Maples Street Skatepark
by Rob Antill
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Maples Street skatepark has been around for a few years. It is the park I have skated most in Nottingham. I used to live just up the road from it while I was at Uni. The parks features are rather large and not very well thought out but its actually quite good fun to ride. The Concrete mini ramp is one of the best I've ridden.
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