COS Torwar Lodowisko (Torwar II)

Warszawa · Public skating times & prices

Torwar's ice was first frozen on 18 November 1953; public sessions now run in the second hall, Torwar II

Public skating at COS Torwar Lodowisko (Torwar II): the next 7 days

Tuesday, 13 October

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Thursday, 15 October

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Saturday, 17 October

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Sunday, 18 October

  • · Ślizgawka poranna (z wydzieloną częścią dla dzieci i uczących się jeździć)
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Address
ul. Łazienkowska 6a, Warszawa, 00-449
Website
torwar.pl
The main entrance of Hala Torwar, the older hall of the COS Torwar complex whose second building, Torwar II, holds the ice rink — COS Torwar Lodowisko (Torwar II)
The main entrance of Hala Torwar, the older hall of the COS Torwar complex whose second building, Torwar II, holds the ice rink Photo: Adrian Grycuk · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0 pl
The empty ice sheet and stands of the Torwar II ice rink — COS Torwar Lodowisko (Torwar II)
The empty ice sheet and stands of the Torwar II ice rink Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Warsaw's Torwar: frozen in 1953, public sessions in its second hall

The decision that Warsaw would have its own artificial ice rink was taken in January 1953, after a long press campaign and pressure from public opinion. It was to rise in the Agrykola school park beside Łazienkowska street, and the first ice was frozen on 18 November 1953. The official opening was planned for 3 January 1954 but was brought forward to 12 December 1953.

The first ice hockey match on the new ice was won 12:3 by Warsaw's CWKS over Gwardia Bydgoszcz, and the first international match, against Dynamo Weisswasser, followed on 3 January 1954. The name joins tor, a track, with Warszawa. The old hall was rebuilt and handed back on 26 November 1999, and a second building, Torwar II, now serves mainly as a training base for winter-sport athletes.

The ice sheet measures 30 by 60 metres with 619 seats, and the rink runs about ten months a year with a technical break in the summer months. Its page lists the short-track world championships, a Visegrad Group ice hockey tournament, curling and the Warsaw Cup figure-skating competition among its events.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public sessions at Torwar cost 28 zł full price and 20 zł reduced, 23 zł and 15 zł with the Large Family Card, and 3 zł for a child's companion who stays off the ice; a ten-entry pass is 240 zł (170 zł reduced).

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental is 20 zł, a skating walker 15 zł per half hour, a helmet 5 zł, and skate sharpening 25 zł.

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Booking & check-in

The ticket office opens about half an hour before each session and takes cash and cards; a separate pool of tickets is sold online, and both pools are limited.

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Skating with children

Children under 7 may use the rink only under the care of adults.

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