We checked 6 ice rinks in and near Shropshire, from Telford and Alderford Lake to Birmingham, for dates, prices and age rules. Updated November 2026.

Six ice rinks are within reach of Shropshire in 2026, and this guide puts them in one place with dates, prices and age rules. Most people land on Telford Ice Rink, open all year with Santa skates in December, or Alderford Lake near Whitchurch from 27 November. Four entries were checked against the rink’s own site on 5 November 2026; the other two say when they were last read.

Distances are approximate and in a straight line from Shrewsbury. Prices are per person unless we say otherwise and can change, so confirm them when you book.

Is there an ice rink in Shrewsbury this Christmas?

We found none announced. Neither Shrewsbury Town Council nor Shropshire Council had listed a 2026 rink when we checked on 20 October, our searches on 5 November found none, and the Christmas pages we track for the town (our Christmas lights switch-on page and Christmas markets page) mention none. If a pop-up rink is announced, it will go on this page.

Two past rinks near the town are worth checking before you assume they are back. Attingham Park ran a synthetic “eco” rink in 2023, and Salop Leisure has run an outdoor synthetic rink in past Christmases. We found no 2026 listing for either, but the National Trust’s and Salop Leisure’s Christmas pages would not load for us on 5 November, so we cannot rule them out.

Closest to home by town

  • Shrewsbury: Telford, about 13 miles; Alderford Lake, about 16 miles.
  • Bridgnorth: Telford, about 10 miles; Ice Skate Birmingham, about 22 miles.
  • Ludlow: Telford, about 24 miles; Ice Skate Birmingham, about 35 miles.
  • Oswestry: Alderford Lake, about 16 miles; Deeside, about 23 miles.
  • Whitchurch: Alderford Lake, about a mile; Stoke, Deeside and Cheshire Oaks, each about 21 to 22 miles.
  • Market Drayton: Alderford Lake, about 9 miles; Stoke, about 15 miles; Telford, about 16 miles.

The two rinks in Shropshire

1. Telford Ice Rink

About 13 miles from Shrewsbury. This is the county’s year-round rink, run by Telford & Wrekin Council at International Way, with public skating every day of the week and free skate hire.

Telford Tigers ice hockey games take up weekend evenings. Most Shropshire Council residents pay the non-card prices below, because the TLC card is Telford & Wrekin’s leisure card.

The Friday 5pm session is for SEND skaters and their families. The rink says all public sessions are wheelchair friendly, with a ramp on and off the ice.

One carer per booking goes free with a carer ID. There are no disabled bays in the car park, which The International Centre operates; Blue Badge holders pay and display but get double time. Telford Central station, which has trains from Shrewsbury, is about 20 minutes’ walk, and the bus station about ten.

Christmas sessions

Tickets for the festive programme are on sale now, and the rink warns these sessions are in high demand.

Date Session Times
Sat 12 Dec Christmas jumper weekend (10% off in a festive knit) 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm
Sat 12 Dec Santa skate 12.30pm to 2pm, 2.30pm to 4pm
Sun 13 Dec Christmas jumper weekend 10.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm
Sun 13 Dec Santa skate 1.30pm to 3pm, 3.30pm to 4.45pm
Fri 18 Dec Family disability Santa skate 5pm to 6pm
Fri 18 Dec Schools out disco 7.45pm to 9.15pm
Sat 19 Dec Santa skate 12pm, 2pm, 4pm (90 minutes each)
Sun 20 Dec Santa skate 12pm, 2pm, 4pm (90 minutes each)
Thu 24 Dec Christmas Eve family skate, £30 a family 9am, 11.30am, 2pm (90 minutes each)

On the Christmas jumper weekend, Telford residents with a TLC card get a further 10% off. The rink’s Santa list names the 9am and 11.30am Christmas Eve sessions; the 2pm session appears only under the family skate.

Its timetable page gave no times for Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year when we read it on 5 November. We will add them when they appear.

Prices

These prices apply from 1 January 2026.

Public skating Adult (16+) Junior (5 to 15) Under 5
No TLC card £12.90 £11.20 £4.35
Telford resident TLC card £10.60 £9.05 £3.65
Concession TLC card £7.50 £6.55 £2.60

Open all year; term-time public skates Saturday 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm; Sunday 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm; Friday family skate 6pm and disco 7.45pm; weekday daytime sessions vary
Price adult £12.90; junior (5 to 15) £11.20; under-5s £4.35; family (2 adults and 2 juniors, or 1 adult and 3 juniors) £35; Tots on Ice £5.05 a child and £4.35 an adult; skate hire free; stability aids £5.50 a session on the prices page, £5.25 on the sessions page, first come first served
Booking online at telfordandwrekinleisure.gladstonego.cloud/book; queues possible at peak sessions
Parking pay and display, run by The International Centre
Address International Way, Telford Town Centre, TF3 4JQ
Website telfordicerink.co.uk
Good for all year round, free skate hire, Santa skates, wheelchair access, SEND sessions, Friday disco

2. Alderford Lake, Whitchurch

About 16 miles from Shrewsbury and a mile from Whitchurch. Alderford’s skating page describes real ice under a covered rink, leading out on to an open-air skating track, with sessions of about 50 minutes.

