Canary Wharf Ice Rink Reviews

Good little course with a nice slower route around the trees for those of you with less steady feet (aka me). Got a good price via Groupon as well, so very much recommend having a go next winter. Restaurant next door looked good too, but even just for a drink it was too expensive for us.

Had great fun here, plenty of time to roam around and learn to ice skate!

Many good good things I did, but I would go back there simply and so when I do not have what it is like to be a unique person just for relaxation I did not visit another path just passing from there but at times because I like watching the lively party, I am quite fun to visit others are simply rumored to be bored

Too much fan! We booked online 1 hour before the session..There is plenty of space of everyone, even if it's busy. Top!

Alcohol freely available and an ice rink, what could possibly go wrong

Good service, really enjoyed the service that was provided by the workers. And the ice rink is pretty spacious.

Great to go during a work day because it's less busy

Ice was a little melted when we visited but the skates were good and the place wasn't too crowded. The skate path is a nice touch.

Great experience, well organised and not as hustle and bustle as the rinks in the City Centre. We took the DLR over and had some food nearby in Shake Shack afterwards.

Much smaller (half size) than last year but same amount of people (very cramped and hard to skate). Price is expensive for what you get. Ice was melting. Staff very rude and un-helpful. Such a shame as had a great time last year

Great skating session, for a non skating the staff were helpful with skates and when on the rink, had a great time.

I visited on a Saturday in mid-December and was pleasantly surprised to find that tickets could be booked online at short notice (although do book if you're planning to go as a friend tried to purchase tickets on the morning of the session we had chosen and found that they were sold out), and that the rink was not overcrowded. Although not as beautiful as some of the rinks in London, Canary Wharf is a pleasant location, with plenty of bars and restaurants around for pre- or post-skating refreshment. The tickets were well-priced and included skate hire (but take a pound coin for the lockers as no bags are permitted on the ice).

However, there were a few drawbacks. As the ice is used so often, it is bumpy and uneven despite frequent cleaning. But the main problem was the staff. On the ice they behave like menacing, showing off and cutting up other skaters (I am a confident skater myself but saw a number of others stumble due to the behavior of staff members). They were also very disorganised in the shoe hire area and not one of my friends was given back the correct shoes on the first attempt.

Always loved this place. Unfortunately, this year I'm a bit disappointed. Not as good as it was previous years.

Nice place to stay. Plenty of things to do. A lot of eating options as well.

Great fun, however would be better with a roof on it as it gets very cold and wet when raining.

It was silly with my friend and we had a lot of fun in our date <3

is speed skating aloud or not or what is the max speed lemit and when is the ice rink returning back

Excellent but for good ice skaters you need to make sure your skates are sharp. Mines was ice skating on two bananas

Always great, a lot better layout been coming since 2006 definitely recommend.

First experience.. it was nice... N kid njoyed a lot

Well, ice wasn't in good condition, stuff haven't cleaned properly and covered groves for new session. Last year was much better. Now just going circles..

Great birthday present from my girlfriend. We had a great time!

Worst ice skating experience ever: overpriced, crowded and low quality. Don't bother going there!

The skates are low quality, so that your feet will hurt badly. Changing the size won't help and you will lose time, since the over priced sessions are limited to one hour. Also the blades on my second pair of skates weren't polished, what made it nearly impossible to skate on the ice.

The ice rink itself is even worse. They can't deal with the warm temperatures, that are typically for a winter in London. This means the ice rink is constantly melting and after a maximum of 30 minutes you won't be able to skate properly.

Best time to visit: Mo-Fri before 15:00.
Get a good company, comfy clothes & enjoy the music, fresh air and your young healthy years;)

This place is good fun providing you have realistic expectations. Firstly, it's in the heart of London, which is one of the most popular tourtist destinations in the world. So don't expect this to be a cheap activity! I think our tickets More

Friendly and helpful staff, relaxed atmosphere, skate hire included in ticket price which is nice, really good evening :)

Gone down hill. Rude staff and poor etiquette from the public, reduced rink size - more like a jungle then rink. Such a shame for us who work here and was used to a better service and people.

Icreased in size from last year, Ice Rink Canay Wharf is one of London's best winter ice rinks and is the perfect place for a date in London. This year there is a skate path that takes you though some trees then rejoins the main rink. Beautifully lit and in the heart of canary wharf makes it feel quite futuristic. Highly recommend going to this rink!

Great for family fun. facilities and food and drink adjoining. Lots of helpful people. If no skates no problem.

I really enjoyed my time on this rink. Despite what many people are saying, it is not much smaller than last year. It is shorter but wider making it almost a square which allows you to skate in different directions and not just a straight line. It is outdoors this year which means the weather is more of an issue but when I was there (it was cold but dry), the ice was in excellent condition and fast to skate on. The massive screen showing videos of mountains is a nice touch too. It is certainly expensive but I enjoyed it so much I am considering getting a season pass!

What I liked: The lights there really give the Christmas mood. The ice quality is good and the music is nice. If you don't know how to skate there are the supportive 'chairs' available (see second photo). We went there on Wed evening, it was not too crowdy. I liked the experience at ice-rink CW, 1 hour there has flown extremely fast.

What could have been improved: It can be crowdy depending on the date and time. The ice rink is not big and you skate always in the same direction, counter clockwise it would have been nice to have an opportunity to skate clockwise as well.

Booking in advance on the website causes a booking fee, it might be cheaper to buy the ticket directly at the venue.

I went to this Ice Rink for a birthday party and it was great. Staff were polite and kind, food was great, and was a great deal for 6 girls

I take my children every year always good fun, love the new bar.

I went skating there for the opening day on Saturday and it was amazing. Think it's a new company as it's so much better than last year. Has a cool skate path through the trees which I haven't ever seen before and it's awesome. I'll be going again for sure.

Enjoyed any moment...well organised..ice bit bumpy in the corners but still ok..

Rubbish ice rink this year
dont recommend it
far to small and no real thrill

Great on a nice day but the getting served took so long.

I'm coming here every year. It's a great place to have fun. The thickets are more expensive every year and the time shorter. For 16.50 pounds you get 45 minutes. They give you their best own skates and provide lockers for your staff(for 1 pound that's nonrefundable).
The staff are attentive and polite. Every time you fell that come to check on you.
I did have a good time every time so I'll go back there for sure.

Well they have improved over the months but it is really tiny and stuffy. It's not that bad except you should come here with a big group of people. I would say minimum 4.

Under cover this year which makes it good for rainy days

Great fun. The ice Rink was really clean. Likely people were really careful

Amazing ice rink, lovely with loads of color, good music and a lot of good ice skaters! One of my favorites so far. Kinda romantic

They opened it this year as well.. Perfect cold weather! Nice stuff and nice rink!

Nothing again the ice rink, but it was a very mild day (Feb 20) so the rink was more like a mini lake. They did their best to mop up before we went on the ice but it was a struggle. However, the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. We saw a few kids that were clearly struggling and the attendants were so patient with them.

We will go again - just wait for better ice skating weather.

Lovely ice rink in Canary Wharf but a bit pricey when you are going at the weekend.

good fun and definitely going there again sic lighting and good place to learn knew tricks

Meh... Better with the ice rink but at least it's outside and cool!

Not crowded like some other places, now with a roof so rain will not ruin experience.