IJsclub De Noordpool Holten

Public skating at IJsclub De Noordpool Holten: the next 7 days

Currently out of season Koninklijke IJsclub De Noordpool's natural-ice rink at Dorperdijk 5 in Holten opens when the ice allows. Its opening-hours page gives daily hours of 13:00 to 17:00 and 19:00 to 21:00 (closed on Sunday evenings), says hours can differ in thaw or bad weather, and points to its Facebook page for the live status; no ice status is posted for the coming winter. No sessions are listed here. Checked 11 October 2026. Official schedule update

A royal ice club of 1930 with its own 400 m rink and an Olympic champion's first ice

IJsclub De Noordpool was founded in 1930 and quickly asked for royal approval, which was granted by decree on 10 December 1930. For the rink it bought half a hectare from the Stokkers heirs, and the starting capital came from interest-free shares, a tradition that continues: anyone who joins still buys shares.

From 1932 the koek en zopie stall was leased out, and that year Mr G. Veth gave 240 guilders towards the first clubhouse. The first school races were held on 24 January 1933, a tradition that lives on in natural-ice winters. After a 1959 extension and a new clubhouse in 1963 the rink had to make way for a road in 1975; through land consolidation it was moved and enlarged to 1.2 hectares, big enough for an official 400 metre track.

The club owns both its land and its buildings. Mark Tuitert, Olympic champion over 1500 metres, learned to skate on this rink.

Before you head out.

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

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