We checked 8 ice rinks near Bath, from Bath on Ice to Cardiff Castle, for 2026 dates and rules, with prices for six of them. Updated November 2026.

There are 8 ice rinks within reach of Bath in winter 2026, and this guide gives their dates, rules and, for six of them, ticket prices. Most people start with Bath on Ice in Royal Victoria Park, Planet Ice Bristol, open all year, or undercover Clarks Village. Every entry checked against the rink’s own site on 5 November 2026.

Distances are straight lines from Bath city centre, not driving routes. Compare before you book: most of these prices include skates, but Planet Ice’s do not. For session times, Christmas opening and glow golf at the city’s own rink, see our full Bath on Ice page.

In Bath

1. Bath on Ice, Royal Victoria Park

An outdoor rink behind the Royal Pavilion, in the park, with the Moguls Alpine Bar and a viewing area that is free if you are not skating. Sessions last an hour, and hire skates go up to adult size 15; bringing your own costs the same.

The operator suggests two as the youngest age to start, and says it always sells out at weekends. It runs in almost all weather, so dress for rain.

You can move a booking up to 24 hours before, but there are no refunds. There is no parking on site; the operator names Charlotte Street car park as the closest.

Open 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, no sessions on Christmas Day; sessions start 10.30am to 8.30pm, with no 10.30am session on weekdays until 11 December; last session 7.15pm on 24, 26 and 31 December and 3 January
Price child (under 12) £14; concession (13 to 17, student, senior, with ID) £15.50; adult £16.50; family of four £53.50; skate aid £5; £2 booking fee per transaction
Booking online, essential over the festive period; 10% off for 10 or more, not on family tickets
Address Royal Victoria Park, Bath, BA1 2NR
Website bathonice.co.uk/tickets-whats-on
Good for open-air skating, free viewing area, toddler sessions, wheelchair users, glow golf alongside

Open all year

2. Planet Ice Bristol, Cribbs Causeway

A permanent indoor rink on Merlin Road, about 14 miles from Bath, and the only rink here we found publishing a Christmas Day session. The booking system shows £11.75 on Tuesday 17 November and £15.40 on the Saturdays and Christmas and New Year dates we checked.

A Skate and Spot Santa session runs on Christmas Eve. Planet Ice says skate hire is not included, except on its Inclusive Skates, and we could not read the Bristol hire charge, so allow for it.

There is also an online booking fee, 4% when read on 4 November.

Open all year; on the dates we checked, Tuesday 17 November 10am to 5pm, Saturday 21 November 11.15am to 4.30pm, Christmas Eve 9.30am to 6pm, Christmas Day 10am to 12pm, Boxing Day 10am to 6pm, New Year's Eve 9.30am to 6pm, New Year's Day 9.30am to 4.30pm
Price weekday £11.75 adult or child, family of 3 to 5 £10.70 each; Saturday and holidays £15.40, family £14.70 each; under-4s £3.20; Christmas Day £10; skate hire extra
Booking online
Address Merlin Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, BS10 7SR
Website planet-ice.co.uk
Good for indoor, all year, Christmas Day session, Penguin Club for young children, Inclusive Skate sessions

An international-size indoor rink, 26 by 56 metres, in West Swindon, about 26 miles from Bath and run by Better. Skate hire is included, in sizes from child 5 to adult 15.

Weekend and school holiday sessions give you 60 minutes on the ice; term-time sessions give you 90, or two hours on Wednesdays. Children under 8 must have a skating adult with them, and trousers must be worn.

Carers of registered disabled skaters go free. Disco Ice is not suitable for under-5s.

Better’s page did not show Christmas times when we read it, so check the timetable.

