The Dome Doncaster

Doncaster · Public skating times & prices

The Dome's Ice Caps, the UK's only split-level ice rink, opened by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1989.

Public skating at The Dome Doncaster: the next 7 days

Sunday 11 October

  • · Big Skate

Monday 12 October

  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate

Tuesday 13 October

  • · Big Skate

Wednesday 14 October

  • · Big Skate
  • · SEND Skate

Thursday 15 October

  • · Big Skate

Friday 16 October

  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate

Saturday 17 October

  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate

Sunday 18 October

  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
  • · Big Skate
Address
Bawtry Road, Doncaster, DN4 7PD
Phone
01302 370777
Website
dclt.co.uk
The Dome from Booth Avenue across its car park: a long, low grey-and-white striped building with gabled bays and a small gold dome above the centre (cropped). — The Dome Doncaster
The Dome from Booth Avenue across its car park: a long, low grey-and-white striped building with gabled bays and a small gold dome above the centre (cropped). Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe (geograph.org.uk), via Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0
A wide view of the Doncaster Dome rink during a public session, skaters spread across the ice under strings of Union flags. — The Dome Doncaster
A wide view of the Doncaster Dome rink during a public session, skaters spread across the ice under strings of Union flags. Photo: The Dome Doncaster (official site) · Source

The UK's first split-level rink

The Dome was conceived in 1985 by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council as a catalyst for the town's regeneration. Architect Faulkner Brown designed it, work was under way by November 1986, and Diana, Princess of Wales officially opened the finished building on 26 November 1989; the whole project cost £26 million.

Its ice rink, the Ice Caps, was the UK's first split-level rink and is still the only one: instead of a single sheet, it has two mini-rinks on different levels joined by two ramps. It shares the building with a seven-pool water park and a sports arena that doubles as an event venue, and The Dome became a Grade II listed building on 25 October 2023.

The rink runs family and evening skating sessions, with extra sessions in the school holidays. Lessons follow the Skate UK programme, from SkateTots at age 4 up through the levels to ice dance, and spectators can watch from the sidelines over a coffee.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Adults (16+) pay £10 online or £11 on the door, juniors (3-15) £6.50 online or £7.50 on the door, and infants under 3 £3.50 online or £4.50 on the door.

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Skates & rentals

All prices include skate hire.

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Booking & check-in

Book online for the best price; on-the-door tickets cost more. Every skater completes a waiver.

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Skating with children

Double-bladed skates give little ones more stability, and penguin and snowman skating aids can be added at checkout.

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Parking & arrival

Free parking at The Dome.

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Accessibility

Wheelchairs are welcome on the ice at any session (hand-pushed, top rink only), and a SEND session runs every Wednesday at 4pm.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.