Six rinks near Farnham with 2026 dates, prices and rules, from Guildford Spectrum open all year to Hampton Court from 20 November. Checked November 2026.
Farnham has no ice rink, so most people skate at Guildford Spectrum, about 11 miles away on the A31, which is open all year and adds falling-snow sessions over Christmas. For a Christmas rink outdoors, Hampton Court Palace opens on 20 November and Windsor on Ice on 13 November, while Planet Ice Basingstoke and Reading Winter Wonderland are the two open on Christmas Day. Every entry checked against the rink’s own site on 3 November 2026.
Seasonal rinks price by day and time, so the figure at checkout may be different. Distances are rough driving miles from Farnham town centre.
Open all year
1. Guildford Spectrum
An Olympic-size indoor rink run by Freedom Leisure for Guildford Borough Council, which the Spectrum says is “used by thousands of people each week”. Public Skate for All sessions run every day and last 90 minutes, booked online in advance.
Skate hire runs from child size 5 to adult 14 and is included for under-5s; Penguin and Snowmen skating aids can be reserved for the whole session. Over Christmas the timetable for 21 December to 3 January has three daytime sessions most days, at 10.30am, 1.15pm and 3.30pm, with the afternoon ones run as Snow Globe Skate, when a snow machine drops snow over the ice in short bursts.
There is no public skating from Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 December, while The Wizard of Oz on Ice is on, and none on Christmas Day. Session prices appear only in the booking system.
Our Farnham ice rink page has the ice show prices and the disco nights in full.
Open all year, public sessions daily; no public skating 9 to 13 December or on Christmas Day 2026
Price session prices shown only when you book; Wizard of Oz on Ice 11 to 13 December, adult £22 standard, £10 Friday matinee, family of four £76
Booking online in advance, 90-minute sessions
Call 01483 443322
Address Guildford Spectrum, Parkway, Guildford, GU1 1UP
Website guildfordspectrum.co.uk/ice-skating/skate-for-all
Good for indoor, all year, Snow Globe Skate over Christmas, ice discos, wheelchair users with a carer
2. Planet Ice Basingstoke
An indoor rink at Basingstoke Leisure Park, about 16 miles west along the A287 and M3, run by the Planet Ice chain. It is the only rink near Farnham with a public session on Christmas Day: 10am to 12pm at £10 a skater, under-4s £3.20.
Around that, Planet Ice’s booking calendar lists daytime sessions every day from Monday 21 December to Monday 4 January, with some late sessions. Planet Ice says you can arrive at any time during a session and stay as long as you like.
Skate hire is not included, and a 4% fee is added to online bookings. Prices below are from Planet Ice’s calendar as read by our sister site Basingstoke Online on 20 October; on 3 November the chain’s site was not showing Basingstoke prices outside its booking widget.
Open all year; Christmas Day 10am to 12pm; daily sessions 21 December to 4 January
Price weekends and holidays £15.40 adult or child; term-time weekdays £11.75; Christmas Day £10; under-4s £3.20; skate hire extra; 4% online fee (Planet Ice calendar, 20 October 2026)
Booking online through Planet Ice
Address Planet Ice Arena, Leisure Park, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
Website planet-ice.co.uk/ice-skating
Good for indoor, open Christmas Day, free parking at the Leisure Park, carers free with a Nimbus Access Card
3. Slough Ice Arena
A year-round indoor rink on Montem Lane, run by Everyone Active, about 30 miles away and the cheapest skate in this guide off peak. Everyone Active’s timetable listed public sessions at £6.50 off peak for adults and juniors, and £13 an adult or £10.85 a junior at peak times, when our sister site Slough Daily read it on 1 November; on 3 November the centre’s own page did not show the figures outside its booking system.
Under-8s must be on the ice with a full-paying adult over 18. There is a Friday night ice disco, and Beauty and the Beast on Ice runs from 17 to 20 December.
No Christmas holiday timetable has been published yet.
Open all year, public sessions daily
Price £6.50 off peak; peak £13 adult, £10.85 junior (Everyone Active timetable, 1 November 2026)
Booking online through Everyone Active
Call 01753 969 710
Address Montem Lane, Slough, SL1 2QG
Website everyoneactive.com/centre/slough-ice-arena/ice-rink
Good for indoor, all year, cheapest off-peak skate, ice disco
Christmas rinks
4. Reading Winter Wonderland
A real-ice rink under a 900 square metre clear dome on Hills Meadow, Caversham, by the Thames, part of a free-to-enter Christmas fair with rides, a German bar and a grotto. The organiser says it has enlarged the ice to 560 square metres this year and bought new skates and 30 seal and penguin skate aids, with stewards on the ice to help beginners.
It opens on Saturday 7 November and runs to Sunday 3 January. The booking system showed 45-minute sessions on the hour, from 3pm on weekdays until 11 December and from 11am at weekends and every day from 14 December, with the last at 9pm, and six sessions on Christmas Day from 12pm to 5pm.
