We checked 8 ice rinks near Sutton, from Streatham's all-year rink to Hampton Court Palace, for 2026 dates, prices and travel. Updated November 2026.

Sutton has no ice rink of its own for Christmas 2026, so this page lists the 8 rinks within reach with dates, prices and age rules. Most people here will land on Streatham Ice Rink, open all year, Glide at Battersea (from 6 November) or Hampton Court Palace (from 20 November). Every entry checked against the rink’s own site on 5 November 2026.

We have not skated at any of these for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Three prices carry an earlier date, marked on the entry. Seasonal rinks price by day and time, so the figure at checkout may differ from the one here.

The quick answer

  • Nearest rink: Streatham Ice Rink, about five miles from Sutton in a straight line, open all year.
  • Nearest Christmas rink: Hampton Court Palace, about seven miles away, though Glide at Battersea is the quicker trip by train.
  • Open now: Streatham, Skate Leicester Square and the Ice Rink at Bluewater. Glide opens on 6 November.
  • Cheapest start price: Skate Leicester Square, from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee.
  • Open longest: Somerset House, to 10 January 2027.
  • Trains: all lines in the Sutton area close on Sunday 20 December, and no trains run on Christmas Day. See Sutton’s Christmas trains.

Closest to Sutton

Journey times below are from Sutton station, from TfL’s planner for a Saturday in late November at 11am. Allow longer from Carshalton, Wallington, Cheam or Worcester Park.

1. Streatham Ice Rink

The rink inside Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre, run by Active Lambeth, is a full Olympic-size sheet, 60m by 30m. Active Lambeth says it has been “one of the coolest places to skate in London” for more than 80 years.

Public sessions last 60 minutes and run through the day, seven days a week. Skates are for hire, from child size 7 to adult size 15, with penguin aids for children under 1.2m and snowman aids for taller ones.

Trousers must be worn, and children under 8 must be with a skating adult. From Sutton it is about 30 minutes: Thameslink to Streatham station, then the 250 bus to Streatham Common.

Open all year, public sessions daily
Price public session price not printed on Active Lambeth's site; shown at online booking
Booking online in advance advised, 60-minute sessions
Address 390 Streatham High Road, SW16 6HX
Website active.lambeth.gov.uk/activities/ice-skating
Good for all year, lessons, birthday parties, skate aids, carers of registered disabled users skate free

2. Glide at Battersea Power Station

Three interconnecting rinks and a 200-metre skate trail beside the power station, which its owners call “London’s only riverside ice rink with a skate trail”. There are penguin skate aids for small children, vintage fairground rides, and food and drink at The Glass House.

Glide prices each session separately and publishes no flat price list, so we quote none for a session. From Sutton it is about 55 minutes: Southern to Balham, change for Battersea Park, then a 13-minute walk.

Open 6 November 2026 to 3 January 2027
Price varies by session, shown in Glide's booking calendar; season pass £290 and penguin aid £6 (Glide, 2 November)
Booking online
Address Battersea Power Station, SW11 8DD
Website batterseapowerstation.co.uk/events/glide-at-battersea-power-station
Good for skate trail, riverside, fairground rides, penguin skate aids

3. Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink

An outdoor rink in front of the palace, with skate hire in the ticket and sessions of up to 45 minutes. Palace admission is separate.

Its price list does not say which days count as peak; the price shows at checkout. Children under 13 must be on the ice with an adult aged 18 or over, and one adult can supervise up to five.

The rink advises wheelchair users to come at quieter times, on weekdays before 3pm. From Sutton it takes about 65 minutes: Thameslink to Wimbledon, South Western Railway to Kingston, then the 461 bus from Cromwell Road.

The SL7 bus from Sutton to Kingston, then the 461, needs one change but took about 84 minutes in all.

Open 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; first session 10am, last 8pm
Price adult (13+) £19.50 off peak, £21.50 peak; child (3 to 12) £14.50 or £16; student £18 or £21.50; family of four £59.50 or £65.50; wheelchair user £15 with one carer free
Booking online
Address Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU
Website hamptoncourtpalaceicerink.co.uk/opening-times-prices
Good for palace setting, family ticket, skate hire included, quieter weekdays before 3pm

Central London and Greenwich

4. Ice skating at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

The rink at Winter Wonderland, 45-minute sessions with a time slot chosen when you book. Advance prices stop at 11.59pm the day before, and on-the-day tickets cost £1 to £4 more.

The minimum age is 3, and children aged 3 to 12 need a responsible adult aged 18 or over. You also need a site entry ticket, and each £25 spent on activities unlocks a free one.

From Sutton it is about an hour: Southern to Victoria, then the 6 bus to the Dorchester Hotel.

Open 19 November 2026 to 3 January 2027; sessions 10am to 9pm
Price advance adult £12.65 off peak, £17.05 standard, £19.25 peak; child (3 to 12) £9.35, £11.55, £13.75; family from £37.40; site entry ticket needed
Booking choose a time slot online
Address Hyde Park, London
Website hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/attraction/ice-skating
Good for funfair day out, family ticket, advance savings

5. Skate Leicester Square

Underbelly’s circular open-air rink in the middle of Leicester Square, with a seasonal bar and Christmas market stalls around it. It is already open, with the lowest start price in this guide.

