It’s been a couple of months now since Override Skatepark opened it’s doors down in South Shields. Feedback has been coming in from all over the place and most people are stoked but wanted more flow. A lot of people said it had a 90’s feel, what they meant was it was very much a two way skatepark and there wasn’t any hips. Now from the beginning the owners said that over time they park would be changed and progression will happen. They were talking about doing a complete re-design in the next 2-3 years once they know what people are after and of course when they find there feet too, it’s a new game for some of the guys there, never having a skatepark before or the massive capital to employ a group of park designers/builders it’s a learning curve for everyone.

Anyway roll on the present and they’ve been doing a few changes here and there since the original park opened. They’ve added some new street obstacles and a sweet hip that you can boost into a flat bank. Loads more is planned as and when they can do it and it’s good to see the park slowly moulding into a more responsive and better to ride design. Keep your eyes peeled on their Facebook Page and of course Street Phire for the exclusives. There’s loads going to happen in the future so support the place and watch it grow!!

We’ve had a fair few people ask about where and what and how much Override Skatepark is in South Shields. The new park only recently opened its doors and already it’s picking up a good pace, people are travelling from all over the place to have a session but most of them people are finding it difficult to find an address and some price info so here it is, nice and simply put:

Park Entry:
Standard Member Session (2 Hours) £7.00
Premium Member Session (2 Hours) £5.00

Standard Membership: Free
Premium Membership: £30.00 per Year

Parental Consent Form for Under 16s. You need to wear a helmet, if you don’t have one then you can hire one for £1.00

Premium Membership entitles the member to reduced park entry and a 10% discount on parts and accessories in the Override and Conways Cycles Shops

Address:

Override Skatepark
Unit 8A Shaftsbury Ave
Fyne Point Ind Est
Simonside
South Shields
NE32 3UP

Tel: 0191 4208156

The nearest Metro to the park is Bede station and then it’s a five minute walk from there. If you’re driving in from the A194 when you see the big Tesco’s and McDonalds on your left you need to take your next left into the industrial estate and then drive straight on about 500 yards until you see the Override Skatepark banner on your left.

Read more for opening times and some panoramic pictures of the park if you haven’t seen it already. Read more →

The time has come and the official opening of South Shields first indoor skatepark is happening this weekend. All the details can be found on the flyer. I must say im rather excited at the thought that we’re going to have somewhere to session indoors that isn’t 45 miles away from the general riding scene in Newcastle, Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland. As a bit of a treat i’ve attached some photos of progression for you to look and share about the place, spread the word and get down there when you can.

On Friday, the night before the opening, we’re going to release some final finished photos of the park build so keep your eyes peeled!

Override Skatepark Opening | 9th March 2013

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As promised we’ve been heading down to Override Skatepark in South Shields as its been getting built out by the lads behind Conway Cycles. This set of images is from week one, the majority of the first week was spent cleaning the building out of any rubbish from the last tenant, giving it all a lick of paint and cleaning the skylights in the roof for as much natural light as possible. We’ll be putting up the photos from week two later this week, there’s been loads of progression since these photos were taken and I can’t wait to put them up on here!

We’ll be doing a little interview with the people behind the park and be letting you know what to expect from Override in the near future. Keep your eyes peeled! Click the link to see the photos. Read more →

Adam Stone from Conway Cycles dropped us a line this morning to let us know that the build of Override Skatepark will be starting the first week of January. It’s been mega busy down at the bike shop and during that time the unit for the skatepark was getting a survey sorted and they’d found asbestos that needed to be dealt with. Well the good news is it’s all good to go ahead now so we should start seeing more regular updates on here real soon!