Today's public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and open hockey at 11 rinks in London.
Public skating, disco ice and patch ice at London's year-round rinks, with times from each rink's own timetable.
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Lee Valley Ice Centre · London · Next public skate: Tue 09:00–10:30 Rebuilt in 2023 with two 60m by 30m Olympic-size rinks; home of the Lee Valley Lions
Skate at Somerset House · London · No public skate posted for the next 7 days An open-air rink in the 18th-century courtyard of Somerset House, first put in in December 2000
Skate Leicester Square · London · No public skate posted for the next 7 days Underbelly's circular outdoor rink built round the Shakespeare statue in the middle of Leicester Square
Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink · East Molesey A seasonal outdoor rink at Hampton Court Palace, run by Icebox Live with Historic Royal Palaces Currently out of season Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink runs from 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027; session times are shown when you book on the rink's site. Official schedule update
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Ice Rink · London The UK's largest open-air ice rink, built around the Victoria bandstand in Hyde Park since 2007 Currently out of season Hyde Park Winter Wonderland opens on Thursday 19 November 2026 and runs to Sunday 3 January 2027, every day except Christmas Day. The ice rink page lists skating from 10:00 to 21:00, but the event opens later on some weekdays (at 12pm on 19 and 20 November), so check the opening hours for your date; you choose a time slot when you book. Official schedule update
Queen's House Ice Rink · London An open-air rink in front of Inigo Jones's Queen's House, in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site Currently out of season The Queen's House Ice Rink in Greenwich is open from 18 November 2026 until 3 January 2027, except on Christmas Day. It closes at 9pm, with the last session starting at 8pm; the rink's own site gives an 11am opening and the Royal Museums Greenwich page says 10am, so check the time when you book. Tickets are for a set date and time. Official schedule update
Glide at Battersea Power Station · London A riverside rink with a 200-metre skate trail, set in front of the Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station Currently out of season Glide at Battersea Power Station runs from 6 November 2026 to 3 January 2027; choose a session on the ticket calendar when you book. Official schedule update
Queens Ice & Bowl · London · Next public skate: Tue 10:00–14:30 Opened as Queens Ice Club on 3 October 1930, the oldest surviving ice rink in London.
Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre · London · Next public skate: Tue 11:30–15:30 The current rink replaced the 1931 Streatham Ice Arena, which closed in December 2011.
On Ice Brent Cross · London Currently out of season On Ice Brent Cross, outside Brent Cross Shopping Centre, shows '23 Oct to 03 Jan' with 'Pre-launch, tickets on sale!' on the rink's page (the page prints no year); sessions are 45 minutes and start on the hour, booked online. Official schedule update
Alexandra Palace Ice Rink · London · Next public skate: Tue 13:15–17:00 A 1990 rink inside the Grade II listed Palace, with the Haringey Huskies as its home hockey team