We checked 8 ice rinks near Wandsworth, from Glide at Battersea to Streatham and Hampton Court, for 2026 dates, prices and travel. Updated November 2026.

Wandsworth has 8 ice rinks within reach for Christmas 2026, and this guide lists their dates, prices and age rules. Most people here will land on Glide at Battersea Power Station, the only rink we found in the borough, which opens on 6 November, or Streatham Ice Rink, open all year. Every entry checked against the rink’s own site on 5 November 2026, except where an earlier read is marked.

Seasonal rinks price by day and time, so the figure at checkout may differ from the one here.

The quick answer

  • In the borough: Glide at Battersea Power Station, 6 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
  • Open all year: Streatham Ice Rink and Queens in Bayswater.
  • Open now: Streatham, Queens and Skate Leicester Square. Glide opens on 6 November.
  • Cheapest start price: Skate Leicester Square, from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee.
  • Open longest: Somerset House, to 10 January 2027.

Journey times below are from Wandsworth Town station, from TfL’s planner for a Saturday in late November at 11am. Allow for a different trip from Putney, Tooting, Balham or Roehampton.

In the borough

1. Glide at Battersea Power Station

Three interconnecting rinks and a 200-metre skate trail beside the Thames, which the Power Station calls “London’s only riverside ice rink with a skate trail”. A session lasts about 45 minutes with skate hire included, and you can watch free from The Glass House bar.

Child tickets cover ages 3 to 12. Glide’s help centre says those children need a skating adult of 18 or over, while its 2026 terms say a responsible person of 16 or over, so plan on an adult.

Under-3s cannot skate. It is about 23 minutes: South Western Railway to Queenstown Road, then a walk.

Dates, accessible sessions and festive hours are on our Battersea Power Station ice rink page.

Open 6 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day
Price varies by session, shown in Glide's booking calendar; season pass £290, penguin aid £6, cloakroom £2 or £4 (help centre, 2 November)
Booking online; no gate tickets if a session sells out online
Address Circus Road West, SW8 5BN
Website glidebatterseapowerstation.co.uk/tickets
Good for skate trail, riverside, accessible sessions, New Year's Eve skate

Open all year

2. Streatham Ice Rink

The rink inside Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre, run by Active Lambeth, is a full Olympic-size sheet, 60m by 30m, which Active Lambeth says has been “one of the coolest places to skate in London” for more than 80 years. Public sessions last 60 minutes and run through the day, seven days a week.

Skates are for hire from child size 7 to adult size 15, with penguin aids for children under 1.2m and snowman aids for taller ones. Trousers must be worn, and under-8s need a skating adult.

It is about 50 minutes from Wandsworth Town by train and bus, and closer from Tooting and Balham.

Open all year, public sessions daily
Price public session price not printed on Active Lambeth's site; shown at online booking
Booking online in advance advised, 60-minute sessions
Address 390 Streatham High Road, SW16 6HX
Website active.lambeth.gov.uk/activities/ice-skating
Good for indoor, all year, lessons, birthday parties, carers of registered disabled users skate free

3. Queens, Bayswater

An indoor rink on Queensway, open since 1930, which calls itself the oldest surviving ice rink in London. It runs all year, with bowling and darts in the same building, and its skating page says you can usually walk in to a public session, though booking online is cheaper.

Skates and penguins are for hire, and late sessions run every night from 9pm. Session times are in a timetable on its site.

It is about 42 minutes: South Western Railway to Clapham Junction, the Mildmay line to Shepherd’s Bush, then the 148 bus.

Open all year; session times in the timetable on its site
Price from £8 Monday and Tuesday; Late Skate from £10; off peak from £11.75; peak from £13.75
Booking online, cheaper than on the door
Call 020 7229 0172
Address 17 Queensway, London, W2 4QP
Website queens.london/skating
Good for indoor, all year, late sessions, lessons, bowling in the same building

Central London

4. Ice skating at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

The rink at Winter Wonderland is built around the Hyde Park bandstand, and the event calls it the UK’s largest open-air ice rink. Sessions last 45 minutes, skates are in the price, and you are asked to arrive 20 minutes early.

The minimum age is 3, and children aged 3 to 12 need a skating adult of 18 or over. Phones and cameras are not allowed on the ice, and bags go in the cloakroom at £2 an item.

Each £25 spent on activities in advance unlocks a free entry ticket to the event. It is about 36 minutes: South Western Railway to Vauxhall, then the 2 bus to the Dorchester Hotel.

Open 19 November 2026 to 3 January 2027; sessions 10am to 9pm
Price advance adult £12.65 off peak, £17.05 standard, £19.25 peak; child (3 to 12) £9.35, £11.55, £13.75; family £37.40, £46.20, £55; on the day costs £1 to £4 more
Booking choose a time slot online; advance prices to 11.59pm the day before
Address Hyde Park, London
Website hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/attraction/ice-skating
Good for funfair day out, family tickets, wheelchair users

5. Skate at Somerset House

An outdoor rink in the 18th-century courtyard of Somerset House, under a 40ft Christmas tree, and the one here that stays open longest. It has Skate Lates music nights from 8pm starting on 12 November, a K-pop Party on 23 November, 90-minute Extended Skate sessions on 11, 17 and 23 November, and Relaxed Skate sessions with reduced capacity and lower music.

