Winsumer IJsbaan

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Winsum's natural-ice club since 1865: a founder of the national skating union and the Noorderrondritten

Public skating at Winsumer IJsbaan: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The Winsumer IJsbaan's natural-ice rink at Netlaan 1b opens only in a frost period and its page currently says the rink is closed. When it opens, the first two days are for members only and day tickets go on sale from the third day; indicative hours are 10:00 to 12:00, 13:00 to 17:30 and 18:00 to 21:00, to be confirmed at the ticket desk. No sessions are listed here. Checked 10 October 2026. Official schedule update

Address
Netlaan 1b, Winsum, 9951 SG
Website
winsumerijsbaan.nl
Skaters spread across the wide natural ice of the Winsum rink under a clear blue sky, with floodlight masts and a line of bare trees at the far edge. — Winsumer IJsbaan
Skaters spread across the wide natural ice of the Winsum rink under a clear blue sky, with floodlight masts and a line of bare trees at the far edge. Photo: Winsumer IJsbaan (official photo page) · Source

A Groningen skating club founded in 1865, now on its third rink

The Winsumer IJsbaan was founded on 12 March 1865 in the cafe De Bron and was one of the founders in 1882 of the Dutch skating union, the later KNSB. Until 1953 its activities took place on the Winsumerdiep, after which it moved to a land rink on the site where a campsite now lies; since 1988 it has been on the Netlaan.

On 2 November 1935 a member suggested organising a kind of Elfstedentocht in Groningen, and in 1940 the first Noorderrondrit was held with some 1,700 participants, a huge number for the time, with Winsum as start and finish. The club turned 150 in 2015.

The clubhouse was in fact an old kindergarten from Baflo placed on the site in 1990; with a subsidy from the municipality it was thoroughly renewed in 2016 and 2017, and the club now has a full fleet of sweepers and its own Zamboni to close cracks in the ice.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Day tickets, sold from the third opening day of a frost period (the first two days are for members only), cost €3.00 for adults (18 and over) and €2.00 for children up to 17; visitors who do not skate enter free.

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Skating with children

A family membership counts children up to 17 as family members, while individual membership is for ages 18 and over.

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Parking & arrival

There is little parking space at the site and the Netlaan has to stay clear for emergency services, so the club asks visitors to come by bike or on foot.

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