Lee Valley skates all year from £16, Ally Pally from £11.75 and Harlow On Ice opens 21 November. Seven rinks near Enfield with 2026 dates, prices and rules.

Most people in Enfield skate at one of three places: Lee Valley Ice Centre, two Olympic-size rinks down the Lea Valley that open all year; Alexandra Palace, an indoor rink with a Festive Skate from 9 December; or Harlow On Ice, a Christmas rink up the West Anglia line from 21 November. There is no rink in the borough itself this winter. Every entry was checked against the rink’s own site on 3 November 2026.

We have not skated at any of these for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry gives the dates, the prices the rink’s website or booking page showed, and the rules that catch families out: booking fees, spectator tickets, skate aids and age limits. Seasonal rinks change their prices by day and time, so what you pay when you book may differ.

All-year rinks closest to Enfield

1. Lee Valley Ice Centre

Two Olympic-size rinks under one roof on Lea Bridge Road, in the same regional park that runs up the borough’s eastern edge, run by Better for the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. Better calls it “one of the largest ice skating venues in the south”.

Public skating runs daily alongside hockey and figure skating, and there are disco sessions, a Coffee Club on the ice and Learn to Skate courses. Skate hire is included in the public session price.

Rink users get up to four hours’ free parking by entering their registration at reception, and the nearest stations are Lea Bridge, on the line between Tottenham Hale and Stratford, and Clapton. The centre lists step-free access with a lift, accessible parking and an accessible toilet.

Open all year; centre Mon to Fri 6am to 11pm, Sat 6am to 10pm, Sun 6am to 8pm; public sessions as timetabled
Price public skate adult £16, junior £13, skate hire included; holiday skate family (two adults and two children, or one and three) £52.50; skate aid £5; spectator £3
Booking online, as timetabled
Address Lea Bridge Road, E10 7QL
Website better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/ice-centre
Good for indoor, all year, two rinks, free parking for skaters, lessons, step-free access

2. Alexandra Palace Ice Rink

An indoor rink in the palace’s east wing, run by the Alexandra Park and Palace charity, which says it was “voted the UK’s number 1 ice rink in 2023”. Hertford loop trains from Gordon Hill, Enfield Chase, Grange Park, Winchmore Hill and Palmers Green stop at Alexandra Palace station at the foot of the park, then it is an uphill walk.

Term-time weekday sessions last two hours (the last one an hour and a half), and weekend and holiday sessions an hour and a half; the Monday 3.30pm session runs for one hour until the Festive Skate. Anyone going inside the rink area without skating, including adults supervising under-16s, needs a £2.50 or £3 spectator ticket.

In-person sales are card only, and skate aids go first come, first served at the rink. The Festive Skate, from 9 December 2026 to 4 January 2027, adds a Christmas tree, lights, festive music and “a sprinkle of falling snow”; its prices show at booking.

The rink is closed for public skating from Friday 6 to Monday 9 November for the Fireworks and Drone Festival.

Open all year; Mon 11am to 4.30pm, Tue 1.15pm to 5pm, Wed and Thu 11am to 5pm, Fri 1.15pm to 5pm, Sat and Sun 11am to 4.30pm; closed to the public 6 to 9 November; Festive Skate 9 December 2026 to 4 January 2027
Price off peak / peak: standard £11.75 / £12.75; under 12 and over 65 £10.50 / £11.50; under 5 £7.75 / £8.75; spectator £2.50 / £3; skate aid £7.50
Booking online in advance advised; card only in person
Call 020 8365 4343
Address Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY
Website alexandrapalace.com/the-ice-rink/book-a-skate
Good for indoor, all year, direct trains from west Enfield, essential companion tickets, Festive Skate

Christmas rinks within a drive

3. Harlow On Ice

A real-ice rink inside a decorated marquee on West Gate, next to The Harvey Centre, run by Ice Leisure Group. Because it is covered, the operator says “sessions go ahead in the rain”.

Prices include skate hire, most sessions last 45 minutes and start on the hour, and skates run from junior size 9 to adult size 14. Under-3s cannot skate, children aged 8 and under need a ticket-holding adult on the ice, and essential companions skate free with a Nimbus Access Card.

Book three or more tickets including an adult and a child and 15% comes off at checkout. The opening week has a Little Skaters session, Ice Beats evenings and a quiet SEND session.

Harlow Town station is on the West Anglia line through Ponders End, Brimsdown and Enfield Lock.

Open 21 November 2026 to 3 January 2027; first sessions from 10am, times vary by day
Price saver / standard / peak: adult £13.90 / £18.90 / £19.90; child £11.90 / £15.90 / £16.90; student £16.95 (standard only); skating aids from £4.90; skate hire included
Booking online, 45-minute sessions
Address West Gate, Harlow, CM20 1JN
Parking Harvey Centre car park
Website harlowonice.co.uk
Good for covered rink, family discount, quiet SEND session, Christmas shopping next door

4. Brent Cross On Ice

A seasonal rink in the John Lewis car park at Brent Cross Shopping Centre, run by On Ice and reached from Enfield along the North Circular. The operator says parking at the centre is free.

