WANT to get out and about? How about some ice skating....
Reigate, Priory Park
Priory Park plays host to a synthetic skate rink this year, which can be used come rain or shine.
Open: Until Sunday, January 6, 10am to 8pm
Tickets: £6 to £12
More: 07809 182888, bookings@ skatinginthepark.co.uk, www.skatinginthepark.co.uk
Brighton, Royal Pavilion
This ice rink is a 'green rink', using a green energy tariff to freeze the ice and power the attraction. Enjoy a warming meal at Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts rink-side bar and restaurant.
Open: Until Sunday, January 20, 10am to 10.15pm
Tickets: £7 to £13
More: www.royalpavilionicerink.co.ukwww.ticketmaster.co.uk 0844 847 2352
Canary Wharf, London
Be led onto the ice rink under the towers surrounding Canada Square Park via a glittering skate path.
Open: Until Sunday, January 13, Mondays to Saturdays 9.45am to 11pm and Sundays 9.45am to 7.30pm, check website for session details
Tickets: Adults £12.50, children £8.50
More: www.icerinkcanarywharf.co.uk events@ icerinkcanarywharf.co.uk 020 7536 8400, www.ticketmaster.co.uk 0844 847 1556
Guildford Spectrum
Build up an appetite for lunch with a skate on Guildford Spectrum's ice rink when it opens on Christmas Day.
Open: Christmas Day, 10.30am to noon, visit the website or call for all other opening times and usual prices
Tickets: £5 entrance for all ages on Christmas Day, plus £1.80 skate hire, must book in advance
More: www.guildfordspectrum.co.uk 01483 443322
Hampton Court Palace
Skate on ice against the backdrop of Henry VIII's palace.
Open: Until Sunday, January 13, 10am to 10pm
Tickets: £8.50 to £12.50
More: www.hamptoncourt icerink.com 020 8241 9818
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, London
Hyde Park becomes a magical winter theme park with an ice rink, a new ice and snow sculpture attraction, Zippo's Circus, including its new evening Cirque Beserk, a giant observation wheel, Santa Land and markets. The following information relates to the ice rink.
Open: Until Sunday, January 6, 10am to 10pm
Tickets: £8.50 to £13.50 (Winter Wonderland itself is free to enter)
More: www.hydeparkwinter wonderland.com
Natural History Museum, London
A Christmas tree from the Windsor Estate is the centre piece in the middle of the ice rink and there is also a carousel and junior rink.
Open: Until Sunday, January 6, Mondays to Wednesdays 10am to 10pm, Thursdays and Fridays 10am to 11pm, Saturdays 9am to 11pm, Sundays 9am to 10pm, check website for Christmas period times
Tickets: £8 to £13.50, sessions last 50 minutes
More: www.nhm.ac.uk 0844 847 1576
Somerset House, London
This ice rink hosts club nights and gives you the chance to see in the New Year on ice, with access to the River Terrace for a view of the mayor's fireworks on the Thames.
Open: Until Sunday, January 6, usually 10am to 10.15pm but check website for 11.30pm closing dates and Christmas period times
Tickets: From Saturday (December 8) tickets will be £8.50 to £15, club nights £17, see website for New Year's Eve details and prices
More: www.somersethouse.org.ukwww.ticketmaster.co.uk 0844 847 1520
Tower of London
Located in the moat, the ice rink is dramatically set against the fortress battlements.
Open: Until Sunday, January 6, 10am to 10pm
Tickets: £8.50 to £13
More: www.toweroflondonicerink.com 020 8241 9818
Unless stated otherwise, all rinks are closed Christmas Day, sessions are an hour and prices include skate hire. Prices stated relate to individual child and adult tickets – see websites for all other ticket types available.
WINTER WONDERLAND: Get your skates on this Christmas at the skating rink in Priory Park, Reigate Picture: Steve Ball
WINTER WONDERLAND: Get your skates on this Christmas at the skating rink in Priory Park, Reigate
WINTER WONDERLAND: Brooke Meyer and Oliver Collins get their skates on at the skating rink in Priory Park, Reigate
WINTER WONDERLAND: Brooke Meyer and Oliver Collins get their skates on at the skating rink in Priory Park, Reigate
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