Ice Rink Canary Wharf

We had a wonderful time ice skating at Canary Wharf on Christmas Eve. Our time on the ice was lovely, but most memorable was how kind and helpful Will (the supervisor) was to our family. My husband was sick and he went out of his way to help us and ensure that our special christmas ice skating adventure was a magical experience for our small children. We won’t forget his kindness!

I thought anything in Canary Wharf would be unreasonably expensive.
I was wrong.
14GBP per adult is a fair price for this one. You’ll find out why when you read the whole review.
Sadly they don’t give you any discounts even if you bring your own skates.
This ice rink, is very well maintained and in a lovely location and is pretty big.
They clean the rink after every skate session.
One session is one hour.
It is not just a rectangular rink where you skate counter clockwise, there is a narrow path on one side, like a small skate-​way to enter and exit the bigger space.
I have been to a couple of ice rinks in London. And I feel this is a lot better than the Winter Wonderland ice rink.
They also have a bar and grill right next to the rink for those who have family/​friends skating but are too scared to skate. But if you don’t like it, then you you are not too far away from Wahaca and other restaurants in Canary Wharf.
This place is really kids friendly. They give kids skate assists in the form of a polar bear. Even adults can hire them, as long as they are not very tall. 5GBP per assist as of 2014 December.
They have lockers too where you can store your valuables for a pound, while you do some amazing stunts or practice falling on ice on the rink.
I’d totally recommend this place to anyone who wants to skate.
Great place to take your partner for a date. Just make sure that you get back in one piece.

Canary wharf ice rink is right in front of canary wharf just above the shopping mall. A great little location with bars and restaurants nearby.
I didn’t find the staff at the ice rink very polite or helpful, when my boyfriend and I were returning our ice skates the lady serving us took the skates from my boyfriend but never came back with his shoes and instead just dumped them at the other end of the counter.
The ice rink looks very pretty as it has a large ornamental blue bowl in the middle and the trees are wrapped with lights.
The narrow pass that goes around the bowl can get really congested and we found that perhaps there are too many people on the ice at one time.

My wife and I wanted to do something interesting instead of the boring restaurant evening and we went here. I can say we had a pretty fun night, filled with light thuds and slips. Facilities are great and I recommend it if you want to have lots of frozen fun.

This is a really nice rink in the heart of Canary Wharf! Very beautiful with the lights of the surrounding buildings. And open on Boxing Day as I just spend an hour here on this very day.
It’s only open during the winter months. And prices are comparable to other ice skating rinks. My only grip is that for 12 pounds, you only get an hour of skating. Comparing to skating rinks in the USA… you pay a similar price but are allowed to stay all day. I didn’t feel an hour was enough. I can easily skate for 3 hours non stop.
But a very enjoying evening even if only for an hour!

Went to the Canary Wharf ice rink today at a 12 noon Sunday session. It doesn’t have a very magical Christmassy atmosphere but it is a nice, large-​ish rink that if you want to have some fun with, is an ok place to do it. When I was there, it wasn’t very crowded at all leaving us a lot of space to skate (and fall). I suspect it gets busier as the day goes on though.
If you’re only going to skate once this season, there are better places to go, but if you want to have some fun (especially with children) I’d recommend it.

It was my first time to go to the Canary Wharf Ice rink this afternoon. The other one I have been to is Somerset House. I would say that this rink is a bit bigger than the one in Somerset House. Not a lot of staff on the ice, when compared with Somerset House. Well, again, possibly because the time I went was 5:30 p.m., and not some other much more busier sessions.
The only complaint I have is that the ice is being resurfaced every 2 hours, and so there are some areas which are more flaky than others.
All in all, a good rink. And I did not fall down at all, lol. :-p
Will go there again before they close in the end of February.

I did NOT like this ice rink. Let me explain. Firstly, its absolutely tiny. Okay, I guess I shouldn’t complain too much, they’re all this size. But when you’re skating tight circles in one direction for an hour, eventually you’ll find that one of your legs has lost all functionality. And that can’t be good. Secondly, the ice was awful — again, understandable I suppose when such crowds pass through here every day.
But one thing they could at least have made an effort with when the price of a session is 13 quid — the skates themselves. They’re pick-​axe grade blades welded onto the modern plastic version of the chinese torture boot. And this leaves only the most optimistic and/​or desensitized to enjoy the ride for any longer than ten minutes. Bring your own blades. Better though, take them to a proper ice rink, and enjoy your skating with better ice, much more space and dare I say, a better view.

Love this ice rink. It may be small but it is perfectly formed! The ice is always in very good condition. The boots are in good condition. The staff are miserable … well, you can’t have everything! Actually the staff on the ice are helpful and give good tips. They also keep the ice safe.
There is nothing like skating on a cold crisp day with blue skies and light bouncing off the tall, glass buildings that surround you.
These outdoor rinks are not cheap but this one is awesome.

A nice ice rink, if a little small. I went there last year, and will go there again this year, when it opens (22Nov to 22Feb). There are better ice rinks, but very few that have this kind of atmosphere. Usually we don’t associate ice skating with the concrete urban centre, but it makes for something really unusual here. With the lights of Canada Tower, and other buildings in the background, you don’t forget you are in London, but it does make you see another side to London.
The main disadvantage however, is its increasing popularity, and the size of the ice rink, which at peak times, makes it too busy and densely packed. Still, a good evening out, especially in the weekdays. It costs £10 in the afternoon and £12 in the evening, so for two people it is expensive, but then you’d pay that in a restaurant, and this is arguably more fun.

I’ve been to the Canary Wharf Ice Skating (open air) last year.
I think I paid £10 for 1 hour session in the evening (which is more than enough for a beginner like me). I think it was at 20.30.
I had a great time. It was my first time so I think I felt 4 or 5 times, had bruises everywhere but it was really nice.
This year, I won’t forget my gloves!
I checked on
(where I bought the tickets last year) and it’s now £12 and apparently it opens on 17^th November.
I might do it again but need to buy roller blades to train before :-)