A half-covered 400 m track laid out in 1972, with a 30 by 60 m ice hall added in 1997
Currently out of season The 2026-27 skating season on the 400 m track starts on Friday 16 October 2026. The rink's page prints the weekly timetable from that date with no season end date; the sessions shown are that weekly timetable up to 2 November, checked on 3 October 2026. The page does not say what happens on public holidays, so no sessions are listed on them. Official schedule update
De Meent is a half-covered 400 m track in Alkmaar, laid out in 1972; the roof dates from 2000. A 30 by 60 metre ice hall was added to the complex in 1997, and the municipality of Alkmaar owns both track and hall. Before it was covered the track hosted the world sprint championships in 1977 and 1982.
The Dutch allround championships came to De Meent in 2002 and the national marathon championship on artificial ice in 2005. The track is known for its wind, which at some wind directions is caught as in a funnel, so skaters have it behind or against them all the way round.
On Sunday afternoons the 400 m track becomes the Alkmaars IJsplein for families, and one-hour Buffelavonden suit skaters who want to keep going round. In the ice hall adults share the ice, from long-track skaters to ice dancers. Children skate with clubs on Saturday mornings, Schaatsschool In Balans teaches here, and Shorttrack Alkmaar has held a competition for its 25th anniversary.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
A day ticket costs € 7,50 for ages 18 and over and € 5,50 for ages up to 17; children up to 2 skate free and a non-skating visitor pays € 0,50. The Alkmaars IJsplein family afternoon costs the regular entry price.
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Skates are hired from FortySix Sports in the central hall: combination speed skates € 7,-, unlimited speed skates € 8,-, figure and ice hockey skates € 7,-, clap and kluun skates € 12,-. A helmet costs € 2,50 to hire.
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Day tickets can be bought online in the Alkmaar Sport webshop so you reach the ice faster on arrival; tickets can also be bought at the desk.
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Gloves are compulsory on the ice. A helmet is not compulsory at De Meent, but the rink recommends one; children up to 2 enter free.
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Parking at De Meent is free, on the car park behind the sports complex.
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Skating frames (a seat, handlebar and three blades) let children and adults with a physical disability skate at De Meent.
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A helmet is not mandatory, but it is wise.
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