IJsbaan Dicky van der Werf (IJsclub Sneek)

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Floodlit 400-metre natural-ice track of the IJsclub Sneek, a club that carries 1871 in its name

Public skating at IJsbaan Dicky van der Werf (IJsclub Sneek): the next 7 days

Currently out of season IJsclub Sneek's natural-ice rink in the Zwettebos opens only when the ice is thick enough. The club says on its home page whether the rink is open and posts opening times when it opens; entry for non-members is €2. No sessions are listed here. Checked 10 October 2026. Official schedule update

Address
Leeuwarderweg 91, Sneek, 8606 PJ
Website
ijsclubsneek.nl
The clubhouse with its serving hatch and orange bunting beside the snow-dusted ice, with benches along the edge. — IJsbaan Dicky van der Werf (IJsclub Sneek)
The clubhouse with its serving hatch and orange bunting beside the snow-dusted ice, with benches along the edge. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Skaters scattered across the scratched natural ice of the Sneek rink in winter, with the rink buildings and floodlight masts on the horizon. — IJsbaan Dicky van der Werf (IJsclub Sneek)
Skaters scattered across the scratched natural ice of the Sneek rink in winter, with the rink buildings and floodlight masts on the horizon. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Volunteer-run 400-metre natural-ice track of a club that dates to 1871

The Dicky van der Werf IJsbaan is the 400-metre natural-ice track of IJsclub Sneek, which carries 1871 in its name. The club in its present form was founded on 1 November 1969 through a merger of the ice clubs Friso and De Friesche Jeugd. For the club, 1945, the year the guns fell silent, was a memorable one, and its minutes of 56 years of members' meetings were deposited with the Frisian Maritime Museum.

Skaters go round the track in one direction only, anticlockwise, under floodlight masts, and certain corners are marked off for ice hockey. The club runs entirely on volunteers.

The club's 150th anniversary produced a book of almost 100 pages with stories and photographs from then and now, which almost 50 local companies and people helped to fund.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Entry for non-members is €2.00; paying by phone with a QR code adds a €0.25 surcharge per payment.

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Skating with children

Gloves are advised for safety, corners of the ice are marked off for ice hockey, and sledges are in principle not allowed except for small children pulled by their parents.

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Rink rules

Smoking is not allowed on the grounds of the ice club.

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