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Turns out there's a bunch of places all over London you can learn to skate, who knew? So I've trawled the depths of the web and brought you a full list all in one place (so you don't have to trawl the depths of the web). Where can you learn to skate in London? At least five different places in London offer either in person learning or even online video training in skating, you can even graduate at different levels. Lessons cater the young, the old, beginners and more advanced skaters. So, starting in a completely random order here they are: Skatefresh - London, Brighton, Online Skatefresh has lessons in London and Brighton, as well as offering other skate based services like Hen parties and kids parties. They state they’ll help you reach your skate goals faster from losing weight to skating the Berlin Marathon. Locations: Hyde Park and other various parks in London Hove Lawns skating area, Brighton Levels and Lessons Provided: Many levels and different types of lessons on offer: BeginnerImproverIntermediateAdvancedKids clubPrivate lessonsStreet1 Day Intensive Online Courses Skate Fresh also offers professional video tuition, and you can sign up for the free trial online:https://inlineskatecourse.com/ Asha will train you, and her claim to competence (and fame?) is she trained Disney’s “Soy Luna” actors to become expert skate dancers in record time (mostly via video). She’s an examiner for the inline certification program (who knew that existed!). How much? London classes are more expensive than the Brighton classes. London: From £40 and up basically, with £45 for the beginners lessons - they are three hour lessons however. Some other lessons like the "street" (£90) or certain private lessons can stretch to a few times that. Although notably you can get a private lesson of an hour for £35. Brighton: All classes in Brighton are between £10 - £15. Website Visit them here London Skate Life - London Park & Urban Billing themselves as more than just providing skate lessons, but offering a whole community of skaters across London. The instructors featured on the About page reflect a clear wealth of passion and experience of skating, having been there from the early days and continuing now to help keep the skate culture alive. Levels and Lessons Provided London Skate Life provide both group and private lessons for a range of skaters from first-timers up to advanced urban skaters. They also offer guidance to find what level you're at here. Level 1 and 2-First Timer and Beginner (Stage 1)-ParkLevel 3- Improver (Transition between Stage 1 and 2)-ParkLevel 3 and 4-Improver and Elementary (Stage 2) – UrbanLevel 5 and 6-Intermediate and Advanced (Stage 3) – Urban Locations Hyde Park, Battersea Park, Victoria Park, Central London (urban). How Much? From £20 for one 75 minute group class, up to £80 a month allowing you to come to 2 classes a week. Private lessons start from £25 for 1 student under 16 years old for an hour, and increase a little for adults and more advanced. Website Visit them here London Skaters Be taught by a speed skating coach, Mike Van Erp who's been teaching skating for over 15 years. He provides lessons for a range of abilities. You'll definitely need knee pads and guards to be allowed to take part in these lessons (it is probably possible to rent these from nearby Slick Willies). Levels and Lessons Provided Stated as "all levels" from beginners to advanced. As Mike's a speed skate instructor if you're in to this sort of skating obviously it's a great fit. Lessons are private or group. At one stage Mike offered a skating practice club but this isn't currently live. Locations By the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park. How Much? From £40 per hour for a private 1-on-1 lesson, to £50 for a 3 hour group session, and options for special couple packages. Website Get in touch with Mike here London Skate Crew Offering a wide range of lesson types from beginners to slightly more advanced, but including dance / jam, and skills specific workshops, as well as roller derby lessons. From private to group, and also providing performance and TV production services if you happen to be a TV show in need of skaters. Levels and Lessons Provided Beginner – Start skating, stop, turn and goImprover – Improved skating strides, improved turns and stops. Must be able to skate, stop and turnIntermediate – More varied skating styles, stops and turnsAdvanced – Advanced skating styles, turns and stopsForward crossovers – Must be competent skaterSkating backwards – Beginner / Intermediate / AdvancedDance / Jam Skating – Mixed groupDance / Jam Skating – Beginner / Intermediate / AdvancedSkate Skills for Roller Derby – Beginner to IntermediateSkate Skills for Roller Derby – Intermediate to advanced Locations As always, check the lesson itself as lessons take place in many places. Hyde Park: There are a number of meeting points in Hyde Park including The Beach, The Boat House and Hyde Park Corner. Kensington Gardens: The Albert Memorial on Price Consort Drive Battersea Park How Much? From £18.75 (very specific!) and above. Website Visit them here SkateTone - On Funzig Okay, this is more of an "experience" website, but it would be nice to mention the SkateTone who provides fun roller skate lessons mixed with fitness. Designed by PlayTone's master instructor Tinuke Orbit, a performer with Starlight Express and Marawa's Majorettes. It's a low impact, high-intensity class with games and tricks. Beginners are welcome. Levels and Lessons Provided 1 lesson type which is the fun fitness class provided, but all levels are welcome. Locations Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BL How Much? £13 per person per lesson Website Visit them here London Skate Centre According to their website they offer both ice and inline skating lessons. However looks like you'll have to get in touch with them directly to arrange and find out more. They don't provide any prices, times or other information on their site. Locations The London Skate Centre is above Hyde Park, at 27 Leinster Terr. London W2 3ET Website Visit them here Learn to Skate Online - E-Learning Option The inline certification program has been around for a while and is all about teaching people to skate. It's the body that helps develop inline skating instructors and has been around for more than 25 years. See here. They also offer their own E-learning training actually, so this is an option if you want to learn remotely. Levels and Lessons Provided Beginning Inline Skating InstructionSpeed Skating BasicsThe Confident Beginner SkaterBlade FitnessPromoting Skating, Developing SkatersGames for ChildrenThe Confident Advanced-Beginner SkaterThe Confident Intermediate SkaterThe Confident Advanced-Intermediate Skater Locations All around the world (because you're using your computer...) Website Visit them here