London Friday Night Skate and Sunday Stroll

Skating in London has to be experienced to get an idea of how great it is.
The London skating scene is the only one in the world (to my knowledge) that has a radio-​linked sound system so music can be played consistently across the whole skate.
I’ve been doing it for about 8 years and it’s been the best thing that happened to me in London. I’ve met great friends while skating, many of whom I now do other activities with.
This is the best thing you could possibly do in London! :)

All my hopes and my dreams (even the one of buying a hippopotamus and keeping it in my bathtub) came true on that fateful morning when I went on a Sunday stroll skate through the streets of London. Ever since seeing the Friday night skaters cruise around the macadam of Paris, it has been my goal to go on a citywide skate.
So what is this skate? It’s a free organized roller tour of the streets every Friday night and Sunday afternoon.
My friend Christy and I strapped on our skates and wheeled like giddy children around the city in the company of a couple hundred other skaters. Guards wearing yellow vests more neon than a reincarnation of Flashdance facilitated the skate, stopping traffic and helping us stay sas afe as someone running into the walls of a padded room.
The skate was a wonderful way to see the city and get out for a bit of activity. A man on a reclining bike pulled along a large speaker or two playing music to keep us cruising. Whoosh, whoosh, watch us skate. Exhilarating. Delightful. I definitely hope to go again because it’s probably the best thing I’ve done in this city. Maybe next time I’ll bring my hippopotamus.