Manchester skatepark . We want to make sure that we finish building our park to its full potential so that skateboarders in Manchester can continue to enjoy the skatepark for generations to come .”
Perseverance Skatepark
Brattleboro
On a picturesque hillside overlooking a woodland valley in Southeastern Vermont , an expertly-built concrete skatepark stands as a testament to the power of persistence . The aptly named Perseverance Skatepark took over a decade of unrelenting community advocacy and fundraising to get off the ground , but the work was well worth it . In October 2020 , Brattleboro ’ s skate scene came together to celebrate their momentous victory at a well-attended ribbon-cutting ceremony .
Designed by Stantec Design , notable park features include a sloped street section with several challenging rail and stair obstacles and a deep and fast-paced bowl with curved hips and metal coping . Floyd Robinson says that every time he ’ s made the journey from North Bennington to Brattleboro , it ’ s been more than worth it . “ It ’ s a great park . I had a really great time going there for a skate session on Halloween last year . The bowl is really fast and you can do some incredibly fun and inventive things with it . It ’ s not the easiest or most accessible park for novice riders , but there are a few areas where inexperienced skaters can practice their techniques when it ’ s not too busy . If you live out of the area , I ’ d definitely recommend making a day trip out to it . If you ’ re coming from Southwestern Vermont , you can stop at the Bondville bowl near Stratton on the way . It ’ s a little gnarly there , so I would definitely exercise caution . I wouldn ’ t recommend it for beginners . If you ’ re coming from the Northern end of the state , you should definitely check out the Ludlow skatepark . They ’ ve got a really cool ‘ DIY ’ scene there , and their bowl and ramp are really fun to skate .”
Down the road from the Brattleboro skatepark , a vibrant and unique shop called The Void offers a thoughtfullycurated selection of skateboarding apparel and skateboard gear . The Void also features a smoke shop , as well as a tattoo and piercing shop . The walls are decorated with vintage records and tapes from a variety of well-known musical artists , creating a retro-chic countercultural ambience sure to appeal to both old-school skateboarders and hipster aesthetes .
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