obviously you need to keep an eye on them, make sure they're not cutting across in front of people too much, etc. But people are pretty forgiving even if they do.Honestly it's great. Unless you take your daughter and then decide to have a quick roll around yourself and break your wrist and remember why you mostly retired from skating...
Also still need to convince my daughter that Crocs are a terrible choice for skating.
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Can you explain how Stockwell is better for learning? Looks steeper with more banks and bowls, whereas Clapham is flatter couple of ups and downs, and some rails.
Jnr is confident standing on a moving board, getting better at pushing on it, can tack randomly, and stops by jumping off. Not sure I’d be comfortable with them swooping through some of those bowl sections at Stockwell..