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I'm writing a magazine article about the joys of sledging - ready for when the snow blows in here, as of course it WILL - and as part of the piece I need to compile a list of great UK sledging spots.
Assuming snowHeads like playing on home snow as much as we do in the mountains (see the 'about' page of my blog for a picture of the last time I skied on home soil), can anyone tell me their local hot (or rather cold) spots?
Also - what kind of toboggans do you like best? I am testing a few next week with my nephews but would love to know what other people think (check out this one - www.zibob.com - has anyone tried it?).
Thank you!
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at the bracknell dry slope, the tobogan run there is great fun! 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Our local country park has a wide variety of slopes, including an almost conical hill, and offers many sledging options in different directions, mostly with reasonable run-outs. Conveniently there is also a pub on site which has an excellent real fire to warm up again afterwards.
And the best sledge is a proper wooden Davos sledge: they run far better that the plastic crap and we always get envious looks when using ours.
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MountainMaid, both Leith hill and Box hill offer excellent sledging and are in your backyard.
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Although I'm a long way from there now, I believe that Swanston Golf Course in Edinburgh is popular when the fairways are covered by snow - and there is the club restaurant to provide substenance. It may also be possible to sledge at the Hillend Dry Ski Slope nearby but I'm not certain about that.
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All golf courses surely. Wooburn Green was a favourite as a youngster - fond memories of hurtling down it on an upturned car bonnet that we found in the woods.
I would also suspect that hole 8 - affectionately known as 'Cardiac Hill' due to its pitch - at Newbold Comyn in Leamington Spa would be pretty good. Sadly I've only golfed it, not ridden it 
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| Richard_Sideways wrote: |
| MountainMaid, both Leith hill and Box hill offer excellent sledging and are in your backyard. |
Second that. Pitch and Holmbury have some potential too..
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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paulio, Newbold Comyn is where I was referring to early. It's great in the snow! My eldest took his skis over a few times last year, but complained about the lack of a lift to get him back up.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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RobW, he needs a snowmobile then...
Traditional sledges are definitely better, these cr@ppy plastic ones never work properly.
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| RobW wrote: |
| paulio, Newbold Comyn is where I was referring to early. It's great in the snow! |
Also, Warwickshire seems to quite reliably get freak snowfalls. If that's not an oxymoron. At least that's my memory of it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thank you, everyone - I will check out the ones you have kindly revealed.
Love the GB-ski pictures on the other thread - Weathercam looks a bit handy!
I prefer the traditional sledges, too. I've also tried traditional shape but in a black plastic material with slightly wider runners, which I think is even better as the thin runners on a Davos sledge can sink in certain conditions.
My sister has an excellent very large wooden sledge that she made at school when she was about 12. Her kids were out on it last winter and people were photographing and measuring it so they could copy it. Not sure if it has metal runners. Her kids seem to love the plastic ones with steering wheels too - but I don't find they're ideal for an adult-sized rear...
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We have a Skidoo inflatable sledge, really tough super skippy base, tough enough to be towed by a snowmobile, fastest funnest sldge ever, those of you who are friends with me on face book may have seen the vidoes of our extreme driveway sledging
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++1!! We skied it too, also Chapel Allerton Park and Eccup Resevoir
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Heh, forgot I had this - Sideways_Junior in Breadcrate-1
Note High sidewall, mono-coque chassis construction, painted ply base for easy running, cushioned back support, 4-point safty harness, on-board navigation solution and SnowHead-approved branding
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Don't forget dry slope tubing! Always a laugh. My nearest is Halifax dry ski slope. Like the article btw but needs more piccies of the sledges tested, i am intrigued!
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FAQ
Sorry I don't understand German, are they expensive? And is that a brake or steering device?! I notice they are 'family proof' so they do sound sturdy. I've been tempted to buy a decent sledge several times (we have an old tradtional wooden one but the metal strips need replacing). We have bum sledges for ease of travelling - great fun but what direction you take is completely random 