Skate School and Kids Skate Club start on 14 November. Wheelchair users are welcome at all sessions, and booking with a wheelchair is by phone on 0343 208 1497.

It is about 32 minutes: South Western Railway to Waterloo, then the 1 bus to Lancaster Place.

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

6. Skate Leicester Square

Underbelly’s open-air rink in the middle of Leicester Square is already open, with the lowest start price in this guide. Until 26 November weekday sessions start at 12.15pm and weekend ones at 10.15am; from 27 November they start at 10.15am daily, with the last at 9.15pm.

Christmas Eve closes at 6pm and Boxing Day opens at noon. Under-3s are not allowed on the ice, and under-12s need a responsible adult.

There is no cloakroom, only a Boot Room at your own risk. It is about 38 minutes: South Western Railway to Waterloo, then one stop from Waterloo East to Charing Cross and a short walk.

Open 31 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day
Price from £7.60, plus a £3 transaction fee (booking page, 5 November)
Booking online
Address Leicester Square, London, WC2H
Website skateleicestersquare.co.uk
Good for open now, cheapest start price, central for a night out

Further out

7. Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink

An outdoor rink in front of the palace, run by Icebox Live with Historic Royal Palaces and ticketed separately from palace admission. Skate hire is in the ticket and sessions last up to 45 minutes.

Children under 13 must be on the ice with an adult of 18 or over, who can supervise up to five. The price list does not say which days count as peak.

The rink advises wheelchair users to come at quieter times, on weekdays before 3pm. Historic Royal Palaces’ page would not load for us on 5 November, so dates and session times are as read by our sister site Kingston Wire.

It is about 56 minutes: South Western Railway, changing at Clapham Junction.

Open 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; first session 10am, last 8pm
Price adult (13+) £19.50 off peak, £21.50 peak; child (3 to 12) £14.50 or £16; student £18 or £21.50; family of four £59.50 or £65.50; wheelchair user £15 with one carer free
Booking online
Address Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU
Website hamptoncourtpalaceicerink.co.uk/opening-times-prices
Good for palace setting, family ticket, skate hire included, quieter weekdays before 3pm

8. The Queen’s House Ice Rink, Greenwich

An open-air rink in front of the Queen’s House, inside the Greenwich World Heritage Site, and the longest trip in this guide. Royal Museums Greenwich lists special sessions for toddlers, students and SEND families, plus group discounts and a “skate-off pit lane” for mid-session breaks.

The Queen’s House itself is free to visit before you skate. The prices below are from the booking page on 2 November, as read by our sister site Croydon Today, not rechecked today; dates and hours are from the museum’s page on 5 November.

It is about 64 minutes: South Western Railway to Waterloo, the Jubilee line to London Bridge, then Thameslink to Maze Hill.

Open 18 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, 10am to 9pm
Price adult £16.80 standard, £24.64 peak, £26.88 super peak; child £11.20, £19.60, £22.40; student £11.20; carers free (booking page, 2 November)
Booking online
Address Romney Road, Greenwich, SE10 9NF
Website rmg.co.uk/queens-house/attractions/queens-house-ice-rink
Good for toddler sessions, SEND sessions, student sessions, free Queen's House visit

Not running

Canary Wharf’s rink is not returning this winter, according to Londonist. The Natural History Museum’s rink closed after the 2021 to 2022 season, as our sister site The Kensington Post reports.

How we chose

These are the rinks people in Wandsworth, Battersea, Putney, Tooting and Balham can reach most easily, chosen on the public record rather than on taste: real ice with a 2026 season or year-round sessions published by the operator. Dates, prices and rules come from each rink’s own website, help centre or terms, read on 5 November 2026 unless a different date is shown. We searched for a rink in Wandsworth town, Putney, Tooting and Balham and found none announced; if one appears, this page will say so.

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More Christmas in Wandsworth

See Battersea Power Station at Christmas, the Christmas markets, pantomimes and Christmas shows, Christmas dinner, New Year’s Eve, Christmas travel and what’s on in Wandsworth this month. For the rest of the year, see things to do in Wandsworth and the Wandsworth business directory.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an ice rink in Wandsworth?

Yes, one this winter: Glide at Battersea Power Station, in the borough at Nine Elms, runs from 6 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. We found no rink announced for Wandsworth town, Putney, Tooting or Balham, and we know of no all-year rink in the borough. The nearest is Streatham, in Lambeth.

What is the cheapest ice skating near Wandsworth?

Skate Leicester Square has the lowest start price, from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee on 5 November. Queens in Bayswater has Monday and Tuesday sessions from £8. Hyde Park Winter Wonderland’s off-peak advance tickets are £12.65 for adults and £9.35 for children.

Which rink near Wandsworth is open all year?

Streatham Ice Rink, a full Olympic-size rink with 60-minute public sessions seven days a week, and Queens on Queensway in Bayswater, which has been open since 1930.