Open all year, public sessions as timetabled
Price adult (16+) £15.50; junior (under 16) £12.90; Disco Ice £16 and £13.40; skate hire included on all of these; SEND session £4.70 with one carer, skate hire listed at £3.30; skate aid £4 for 30 minutes
Booking online or in the Better app
Address Link Centre, Whitehill Way, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7DL
Website better.org.uk/leisure-centre/swindon/the-link-centre/ice-skating
Good for indoor, all year, skates included, ice disco, SEND sessions, wheelchairs on the ice

Christmas rinks in Somerset

4. Icescape at Puxton Park, Hewish

A large undercover real-ice rink next to the farm shop at Puxton Park, off the A370 and about 22 miles from Bath. Sessions last 45 minutes and skates are included, from a baby size 4 double blade to adult size 15.

Children aged 8 and under need a ticket-holding adult on the ice; ages 9 to 12 need an adult watching. Entry to the rest of Puxton Park is sold separately.

Quiet sessions, with no music and fewer skaters, run on selected weekends at 10am. The online prices below need booking at least a day ahead.

Open 19 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; times vary by day, on the booking page
Price online then door: child £8, £10; adult £10, £12; family of four £32.50, £39.50; parent and toddler £13, £15; quiet session £14, £16; adults-only disco and two-for-one sessions £16, £18; these are "from" prices
Booking online or at the box office; 10% off for groups of 10 or more
Address Puxton Park, Cowslip Lane, Hewish, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 6AH
Parking free
Website icescapepuxtonpark.co.uk
Good for undercover, skates included, quiet sessions, parent and toddler sessions, manual wheelchairs on the ice, free parking

5. The Ice Rink at Clarks Village, Street

An undercover rink in the grounds of the Shoemakers Museum at the Clarks Village outlet centre, about 24 miles from Bath, and the first of these Christmas rinks to open. Sessions last 45 minutes and skates are included.

Saturday 21 November has sessions hourly from 10am to 8pm; the Tuesday we checked, 17 November, starts at 4pm. Skate & Sing runs on five Wednesdays from 18 November.

Skate to Donate at 8pm on 26 November needs no booking, just a £5 minimum donation for the Salvation Army food banks. Children aged 8 and under need a ticket-holding adult on the ice.

Open 10 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; times vary by day, on the booking page
Price adult and child tickets shown only in the booking system, which we could not read; cheaper online a day or more ahead, with no booking fee; skate aid £5
Booking online at clarks.icetickets.co.uk or at the box office by the rink
Address Clarks Village, Farm Road, Street, BA16 0BB
Parking Car Park Two, off the A39, charged 9am to 6pm and free after
Website clarksvillage.co.uk/en/the-ice-rink-at-clarks-village
Good for undercover, skates included, quiet sessions, parent and toddler sessions, manual wheelchairs on the ice, viewing platform

Further out: Gloucestershire and Cardiff

6. Cotswold Ice Rink, Cotswold Lakes

An outdoor rink at the Gateway Café and Information Centre on Lake 6 near Cirencester, about 28 miles from Bath, which stays open two weeks longer than the other Christmas rinks here. Classic sessions last 45 minutes with skates included.

The rink’s terms set a minimum age of 4, children under 8 need an adult on the ice, and under-12s need an adult at the rinkside. It also lists sensory, DJ and character sessions.

The ticket price includes a £2 non-refundable booking fee, and there are no weather refunds. We could read November prices only, because the ticket site blocked automated checks.

Open 19 November 2026 to 17 January 2027; Monday to Thursday 11am to 8pm, Friday 10am to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 9pm, Sunday 10am to 8pm
Price November classic sessions £4.99; later prices on the ticket site
Booking online
Address Gateway Café and Information Centre, Lake 6, Spine Road East, Cirencester, GL7 5TL
Website cotswoldicerink.co.uk
Good for open-air skating, skates included, sensory sessions, DJ sessions, longest season

7. Outdoor Ice Rink, Gloucester Quays

A canopied outdoor rink in Orchard Square at the historic docks, about 33 miles from Bath, beside the Gloucester Quays outlet shops. Sessions last 45 minutes.

