Ice skating is a perfect winter day out; the whole family can get involved and it helps everyone get into the festive spirit. With so many magical outdoor ice skating rinks, which one will you choose?<\/p>\n
Natural History Museum, London<\/p>\n
26th October<\/span><\/span> – 7th January<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Skate beneath frosted trees and fairy lights at the Natural History Museum, London. Head to the capital this Christmas and skate in front of a pretty impressive background. With skate aids for kids, plus a stunning tree to skate around, it\u2019s the ideal place to kickstart that festive feeling.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M&D\u2019s, Motherwell<\/p>\n 18th November – 7th January<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Skate at one of Scotland\u2019s most well-known theme parks at M&D\u2019s on Ice. Just because the roller coasters are closed it doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t have fun. This is the perfect location if your kids get bored easily, as there is a great Santa\u2019s grotto for you to visit. If you\u2019re still looking for a Santa\u2019s Grotto near you we\u2019ve got you covered!<\/p>\n Best for: Those looking to tick off children’s Ice skating and Santa\u2019s Grotto<\/a> in one go.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Life Science Centre, Newcastle<\/p>\n 11th November – 18th February<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Feel alive at the Life Science Centre, Newcastle. Fly around on an ice rink beside a modern science museum for kids. The centre says there\u2019s no need to book if you\u2019re a group of ten and under, so make your way to the centre and put on a pair of boots. If you\u2019re a regular skater you should make the most of the 10 skates for the price of 5 deal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bath On Ice, Royal Victoria Park<\/p>\n 17th November – 2nd January<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re yet to find your feet on the ice, why not hire your own ice marshall at Royal Victoria Park? They will come at an extra cost, but it will be worth it when you see how happy your kids will be when they\u2019ve finally cracked it. For a cheaper alternative skate aids are available too, and to make things even more exciting an extension was approved for this year, so the ice rink is bigger and better than ever before!<\/p>\n Best for: Those who skate more like Bambi than Torvill and Dean.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Royal Pavilion, Brighton<\/p>\n 4th November – 14th January<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Skate by the sea at the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink in Brighton. As well as an enormous ice rink for adults there is a smaller rink for the not-so-confident skaters. The outdoor ice rink has off-peak prices just after school time, so this will be perfect for those looking for an after school fun treat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ice skating is a perfect winter day out; the whole family can get involved and it helps everyone get into the festive spirit. With so many magical outdoor ice skating rinks, which one will you choose? Natural History Museum, London 26th October – 7th January Skate beneath frosted trees and fairy lights at the Natural … Continue reading “Get your skates on”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,45,55,100],"tags":[101,87,62,93],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-christmas","category-kids","category-plan","tag-entertainers","tag-family","tag-fun","tag-organise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":796,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions\/796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}