Rebuilt in 2023 with two 60m by 30m Olympic-size rinks; home of the Lee Valley Lions
Lee Valley Ice Centre first opened on Lea Bridge Road in Leyton in 1984, and Robin Cousins, the 1980 British Olympic gold medallist, performed at its opening gala. In 2023 the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, which owns the centre, replaced that 37-year-old building with a new one on the same site, and Cousins came back to premiere it on 14 June. The £30 million redevelopment, funded by the authority and the London Borough of Waltham Forest, also added a gym, a dance studio and a cafe.
Both new rinks are Olympic size, 60m by 30m, and larger than the old one, which makes this one of only three UK venues with two Olympic-sized rinks and the only one in the south of England. One rink has disco lighting and a sound system; the other is set up for events, with spectator seating, digital scoreboards and screens.
The Lee Valley Lions, an amateur side in the English National Ice Hockey League, play here, and the elite London Racers once did. The Lee Valley London Skating Club runs free, figure and synchro teams, the London Devils have skated here for more than 20 years, and in 2024 the Lee Valley Vampires became the first league women's club to play at Lee Valley.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skating costs £13 per session for adults and £10 for juniors. Holiday Skate is £16 for adults and £52.50 for a family; Disco Ice is £17 for adults and £14 for children, skate hire included; spectators pay £3.
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Skate hire costs £3 and a skate aid £5.
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Book online, in the Better UK app or at the centre.
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The minimum age is 3. Anyone under 8 must be accompanied and supervised on the ice by a parent or legal guardian.
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Rink, gym and class users get up to four hours' free parking: enter your registration at the terminal in reception when you arrive.
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There is flat pavement access into the building and a lift to the first floor.
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Smaller lockers are located in the skate hire and larger lockers in the changing room area, suitable for ice hockey kit.
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Anyone under the age of eight must be accompanied and supervised on the ice by a parent or legal guardian at all times.
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