When skate parks first opened, they were mostly aimed at skateboard users. However, as time went on (and roller blades became popular again) they became equally popular with roller skaters. Today aggressive skates have taken over skate parks a bit – but that doesn’t mean they own them. Whatever roller skates you have, be they quads or pro inline skates, you can have fun in a park.

Skate parks are thought of as bring outdoor places, but there are plenty of indoor parks for when the weather is bad. We at Skates.co.uk recommend the latter to nervous beginners – they are less intimidating than free outdoor parks and can be better run.

One of the best – and most unusual - indoor parks in the UK is Skaterham, at Caterham in Surrey. At one time, it almost folded – luckily, a massive rescue launch rolled into operation, and now it’s even got its own website. Skaterham is housed in a historic old church, part of Caterham barracks before it was developed for housing. Today, the stained glass and angels look down on, among other things, the UK’s first advanced foam pit.

If you thought your aggressive skates had done everything that was possible, a foam pit is a must. The one at Caterham has a ramp that propels you – one at a time for safety – to a 28 foot long raised pit full of foam blocks. It’s the inline skates equivalent of the ball pond you used to dive into as a little kid.

There could be an indoor skate park where you live; you and your inline skates can have fun whatever the weather.