Sessions are 45 minutes, start on the hour and are followed by 15 minutes of resurfacing, and On Ice asks skaters to arrive 20 minutes early. The minimum age is three, and penguin skate aids are for under-10s shorter than 110cm and are limited, so book one with the ticket.

It is open now.

Open 23 October 2026 to 3 January 2027; Mon to Fri 3pm to 9pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 9pm; school holidays 10am to 9pm; closed Christmas Day
Price adult £15; child (12 and under) £13; family of four £50; student £13 at the box office; skate aid £5
Booking online, 45-minute sessions, skates included
Call 020 8163 9097
Address Prince Charles Drive, Hendon, NW4 3FP
Website onice.co.uk/locations/brent-cross
Good for open now, free parking, penguin skate aids

Central London, on the Piccadilly line

5. Skate Leicester Square

Underbelly’s open-air rink circles the Shakespeare statue in the middle of Leicester Square, surrounded by its Christmas market. Leicester Square station is on the Piccadilly line, a direct ride from Cockfosters, Oakwood, Southgate and Arnos Grove.

The booking page listed tickets “from £7.60”, plus a £3 transaction fee, on 3 November, the lowest start price of any rink here; prices change between off-peak and peak sessions. Until 26 November it opens Monday to Friday from 12pm, with the first session at 12.15pm and the last at 9.15pm; it is closed on Christmas Day.

Open 31 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day
Price from £7.60, plus a £3 transaction fee (booking page, 3 November)
Booking online
Address Leicester Square, WC2H
Website skateleicestersquare.co.uk
Good for cheapest start price, open now, Christmas market

6. Skate at Somerset House

The rink in Somerset House’s 18th-century Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court, under a 40ft Christmas tree.

Covent Garden on the Piccadilly line is the nearest station on the direct line from Enfield’s southern stations, and Temple is closer still on the District and Circle. It runs to 10 January 2027, the latest finish of any rink in this guide.

Skate Lates with DJs run from 12 November with sessions from 8pm, and 90-minute Extended Skate Sessions run on selected days. Skate School lessons are also listed.

Open 11 November 2026 to 10 January 2027
Price adults £13 to £28.50; children £11 to £15; plus £1.50 fee per ticket
Booking online
Address Strand, WC2R 1LA
Website somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/skate-somerset-house
Good for lessons, Skate Lates, open to 10 January

7. Ice skating at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland calls its rink around the Victorian bandstand “the UK’s largest open-air ice rink”. Hyde Park Corner is on the Piccadilly line.

You need a ticket to enter the site as well, but Winter Wonderland says every £25 spent online on attractions in one transaction unlocks a free entry ticket. Advance tickets are £2 cheaper than on the day for adults.

Bags go in a cloakroom, and phones and cameras are not allowed on the ice. Electric wheelchairs can go on with the motor off.

Open 19 November 2026 to 3 January 2027
Price adult advance £12.65 off peak, £17.05 standard, £19.25 peak (£2 more on the day); child (3 to 12) advance £9.35, £11.55, £13.75; site entry extra unless £25 is spent on attractions
Booking online in advance
Address Hyde Park, London
Website hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/attraction/ice-skating
Good for wheelchair users, funfair day out

Not in Enfield this year

We found no ice rink anywhere in the borough for winter 2026, and Enfield Council’s winter events page, which the council says it updates through the season, listed none on 3 November. We found no 2026 rink in Cheshunt, Waltham Cross or Potters Bar either. We will add one if it is announced.

How we chose

These are the rinks people in Enfield search for, chosen on the public record rather than on taste: real ice within reach by car or a direct train or Tube from the borough, with a 2026 season and prices published by the operator. Dates, prices and rules come from each rink’s own website or booking page, read on 3 November 2026. We left out Glide at Battersea and the Queen’s House in Greenwich as long cross-London trips from here, and Chelmsford’s Riverside rink as further than Harlow for the same kind of session.

Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@enfieldtoday.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@enfieldtoday.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

For more on Christmas locally, see Forty Hall at Christmas, the Enfield Christmas markets, the Christmas lights switch-on, Christmas dinner in Enfield, Christmas trains and travel and what’s on in Enfield this month. For the rest of the year, see our guide to things to do in Enfield.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an ice rink in Enfield?

Not this winter. We found no ice rink in the borough for 2026, and Enfield Council’s winter events page listed none on 3 November. The nearest all-year rinks are Lee Valley Ice Centre on Lea Bridge Road and Alexandra Palace, and the nearest Christmas rinks are Harlow On Ice and Brent Cross On Ice.

What is the cheapest ice skating near Enfield?

Skate Leicester Square’s booking page lists tickets from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee, and Leicester Square is on the Piccadilly line from Cockfosters, Oakwood and Southgate. Closer to home, Alexandra Palace’s public sessions are £11.75 for adults and £10.50 for under-12s off peak.

Is Alexandra Palace ice rink open at Christmas?

Yes. Its Festive Skate, with a Christmas tree, lights and artificial snow, runs from 9 December 2026 to 4 January 2027. The rink is closed for public skating from 6 to 9 November for the Fireworks and Drone Festival.