Built by volunteers in three weeks and opened for skating on 9 October 2021
Aviemore Ice Rink began as a community campaign: in February 2021 the Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust launched Aviemore Community Ice to raise funds for an ice rink and a marquee to house it. More than 30 volunteers, including members of the Strathdearn Moorland Group, built the rink within three weeks.
It opened for public skating on 9 October 2021 and welcomed over 22,000 skaters in its first year. The ice sits inside a large marquee with an alpine theme, on a site whose use the Macdonald Aviemore Resort donated, and the rink created eight jobs. Funders included the Cairngorms National Park Authority, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Fat Face Foundation.
The trust owns and operates the rink. Its community programmes include junior and adult Learn to Skate, under-18 and adult beginner ice hockey sessions and adult scrimmage hockey.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Online prices are £14.00 for an adult, £12.00 for a child, £5.00 for a child under 5 and £48.00 for a family (2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children); walk-in prices are £15.00, £13.00, £5.00 and £50.00. Skate hire is included, and residents of PH19 to PH26 pay £7.50 (adult) or £5.00 (child).
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Skate hire is included in the ticket (junior size 7 to adult 14, with double-blade bob skates for size 6 and under); skating aids cost £5 each and cannot be booked in advance.
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You can book in advance or turn up and pay if there is space; advance booking is encouraged, particularly at weekends, school holidays and Christmas and New Year.
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There are no age restrictions for public skating sessions.
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Free parking is available in the Macdonald Aviemore Resort's main car park, including accessible spaces and EV charging points.
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Wheelchair users can go on the ice.
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