How old do children have to be to skate?

We recommend a minimum age of 4, however it's up to parental discretion to decide if a child can skate from ages 2 - 4.

Children aged 4 - 8 must be accompanied by an adult on the rink, children aged 8 - 16 can be supervised from the side of the rink.

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The rink opens for the season on the 22nd of November 2025 and closes on the 22nd of February 2026.

During the Christmas Adventure, the rink closes at 8:30pm, with last entry at 8pm.

During Winter Weekends and February Fun, the rink closes at 5pm, with last entry at 4:30pm.

You can skate for as long as you like. Our skating passes provide unlimited time on the ice and unlimited trips to the rink throughout your visit.

We have a variety of different ticket types available for ice skating:

Skate Upgrades: Ice skating isn't included in gold, silver or bronze ticket packages. If you would like to add skating to your ticket, just add a 'skate upgrade' at checkout.
Illuminations & Skate: This ticket provides entry to our Winter Illuminations (located in the Enchanted Forest and Magical Maze) and ice skating.
Skate only: This ticket provides entry for ice skating only, as well as facilities such as the Woodland Cafe and Gift Shop.
Skate Membership: Get unlimited entry to the ice rink from the 22nd of November until 22nd of February 2026 for £60 per person.

Yes, you can hire them for £2.75 for 20 minutes.

We have penguin skating aids for skaters with a maximum height of 1.2m (with skates on) and snowmen aids for anyone above 1.2m.

Unlimited access to our 630sqm covered ice rink, from the 22nd of November until the 22nd of February 2026 for £60 per person.

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