Waterfront Ice Rink Public Skating Times

Waterfront Ice Rink

Greenock · Public skating times & prices

Opened on 3 October 1997; the project grew out of a long-standing plan for a curling rink.

Public skating at Waterfront Ice Rink: the next 7 days

No public skating is posted for the next 7 days. New sessions show here as soon as the rink posts them.

The curved glass-and-concrete side of the Waterfront leisure building on the Greenock seafront, with cars parked along the pavement. — Waterfront Ice Rink

The curved glass-and-concrete side of the Waterfront leisure building on the Greenock seafront, with cars parked along the pavement. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

The empty Waterfront rink hall at Greenock, with a curling target painted on the ice and the long glazed side wall and steel roof beyond. — Waterfront Ice Rink

The empty Waterfront rink hall at Greenock, with a curling target painted on the ice and the long glazed side wall and steel roof beyond. Photo: Waterfront Ice Rink (official site) · Source

Greenock's 1997 ice and water complex, planned around a curling rink

The Waterfront Leisure Complex in Greenock opened on 3 October 1997, after a press preview the day before. The project grew out of a long-standing commitment to build a curling rink for Inverclyde. Newcastle-based leisure specialists Faulkner Brown were the architects, and more than 2,500 people came through the doors on opening day.

The building is a structure of enormous concrete ribs, reminiscent of an upturned ship, joined by a curtain of glass, with floor-to-ceiling windows in the pools and rinks that look across the Firth of Clyde. The rink was fitted from the start with a disco unit, lighting gantry, smoke and artificial snow, and it had capacity for up to 750 people at the opening.

Curling shaped the ice: it has four curling lanes, and it can be floored over to turn the hall into a concert or banqueting venue for up to 1,000 people. A team of curlers was already practising on it when the press came to preview the complex.

Before you head out.

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

Skates & rentals

Skate hire is available for all sessions, with charges that may apply; penguin and seal skating aids are first come, first served and cannot be pre-booked.

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Booking & check-in

Booking in advance is not required for public skating: just turn up for the session.

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Accessibility

The rink is wheelchair friendly for manual wheelchairs; the team asks to be told in advance so they can assist on arrival.

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Amenities

The rink provides a skate sharpening service.

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Rink rules

All ages are welcome, including pre-school children aged 3 and over, and prams are allowed on the ice with a responsible adult.

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