The Wake Yard
Scotland's only urban cable wakeboard park, on the canal at Port Dundas five minutes from the city centre, with coached sessions for beginners and ringo rides.
Five minutes from the city centre, on the canal at Port Dundas, The Wake Yard runs Scotland's only urban cable wakeboard park.
An overhead cable tows riders up and down a long straight stretch of water between warehouses, over ramps and rails, with the tower blocks of the north side behind.
Complete beginners start with a coached half-hour, Learn to Wakeboard, and riders who can already get up take fifteen-minute sets on the cable and work on their tricks. For something sillier there are ringo rides, an inflatable towed at speed, which children from six can join. Everything is included in the price, from the wetsuit, buoyancy aid and helmet to the board; bring a swimming costume, a towel and old shoes or flip-flops. Wetsuits are collected, and changing rooms and toilets found, at Pinkston Watersports Centre a few minutes away. Groups, parties and stag and hen days are welcome.
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A fifteen-minute wakeboard set or ringo session costs £30, and a coached half-hour Learn to Wakeboard £60; kit hire is included.
Collect your wetsuit and change at Pinkston Watersports Centre. There are metered bays on the street, free on Sundays, and more parking at Pinkston. Under-16s must be supervised by an adult.
- Wakeboard set
- 15 minutes, £30.
- Learn to Wakeboard
- 30 minutes, £60.
- Ringo
- 15 minutes, £30; from age 6.
- Where
- 57 North Canal Bank Street, G4 9XP.
Opening hours
Their website- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 3pm–8pm
- Thursday
- 3pm–8pm
- Friday
- noon–6pm
- Saturday
- 11am–5pm
- Sunday
- 11am–5pm
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