The Gardens Ice House

Staff is friendly and helpful. The pro shop has a very good variety and they will price match some of the stuff. This place is also open year round, so a perfect place to chill at during the summer. If this place was closer to where I live, I’d probably come here every day.

We first learned about Gardens when my son came here for ice hockey lessons. We’ve been back for open skate, birthday parties, and camp programs since. It’s a great facility — as others have noted, multiple rinks and clean, spacious changing rooms. The Café is great. Marlon worked with us when we hosted a birthday party on site, and his food is so much better than what you would ever imagine a snack bar at an ice skating rink could offer. There are plenty of comfortable spots with a strong Wifi signal, so parents can easily get work done if you’re bringing kids for lessons/​practices. I can’t recommend it enough.

Staff is really nice… they are always very friendly and helpful. If you purchase skates elsewhere, please note they charge $ 40. for baking. This does not include sharpening. There are many other places that will bake and sharpen for less.

We were here for a youth tournament and enjoyed the staff and facility. Large dressing rooms and the amenities are good for the families that attend. Recommended!

Great place to skate, open hockey is a lot of fun.

The staff is very friendly. I always have a great time when I skate there.

Great place to spend a day out. They have an enormous complex with several ice rinks (one devoted solely for hockey), changing rooms, café, arcade, and skate rental. Prices for entry and skate rental are not too expensive (somewhere in the range of $ 12 – 15 for entry). On Friday nights, they have a DJ playing top hits and the staff will often lead skaters in competitions (hokey pokey, ice limbo, etc.).
Beyond public skating, the Gardens offers figure skating, speed skating, and hockey lessons. There is an impressive pro shop to fill all of your skating and hockey-​related needs and the café boasts a wide array of food. The only downside is that on popular nights (Fridays/​Saturdays), you can be in for quite a wait.

This place is awesome! Two huge ice rinks and plenty of open skating hours. It was $ 31 for two adults and one child including skate rentals. Not bad for a great afternoon activity. They Zamboni the ice at least once during the session. We were there on New Years day and it wasn’t too crowded at all. We’ll definitely be back! Now… if only we could get some open broomball games at Gardens Ice House… :-)

Though it’s a bit far out for me, this is a nice place to go skating. I opted to go here after buying a $ 12 groupon good for 2 entrance fees and 2 skate rentals. Which was more like the price of 1 regular admission so I got a 2 for 1 deal. That worked out pretty nicely for a mix it up a bit kind of date.
It is a quality place to ice skate. The rental skates are halfway decent and there’s food readily available (I didn’t eat here though). They are playing all of the latest top 40 hits while you skate. It is pretty family oriented with lots of kids and families even at night. I think thats because the hours for public skating are pretty limited. It’s from 8:10 to 10:10 and they take a break to smooth the ice so get here on time to make it worth it.
The only thing I really didn’t like was that theres no real place to put your belongings and lock them up. I had a lot of stuff on me when I went, Coach shoes, my android phone, my wallet, and my itouch. All of which could’ve been stolen and I wouldve appreciated somewhere to put it besides back in the car.

I never knew an ice skating rink could be so baller, but here it is! My memories of ice skating rinks include busted old benches, swinging on penalty box doors, and the occasional salted pretzel.
The Gardens features multiple rinks, an equipment store, locker rooms, a warm refreshment room deemed «Ice Breaker Café» (clever!) with a flat-​screen TV and a full menu of junk food from breakfast to late-​night, and a sizable collection of arcade games.
Judging from a wall of plaques and photos, it looks like they house local ice hockey groups, from high school teams to a contingent I hope to join in some 50 years: the Geri-​Hat Tricks! Their photos are amazing.
Tonight’s public skate (7:30−9:30pm on Fri/​Sat; check website for changes or other days) featured a wide age range: lots of middle and high school groups giggling around, a number of younger kids — some sporting full hockey gear — tearing around the rink and putting the rest of us to shame, teens on dates, adults on dates (these were generally the worst skaters), and mommies and daddies helping adorable little ones totter around in circles. It was great people-​watching, and festive without being overly crowded. Music ranged from Adele to Rihanna, and yes, there was space for a mini dance-​off as we circled the rink. (We both lost. Our dignity.)
After public skate ended, we were even able to split a coke in the Ice Breaker Café while watching the beginning of an amateur ice hockey match! A fitting and enjoyable conclusion, despite the lack of rum.
If you’re looking for a new date spot or fun place to take/​drop off the kiddos and you’re willing to make the hike (it’s right off 95 and the ICC, if that helps), this place is all you. Enjoy!

I ONLY wish this were closer to DC. I also went to Canadian for Eh Night, and while the event was… eh…this venue is AWESOME. Multiple skating rinks, a nice (warm) café, TONS of locker rooms, very professional, great rental skates. I’d go again!

Went for the LivingSocial Canadian for Eh Day event. First off, the event was AWESOME! Poutine? Beer? Curling? Dancing on the ice??? Sure, I almost threw out my shoulder during broomball, but I had a blast. The facility was pretty sick too (3 rinks!!!) and I got to watch some decent amateur hockey while drinking a molson. All in all, a great night!

Very fun and professional ice rink. Three different rinks, great staff, and clean environment. I’d go back in a heartbeat.

I love the gardens! I took ice skating lessons here for a few years when I was 11…
Since then I have been coming here for a great free skate and NUMEROUS High school and other league teams for hockey!
Having three rinks is great, so much better then Piney Orchard!
I love the pro-​shop I used to beg my mom to get me all the cute skating outfits!
Very friendly people working, great for kids and families! They have a warm room where the food is and arcade games too!

This place is pretty prominent. You drive up and it’s part of an enormous sports complex.
You walk in and there is hustle and bustle. These people boast three ice rinks and a curling center.
THREE RINKS!
Hockey is what brings me up there but they also are heavily into figure skating and they do offer classes. Many! They have hundreds of hockey teams to also choose from.
The pro shop is pretty impressive as well, great selection of figure and hockey stuffs. The pro shop was super helpful while we were getting my replacement hockey sticks.
Not sure about the consessionaires but they looked like a typical ice rink food stand, nothing to boast about.
Great place to take the kids though. Check out their web site for more information on public skating etc.