Roller Disco
Canvas, Kings Cross Freight Yard,  N1 0UZ
30th November 2007
Telephone: 020 7833 8301
 
Location Map of Roller Disco
 
Roller skates and late-night clubbing: it doesn't sound like a marriage made in heaven, but this is one of the hottest nights in the capital, impossible to get into after 10pm.

Three rooms offer cheery seventies hits, funky house music and some pretty good Hip-Hop and RnB, and the standard of the skating goes up as you descend further into the club. The seventies room is cheerful drunken fun (with instructors on hand to help untangle the amateur skaters), while there is some very slick dancing going on in the third room.

The constant crashing into each other makes for a thoroughly friendly atmosphere, and the skating gimmick has produced one of the most mixed crowds in London, with students and locals, gay and straight, and all different races happily spinning round, helping each other off the floor and flirting in the bar.

I can't skate to save my life, and I found this ridiculously fun. Those who actually know what they're doing will enjoy it even more.
 
Visiting Roller Disco
 
 
Opening Times
Fri 22:00 - 02:00
 
Ticket Prices
Fri £12.50, including skate hire
 
Travel
 
Underground Stations
King's Cross Tube (7 minutes)
Mornington Crescent Tube (15 minutes)
Railway Stations
King's Cross Railway Station (8 minutes)
Eurostar (10 minutes)
 
 
 
Car Parking
 
Arcade Car Parks (15 minutes)
Judd Street NCP (16 minutes)
 
 
Local Event Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Event
Jane Bown: Exposures
Guardian News & Media Gallery, 90 York Way,  N1
4 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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London Event
Points of View: Capturing the 19th Century in Photographs
British Library, 96 Euston Road,  NW1
11 minutes distance from Roller Disco
A picture of the first hippopotamus to be seen in England since prehistoric times is just one of the many insightful images in this free ...More...
 
 
Local Hotels Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Hotels
The Fairway Hotel
13-15 Argyle Street, Kings Cross,  WC1H
12 minutes distance from Roller Disco
This budget hotel, centrally located just two minutes from King’s Cross Tube and train station, will suit travellers looking for affordable but clean accommodation. The ...More...
 
London Hotels
Jesmond Dene Hotel
27 Argyle Street London Kings Cross,  WC1H8EP
13 minutes distance from Roller Disco
Convenient, comfortable and cheerful this Kings Cross hotel is a fantastic budget option. After a busy day in the city, it’s a wonderfully welcoming ...More...
 
 
Local Sights and Attractions Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Sights and Attractions
Guardian News & Media Gallery
90 York Way, Clerkenwell,  London,  N1
4 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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London Sights and Attractions
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road,  N1
5 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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Local Shopping Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Shopping
Pangolin London
Kings Place,  90 York Way,  N1
4 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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London Shopping
WH Smith
King's Cross Station,  N1
7 minutes distance from Roller Disco
A branch of Smiths is a fixture of practically every high street up and down the country. The chain sells stationery, magazines, books, greeting cards, ...More...
 
 
Local Restaurants Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Restaurants
Merkato Cafe and Restaurant
193 Caledonian Road,  N1
7 minutes distance from Roller Disco
This superb Ethiopian restaurant can be a bit intimidating for the uninitiated. There’s raucous music from live musicians and ordering can be confusing from a ...More...
 
London Restaurants
Camino Bar & Restaurant
3 Varnishers Yard, The Regents Quarter,  N1
9 minutes distance from Roller Disco
Camino - meaning road in Spanish - is born from owner Richard Bigg's love of all things Spanish. This place in Kings Cross does a ...More...
 
 
Local Leisure Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Leisure
Camley Street Natural Park
Camley Street,  NW1
4 minutes distance from Roller Disco
It may not be London's most attractive park, but these two acres of woodland, water and wild meadow, concealed in the urban heart of King's ...More...
 
 
Local Pubs Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Pubs
The Betjeman Arms
St Pancras International Station,  Euston Road,  NW1
10 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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Local Nightlife Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Nightlife
EGG
200 York Way,  N7
9 minutes distance from Roller Disco
The fabulous Egg nightclub was well prepared for the smoking ban, with a fantastic garden and terrace which make it London's finest summer clubbing spot. ...More...
 
London Nightlife
The Scala
275 Pentonville Road,  N1
10 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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Local Business Near Roller Disco
 
 
London Business
Kings Place
90 York Way, London,  N1
4 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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London Business
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road,  N1
5 minutes distance from Roller Disco
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