Its boots run from size 6 to size 16, and that smallest boot sets the minimum age. Under-13s need an adult on the ice with them, and under-18s need an adult on site.

Carers get free tickets, and polar bear skating aids are available to hire.

Alderford’s pages disagree on the closing date. The skating page says 27 November to 3 January, and a ticket listing says the same, while the Christmas page gives 27 November to 23 December.

Check your date when you book, especially after Christmas.

Themed sessions include K-Pop Ice Party on Saturday 5 and 19 December at 10.30am, Nashville on Ice on Friday 11 December at 8.30pm, and an adults-only Rave Skate on Friday 18 December at 8.30pm. The Relaxed SEN sessions are listed for “Saturday 29th November” and Saturday 12 December at 10.30am.

The 29th is a Sunday in 2026, so confirm that one. Our Alderford Lake Christmas page has the rest of the programme.

Open 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027 on the skating page; 50-minute sessions; session times on the booking platform
Price not readable on Alderford's booking platform on 5 November; a ticket listing said "Tickets coming soon"
Booking online
Parking free for three hours; £5 all day
Call 01948 665 914
Address Alderford, Tilstock Road, Whitchurch, SY13 3JQ
Website alderford.com/ice-skating-at-alderford-lake-shropshire-2
Good for real ice, outdoor skating track, relaxed SEN sessions, adults-only nights, free carer tickets

A longer trip: 36 to 39 miles from Shrewsbury

3. Deeside Ice Arena, Queensferry

About 36 miles from Shrewsbury and 23 from Oswestry. Visit Wales calls it North Wales’ only permanent Olympic-sized ice rink.

Its operator, Gwella, adds music, lighting and snowfall effects for Christmas skating from 21 November, with a DJ at selected sessions. The Quieter Christmas Skate has reduced capacity, softer lighting and quieter music, and welcomes wheelchair users.

Skate hire is included in both Christmas tickets but costs £3 extra for an ordinary public skate. Arrive about 30 minutes early to collect skates.

Gwella’s site gave us an empty reply on 5 November, so these details are from Chester Online’s read on 3 November, including its Christmas skating page and April 2026 price list.

Open all year; Christmas skating from 21 November 2026; Quieter Christmas Skate 9.30am from 19 December
Price Christmas Skate (90 minutes) £13; family £48; Quieter Christmas Skate (60 minutes) £10; family £36; ordinary public skate £9.50 online or £10.50 at the door, plus £3 hire; penguin aids £6; banana aids £7
Booking online
Parking free at the leisure centre
Address Deeside Leisure Centre, Chester Road West, Queensferry, CH5 1SA
Website gwella.wales/christmas-ice-skating-deeside
Good for all year round, quieter sessions, family tickets, wheelchair users welcome

4. Oaks on Ice, Cheshire Oaks

About 38 miles from Shrewsbury, and already open at the designer outlet in Ellesmere Port. The operator describes a fully covered rink with an outdoor ice path, so skating goes ahead in any weather.

Every ticket includes 45 minutes on the ice and skate hire, in sizes from UK child 8 to UK 13. Juniors aged 4 to 9 must skate with a full-paying adult and cannot be booked alone.

The rink is described as fully accessible, though the viewing area is not step free. The site does not say which dates count as peak, so check when you book.

Open to 3 January 2027; December Monday to Friday 10am to 9pm, Saturday 9am to 9pm, Sunday 10am to 7pm; Christmas Eve 10am to 6pm; Boxing Day 9am to 9pm; New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 10am to 5pm; 2 January 10am to 8pm; 3 January 10am to 7pm
Price adult £15 peak, £12.50 off peak; child (10 to 15) £13, £11; junior (4 to 9) £11, £9.50; student £13.50, £11.50; family of four £43, £36; skate aids £5 on the day
Booking online; pre-booked tickets get priority
Parking free on site
Call 07337 504200
Address Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, Kinsey Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9JJ
Website cheshireoaksonice.com
Good for covered rink, outdoor ice path, skate hire included, free parking, Sip and Skate tickets

5. Ice Skate Birmingham, Centenary Square

About 39 miles from Shrewsbury and 22 from Bridgnorth. The clear-roofed rink runs from 5 November to 3 January, closed only on Christmas Day.