Standard hours are 10am to 10pm, with the first session at 10.15am and the last at 9.15pm. The booking page shows a £3 transaction fee and, lower down, says “No booking fees”, so check the total at checkout.

From Sutton it is about 65 minutes: the 164 bus to Morden, then the Northern line, changing at Kennington.

Open 31 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day
Price from £7.60, plus a £3 transaction fee (booking page, 5 November)
Booking online in advance
Address Leicester Square, London, WC2H
Website skateleicestersquare.co.uk
Good for cheapest start price, open now, Christmas market, wheelchair users welcome

6. Skate at Somerset House

An outdoor rink in the 18th-century courtyard of Somerset House, under a 40ft Christmas tree, and the one here that stays open longest. It runs Skate Lates music nights from 8pm from 12 November, a K-pop Party on 23 November, 90-minute Extended Skate sessions on 11, 17 and 23 November, and Relaxed Skate sessions with reduced capacity and lower music.

Skate School and Kids Skate Club start on 14 November. Wheelchair users are welcome at all sessions.

From Sutton it is about an hour: Southern to Clapham Junction, South Western Railway to Waterloo, then the 172 bus over the bridge to Lancaster Place.

Open 11 November 2026 to 10 January 2027
Price adults £13 to £28.50; children £11 to £15; plus a £1.50 fee a ticket
Booking online
Address Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
Website somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/skate-somerset-house
Good for open to 10 January, music nights, relaxed sessions, lessons

7. The Queen’s House Ice Rink, Greenwich

An open-air rink in front of the Queen’s House, inside the Greenwich World Heritage Site. Sessions last 45 minutes, and toddler, quiet, student and SEND sessions are on the programme.

These prices are from the booking page on 2 November, as read by our sister site Croydon Today, not rechecked today. It is the longest trip in the guide by public transport, about 80 minutes: Thameslink to Tulse Hill, Southern to Queens Road Peckham, then the 177 bus.

Open 18 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, 10am to 9pm
Price adult £16.80 standard, £24.64 peak, £26.88 super peak; child £11.20, £19.60, £22.40; student £11.20; parent and mini skater £8.40; carers free (booking page, 2 November)
Booking online, 45-minute sessions
Address Romney Road, Greenwich, SE10 9NF
Website rmg.co.uk/queens-house/attractions/queens-house-ice-rink
Good for toddler sessions, SEND sessions, student sessions

By car

8. The Ice Rink at Bluewater

Bluewater builds its rink outside The Village under a roof, so it is undercover whatever the weather, about 21 miles from Sutton in a straight line. Sessions last 45 minutes with skate hire included, and the first and last on a sample Saturday in late November were 10am and 8pm.

There are parent and toddler, quiet and disco night sessions, and a new Skate & Sing on five Wednesdays from 18 November. The booking system says children 12 and under must be supervised, and children 8 and under need an adult ticket holder skating with them.

Skate aids for children under 1.4m are first come, first served.

Open 5 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, including Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
Price off peak £15 adult, £13 child, £46 family; peak and quiet sessions £17, £15, £56; £1.50 more a ticket on the day (booking system, 2 November)
Booking online, 45-minute sessions
Address Bluewater, Greenhithe, DA9 9ST
Website bluewater.co.uk/en/the-ice-rink-at-bluewater
Good for covered rink, skate hire included, parent and toddler sessions, open now

Not confirmed or not running

Canary Wharf’s rink is not returning this year, according to Londonist. Epsom On Ice at the racecourse ran in the winter of 2024 to 2025 and has not been listed since, as our sister site Epsom Today reports.

How we chose

These are the rinks people in Sutton, Cheam, Carshalton, Wallington and Worcester Park can reach most easily, chosen on the public record rather than on taste: real ice with a 2026 season or year-round sessions published by the operator. Dates, prices and rules come from each rink’s own website or booking system, read on 5 November 2026 unless a different date is shown. Distances are straight lines from Sutton town centre. We left out Guildford Spectrum, Windsor and Queens in Bayswater as longer trips from here. The council’s events site listed no rink or skating session in the borough on 5 November; if one is announced, this page will say so.

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More Christmas in Sutton

See the Sutton Christmas markets, the Christmas lights switch-on, Santa’s grotto, the pantomime, Christmas trains and what’s on in Sutton this month. For the rest of the year, see things to do in Sutton and the Sutton business directory.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an ice rink in Sutton this Christmas?

Not that we can find. On 5 November 2026 the council’s events site listed no ice rink or skating session in the borough. The nearest real ice is Streatham Ice Rink, open all year and about 30 minutes from Sutton station by Thameslink and bus.

What is the cheapest ice skating near Sutton?

Skate Leicester Square has the lowest start price, from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee on 5 November. Hyde Park Winter Wonderland’s off-peak advance tickets are £12.65 for adults and £9.35 for children, and you also need a site entry ticket. Streatham and Glide do not print a flat public session price.

Which rink near Sutton is open all year?

Streatham Ice Rink at 390 Streatham High Road, run by Active Lambeth. It is a full Olympic-size rink, 60m by 30m, with 60-minute public sessions seven days a week.