Under-3s are not allowed on the ice, ages 3 to 6 must skate with a paying adult, and ages 7 to 9 must be watched from the rinkside. Sources disagree on opening: Gloucester Quays says 20 November, while SoGlos says 19 November, so check before booking the first day.

Tickets can be bought on arrival, but the operator says sessions often sell out.

Open 19 or 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027; times on the booking calendar
Price adult £15; junior (11 to 16) and student £13; child (3 to 10) £12; family of four £49; skate aid from £5
Booking online at christmasicerinks.digitickets.co.uk, or on arrival if space remains
Address Orchard Square, The Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EH
Parking multi-storey with about 1,400 spaces, entered from St Ann Way, GL1 5SF
Website gloucesterquays.co.uk/event/outdoor-ice-rink
Good for canopy over the ice, toddler sessions, sensory-friendly sessions, disco sessions, wheelchair users

8. Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland, Cardiff Castle

A covered rink and an open-air Ice Walk in the castle grounds, about 36 miles from Bath in a straight line, across the Severn. There is no box office, so tickets must be booked online, using QR codes if you are already on site.

There is no parking at the castle either; the organisers point to the city car parks. Under-3s are not allowed on the ice, and anyone aged 3 to 17 needs a responsible adult with them.

Phones and bags are not allowed on the ice. The ticket site turned away our automated check, so we have no public price.

Dogs other than guide dogs stay at home.

Open 12 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed 25 and 26 December; 1pm to 10pm on most November weekdays, 11am to 10pm at weekends
Price on the ticket site, which we could not read; cloakroom £2 an item
Booking online only
Address Cardiff Castle grounds, Cardiff, CF10 3RB
Website cardiffswinterwonderland.com
Good for covered rink, open-air Ice Walk, quiet sessions, wheelchair users

Places we left out

Avon Valley, Keynsham. The park ran festive skating in earlier years, but its 2026 Christmas Experience page lists no rink when read on 5 November, so it is not in this guide. If that changes, we will add it.

The Mall at Cribbs Causeway. The centre’s What’s On page showed no Winter Wonderland rink on 5 November. Planet Ice is the Cribbs option this year.

Jolly Nice, near Stroud. SoGlos lists a skating track there from 21 November to 31 January, from £5.95, but it is synthetic rather than real ice, so it is not counted here.

How we chose

These are the real-ice rinks with a confirmed 2026 season, or an all-year timetable, that people in Bath can reach for a day out. We took dates, prices and rules from each rink’s own website or booking system on 5 November 2026; they can change, particularly at Christmas. Where we could not read a price, the entry says so, and the Planet Ice booking fee is the figure read on 4 November. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@bathdaily.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@bathdaily.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

More for the season: the Bath Christmas Market, Christmas lights, Santa’s grottos, the Theatre Royal panto and Christmas dinner in Bath. See also things to do in Bath, what’s on this month and our local directory.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an ice rink in Bath this Christmas?

Yes. Bath on Ice is in Royal Victoria Park from 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. Adults pay £16.50 and under-12s £14, plus £2 per booking. It is the only rink we found in the Bath area this winter.

Which ice rink near Bath is open on Christmas Day?

Planet Ice Bristol at Cribbs Causeway has a Christmas Day skate from 10am to 12pm at £10, under-4s £3.20. Bath on Ice, Clarks Village, Puxton Park and Cardiff are all closed on 25 December; the other rinks here had not published Christmas Day times that we could read.

Is there still ice skating at Avon Valley in Keynsham?

Not that we can find for 2026. Avon Valley’s Christmas Experience page, read on 5 November, lists Santa’s grotto, the toy factory and festive food, but no ice rink, and skating is not among the park’s listed events.

What is the cheapest ice skating near Bath?

The lowest figure we found is £4.99 for November classic sessions at the Cotswold Ice Rink near Cirencester. Icescape at Puxton Park starts at £8 for a child and £10 for an adult online at least a day ahead, with skates included.