Open Air skating rinks around Christmas time?

[roisin]

I've seen these at various places, but not near us. Does anyone know of plans to have one of these this year in northern England or southern Scotland?

I think I may have heard of one in Newcastle?

This may help:

www.enjoyengland.com/attractions/events/calendar/december/ice-skating.aspx

thank you

out the life centre in newcastle - great fun

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Thanks Popsycal, that looks great. We've been to the Life Centre before, but I'm sure the boys would want to go again as well as skating!

I think we'll try and slip that in to our Christmas itinerary.

if you are feeling brsve enough for a brief meet up......

edinburgh has one

watch your fingers

Glasgow Winter Fest

Ooh I want to go to all of them now! Glasgow looks fab, but Newcastle is a lot nearer

york has one york

and thers one in leeds after xmas think it usually starts mid jan-march

Ooh York would be even better I think.
I never knew there were so many.
Thanks all.

Can 2.10yr olds go on them? I'd love to go to one

We go to the one in Manchester but dc's have been to the one in Leeds with IL'S was on at sil birthday in Feb!

Never mind i've found my own answer on the York one

There's also a plastic one at Stockeld Park near Wetherby, it's ok to skate on but i find the joins interrupt my flow (or else i'm an unfit old slob)

not too sure where exactly you are but this is fantastic gets very busy thoughskate

ROISIN, they have one at Chester Zoo. We are going to see FC there, plus ice skating. YOu book time slots so the ice is never too crowded. I've never been actually but our friends have and we are all going together - am really looking forward to it!

Crikey! They are everywhere, aren't they? Definitely no excuse, is there?

We are SW Cumbria so anywhere is a long way from here iyswim. We have rellies in North Yorkshire, Keighley, (north) Derbyshire and Stockport. So plenty of possibilities there.

Thanks for all your help

It seems I'm the only one excited about this.
Actually I'm the only one the least bit interested.

Dh has a scar on his leg from the last time he went ice skating over 20 years ago. He got injured on his calf and was stupid enough not to get it seen to properly and promptly, then it went yucky and took ages and ages to heal.

So apparently he's been regaling the boys with this tale, so now they have no desire to go anywhere near an ice rink either!