A skating-only ticket is priced only at checkout.
Open 7 November 2026 to 3 January 2027; weekdays from 3pm to 11 December, then from 11am daily; last session 9pm; open Christmas Day 12pm to 5pm
Price £24 four-hour ride wristband, skating added for £5; skating-only price at checkout
Booking online through TicketSource
Call 07768 857857
Address Hills Meadow, George Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8DH
Website readingwinterwonderland.co.uk/ice-rink
Good for covered rink, open Christmas Day, skate aids, fairground and grotto on site, on-site parking
5. Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink
An outdoor rink set up in front of the palace’s west front each winter, run by Icebox Live with Historic Royal Palaces, about 27 miles away up the A3. Historic Royal Palaces gives the season as 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, excluding Christmas Day, with the first session at 10am and the last at 8pm.
It is a separate ticket from palace admission. Children under 3 are not allowed on the ice, under-13s must have an adult (18 or over) skating with them, and one adult can supervise up to five children.
The rink recommends weekdays before 3pm as its quieter sessions for wheelchair users. Its price list does not say which days count as peak; the price shows at checkout.
Open 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; first session 10am, last 8pm
Price child (3 to 12) £14.50 off peak, £16 peak; adult (13+) £19.50 or £21.50; student £18 or £21.50; family of four £59.50 or £65.50; wheelchair user £15 with one carer free; groups of 10+ from £13.50
Booking online
Address Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU
Website hamptoncourtpalaceicerink.co.uk/opening-times-prices
Good for palace setting, family tickets, wheelchair users with a free carer
6. Windsor on Ice
A covered Christmas rink with a fairground in Alexandra Gardens, beside the Thames in Windsor, about 27 miles away. Its own site gives the season as Friday 13 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, with opening night 5pm to 9pm, then public skating from 12 noon on most weekdays and 10am to 9pm at weekends.
It closes to the public from 3pm on Thursday 19 November for a gala night, and on Christmas Day. Santa visits on 12, 13, 19, 20 and 24 December from 12 noon to 5pm.
Its booking site says the minimum age on the ice is 4 and children under 12 must be with an adult. There are Tiny Tuesdays for toddlers and All Access Wednesday mornings for disabled skaters.
Open 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; usually 12pm to 9pm weekdays, 10am to 9pm weekends
Price adult £17; child (17 and under) £15; family of four £56; registered disabled £15 with carer free; plus £1.50 booking fee; skate aids £6.50 to £9
Booking online at citiesonice.digitickets.co.uk
Address Alexandra Gardens, Windsor
Website windsoronice.com
Good for fairground, Santa visits, toddler sessions, sessions for disabled skaters
Not running or not confirmed
- Farnham: no permanent rink and no pop-up announced for 2026.
- Woking: the Victoria Square rink has not run since 2022, and nothing has been announced for this year.
- Camberley and Bordon: both had pop-up rinks in past winters (Camberley on Ice in the winter of 2016 to 2017, Bordon in 2017); neither has been announced since.
- Winchester Cathedral: the rink was replaced by a performance stage in 2021 and has not returned.
- Further afield: Westquay on Ice in Southampton (to 3 January) and Portsmouth on Ice in Guildhall Square (21 November to 3 January) are both around 40 miles away.
How we chose
These are the rinks people in Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere and the villages search for when the town has none: real ice within about 30 miles with a 2026 season or year-round sessions published by the operator. Dates, prices and rules come from each rink’s own website or booking system, read on 3 November 2026; Hampton Court’s season is from Historic Royal Palaces. The Basingstoke prices are from Planet Ice’s calendar as read on 20 October and the Slough prices from Everyone Active’s timetable as read on 1 November.
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More for Christmas around Farnham: the Guildford Spectrum ice show and discos, the Christmas lights switch-on, the Christmas market, Santa’s grottos, pantomimes and Christmas shows, Christmas dinner and Christmas trains. For the rest of the year, see things to do in Farnham, what’s on this month, days out, soft play and the local directory.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an ice rink in Farnham?
No. Farnham has no permanent rink and no pop-up has been announced for Christmas 2026. The nearest ice is Guildford Spectrum on Parkway, Guildford, which has public sessions all year except Christmas Day and 9 to 13 December, when the ice show is on.
Which rink near Farnham is open on Christmas Day?
Planet Ice Basingstoke has one public session on Christmas Day, 10am to 12pm, at £10 a skater, and Reading Winter Wonderland lists six sessions from 12pm to 5pm. Guildford Spectrum, Hampton Court and Windsor on Ice are all closed on 25 December.
What is the cheapest ice skating near Farnham?
Slough Ice Arena’s off-peak public sessions were £6.50 for adults and juniors on Everyone Active’s timetable in early November. Among the Christmas rinks, Reading Winter Wonderland adds skating to its £24 ride wristband for £5, and Hampton Court’s off-peak child ticket is £14.50.
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