Sussex
Skate · Climb · Move · Play
England's indoor skate and movement venues. Families by day, serious skating and DJ nights after dark. Bouldering, classes, arcade and café all under one roof.
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GRIP is a work in progress while we raise funding. Complete the survey and leave your email to be entered to win 12 months Silver Founder (worth £189): priority booking + 3 guest passes.
Your ideas and feedback
Thanks for visiting. GRIP is a work in progress while we raise the funding to open, so before we build anything we want to hear from the people who would actually use it.
Tell us about you, your family and what you enjoy, and we'll show you how GRIP could fit. Safety, security and fun matter most to us, so tell us what they mean to you.
Complete the 2-minute survey and leave your email to enter. Prize: 12 months Silver Founder incl. priority booking + 3 guest passes.
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Every answer helps us show funders that GRIP is wanted, and shapes what we build.
Here's how GRIP could fit you, based on what you told us.
This week
Four spaces, one building, all running at once. Skate the floor while the studio runs Zumba and the wall stays open for bouldering.
The venue
The skate floor is the heart of the building. Everything else runs around it, so there's always something on, whoever you came with.
8,000 sq ft · sprung skate floor · DJ booth
A proper rink, built by skaters. Family sessions in the day, after-school skate, adult-only nights and roller disco at the weekend. Bring your own skates or hire ours.
Bouldering wall · mats throughout
Open bouldering all day, beginner sessions twice a week and youth climbs on Saturday mornings. Climbing shoes provided free.
Studio · 1,800 sq ft
Yoga, Pilates, dance, Zumba, karate, jiu jitsu and judo, taught by local instructors through the week.
Arcade · seating · rink-side views
Machines, sofas and a view of the floor. Somewhere for non-skaters to hang out while everyone else rolls.
Daily 10:00 to 17:00
Coffee, cold drinks, toasties and snacks. Open late on Friday and Saturday event nights, with vending when the counter's shut.
Lockers · changing · accessible toilets
Lockers, changing areas and accessible toilets. No showers, so come ready to move.
Prices
Book ahead online or pay on the door if there's space. Under-8s skate with a paying adult.
£39 / month
Lockers take a £1 coin, returned when you're done.
Parties & private hire
Birthdays, team days, school trips and showcases. Book a party slot or hire the whole floor for an exclusive night.
90 minutes on the floor with a party host, then food in the party room. Ages 5 to 12, minimum 10 guests.
Your own DJ playlist on a public night, reserved booth and skate hire included.
Learn to skate, a bouldering challenge and lunch from the café. Weekdays, up to 60 people.
The whole rink, your music, your crowd. Evenings after 21:00, up to 250 skaters.
Weekday daytime sessions with coaching. Reward days and PE swaps welcome.
Book
Pick a session from the timetable or choose one here. Pre-book skate hire at the same time so your size is ready when you arrive.
Visit
By train: Close to a mainline station, with direct trains from London and the coast.
By car: Easy to reach from the main roads. Free parking on site.
By bike: Racks by the main entrance.
Helmets and pads are free to borrow for under-12s. Wrist guards are recommended for everyone on their first session.
Under-12s skate with an adult on site. Adult nights are 18+ with ID.
Step-free access throughout, with a quiet room by the café.
“I wanted to build a proper roller skating venue for years. So we stopped talking about it and built one. Skating at the core, with room for everyone else too.”
The GRIP circuit
Founding backers
We're putting together a backers scheme for the people who help get GRIP open. Here's what we're planning for our founding backers.
Everything at GRIP for our whole first year open.
Of free skating, on us.
A GRIP Founders tee or hat that nobody else can get.