Sessions last 45 minutes and start on the hour, and skate hire is included, though socks are compulsory. Children under 7 must have an adult with them, up to three children per adult.

Wheelchairs and motorised wheelchairs are welcome on the ice, with someone accompanying the user.

Off-peak means Monday to Friday sessions starting from 11am to 3pm. Weekday sessions from 4pm to 9pm and all weekend sessions are peak.

If you are going by train, no trains will run to or through Birmingham New Street from 24 to 28 December.

Open 5 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; sessions on the hour, last at 9pm
Price adult £11.50 off-peak, £14 peak; junior (12 and under) £10.50, £12; student £11, £12.50; family of four £40, £45; one adult and one child with a skate aid £22, £25; penguin aid from £4.50; lockers £1
Booking online
Address Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2ND
Website iceskatebirmingham.co.uk/prices-and-information
Good for city centre trip, skate hire included, undercover rink, wheelchair users welcome

6. Planet Ice Uttoxeter

About 39 miles from Shrewsbury, on Town Meadows Way. This is a permanent rink, and the one here with a Christmas Day skate.

Planet Ice publishes times and prices only through its booking calendar, so the details below are the dates The Stafford Times looked up on 4 November; pick Uttoxeter and a date on its ice skating page for any other day. Skate hire is not included, which matters when you compare it with the other rinks.

Planet Ice says there is no minimum age and wheelchairs are permitted on the ice.

Open all year; Saturday 7 November 11.45am to 8.30pm in four sessions; Wednesday 11 November 9am to 1pm and 4pm to 6pm; Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 9.30am to 6.30pm in four sessions; Christmas Day 10am to 12pm
Price adult or child £14.10 at weekends and in the Christmas sessions; £10.50 on Wednesday 11 November; under-4s £3.20; Christmas Day £10; 4% online booking fee; skate hire extra; skating aids from £7 an hour
Booking online through the Planet Ice calendar
Call 01889 566 644
Address Town Meadows Way, Uttoxeter, ST14 8AZ
Website planet-ice.co.uk/ice-skating
Good for all year round, Christmas Day skating, wheelchairs allowed on the ice

Also within reach

Winter Wonderland Stoke: about 31 miles from Shrewsbury and 15 from Market Drayton, on Lichfield Street in Hanley, ST1 3JN. The organiser’s home page describes a real-ice rink and says “Returning 26 November 2026 to January 2027”, though another block on the same page says 27 November. Session times and prices are not published yet, so we have left it out of our count of six. The Stafford Times read its age rules on 4 November: skating is for age 4 and over, and children aged 7 and under must be with someone aged 16 or over.

Which one to pick

  • The nearest: Telford Ice Rink from Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth or Ludlow, and Alderford Lake from Oswestry, Whitchurch or Market Drayton.
  • Santa on the ice: Telford, on selected December sessions.
  • Skating outdoors as well as under cover: Alderford Lake or Oaks on Ice.
  • A quieter session: Deeside’s Quieter Christmas Skate, or the SEND sessions at Telford and Alderford.
  • Christmas Day on the ice: Planet Ice Uttoxeter is the only one here with a published session.
  • A city trip around the skating: Ice Skate Birmingham, but not by New Street from 24 to 28 December.

Before you drive, check our roadworks page for M54 and A5 closures. For Shrewsbury car parks and park and ride, see our parking page.

Staying in the county instead? See Santa trains and grottos, pantomimes, Christmas dinner, what’s on this month and things to do in Shropshire.

How we chose

This page lists the ice rinks we could find within about 39 miles of Shrewsbury with 2026 dates or prices on the operator’s own site. We did not choose by taste. Dates, prices and rules come from each operator’s published pages, and where a detail comes from a sister title’s earlier read, the entry says so. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@shropshiretoday.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@shropshiretoday.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an ice rink in Shropshire?

Yes. Telford Ice Rink on International Way, TF3 4JQ, is open all year. Alderford Lake near Whitchurch adds a seasonal real-ice rink, which its skating page lists from 27 November to 3 January.

Is there an ice rink in Shrewsbury for Christmas 2026?

We found none announced. The nearest is Telford Ice Rink, about 13 miles away in a straight line, followed by Alderford Lake, about 16 miles away.

How much is ice skating in Telford?

Without a Telford TLC card, public skating is £12.90 for an adult, £11.20 for a junior aged 5 to 15 and £4.35 for an under-5. A family ticket is £35, or £30 on Christmas Eve. Skate hire is free.