We checked 8 ice rinks near Harrow, from Brent Cross to Big Skate Watford and Somerset House, for 2026 dates and prices. Updated November 2026.

Harrow has no ice rink of its own in 2026, so this guide puts the 8 nearest rinks in one place with dates, prices and the journey from Harrow. Most people here will look first at ONICE Brent Cross, open now and a direct bus away, and Big Skate Watford, from 5 December. 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. Each entry gives the dates, the prices on the rink’s own website or booking page, the rules that catch families out and how to get there from Harrow. Seasonal rinks often price by day and time, so the figure at checkout may differ.

Check the trains first. On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November there is no Bakerloo line between Queen’s Park and Harrow & Wealdstone, no Lioness line at all, no Piccadilly line west of Hammersmith, and no Metropolitan line between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. On Sunday 6 December the Bakerloo and the Lioness line both stop short of Harrow & Wealdstone from the south, according to TfL’s planned works. Our page on Christmas trains and Tubes from Harrow covers the holiday itself.

The two nearest rinks

1. ONICE Brent Cross

A seasonal rink outside Brent Cross Shopping Centre, in the John Lewis car park, which opened on 23 October and runs to 3 January 2027. It is the only rink here you can reach on one bus from Harrow: the 186 runs from Harrow town centre and Harrow & Wealdstone station through Belmont Circle and Edgware and ends at the shopping centre. ONICE says each session starts on the hour and gives you 45 minutes on the ice, and asks skaters to arrive 20 minutes early.

The minimum age is 3. Skate aids are for under-10s shorter than 110cm.

Skate hire is included. Drivers should know that TfL is rebuilding the A41 flyover here, with lanes reduced, as our sister site Barnet Live reports.

Open to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; Mon to Fri sessions from 3pm, Sat and Sun from 10am, last session 8pm; 10am start in school holidays; shorter hours 24, 26 and 31 December and 1 January
Price adult £15; child (12 and under) £13; student £13 at the box office; family of four £50; skate aid £5; booking fee £1.50 a ticket, £6 on a family ticket (Brent Cross Shopping Centre)
Booking online recommended; tickets non-refundable, moves allowed with 7 days' notice
Call 020 8163 9097
Address Prince Charles Drive, Hendon, London, NW4 3FP
Website onice.co.uk/locations/brent-cross
Good for open now, direct bus, free shopping centre parking, helmets for hire

2. Big Skate Watford

The Christmas rink run by Watford Borough Council and the MACE Foundation in a marquee at Pondside, on the High Street, from 5 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. The Lioness line runs direct from Harrow & Wealdstone, Headstone Lane and Hatch End to Watford High Street station.

A ticket buys an hour, of which 45 minutes is on the ice, with skate hire included. The minimum age is 4, and under-12s must have someone aged 16 or over with them on the ice.

Quiet sessions for people with special educational needs and disabilities run daily and are marked on the calendar. The booking calendar shows nothing on Christmas Day.

Refunds are not given, though you can change a booking up to 48 hours before.

Open 5 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, no sessions on Christmas Day
Price adult (13+) £14; child (4 to 12) £10; family of four £45; before 23 November £12, £8 and £38; skate aid £3; spectators free
Booking online recommended; walk-ins only if sessions have not sold out
Address Pondside, High Street, Watford, WD17 1NA
Website tickettailor.com/events/bigskatebywatfordboroughcouncilmacefoundation/2458275
Good for early-bird prices, quiet sessions, fully accessible, free spectators

Open all year

3. Queens Ice and Bowl, Bayswater

An indoor rink on Queensway which describes itself as the oldest surviving ice rink in London, open since 1930, with bowling in the same building. It says you can usually walk in to a public session, but booking online is always cheaper.

From Harrow & Wealdstone or Kenton take the Bakerloo line to Paddington, then the District or Circle line one stop to Bayswater. Skates, penguin aids and warm clothing are for hire.

Children’s group lessons start at age 5.

Open all year; Late Skate every night 9pm to close
Price from £8 Monday and Tuesday; Late Skate from £10; off peak from £11.75; peak from £13.75
Booking online, cheaper than on the door
Call 020 7229 0172
Address 17 Queensway, London, W2 4QP
Website queens.london/skating
Good for indoor, all year, late sessions, lessons from age 5

4. Alexandra Palace Ice Rink

An indoor rink in the palace’s own building, open all year, with sessions on the booking page most days from late morning or lunchtime until the afternoon. It is shut to the public from Friday 6 to Monday 9 November for the palace’s fireworks festival.

The Festive Skate runs from 9 December 2026 to 4 January 2027, with falling snow and a Christmas tree, for ages 3 and up; its prices appear only at booking. It is the longest trip of the all-year rinks: the Piccadilly line runs direct from Rayners Lane or South Harrow to Wood Green, and the W3 bus from there stops at the rink.

Open all year; Mon 11am to 4.30pm; Tue and Fri 1.15pm to 5pm; Wed and Thu 11am to 5pm; Sat and Sun 11am to 4.30pm; closed 6 to 9 November
Price standard £11.75 off peak, £12.75 peak; under-12 £10.50, £11.50; under-5 £7.75, £8.75; over-65 £10.50, £11.50; spectator £2.50, £3
Booking online recommended; card only in person
Call 020 8365 4343
Address Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY
Website alexandrapalace.com/the-ice-rink/book-a-skate
Good for indoor, all year, skate aids for hire

Christmas rinks in central London

5. Ice skating at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

The rink inside Winter Wonderland, built around the Victorian bandstand, which runs from 19 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. Winter Wonderland says it is the UK’s largest open-air rink.

Skater’s Corner is nearest the south gate, and the travel page names Hyde Park Corner and Green Park as the stations for it. The Piccadilly line runs direct from Rayners Lane and South Harrow to Hyde Park Corner, which can be busy and sometimes closes; the Jubilee line runs direct from Stanmore and Canons Park to Green Park.

Skaters must be 3 or over, and children aged 3 to 12 need an adult skating with them. Skates are included, and bags go in the cloakroom at £2 an item.

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 £37.40, £46.20, £55; on the day £1 to £4 more
Booking choose a time slot online; advance prices to 11.59pm the day before
Address Hyde Park, London
Website hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/attraction/ice-skating
Good for clear off-peak prices, family tickets, wheelchairs on the ice

6. Skate Leicester Square

A circular open-air rink in Leicester Square, run by Underbelly, open now and running to 3 January 2027, closed on Christmas Day. Its booking page showed tickets from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee on 5 November; the price changes with the date and time.

The Piccadilly line runs direct to Leicester Square from Rayners Lane and South Harrow. From Harrow & Wealdstone or Kenton, the Bakerloo line runs direct to Piccadilly Circus, a short walk away.

Under-3s are not allowed on the ice, and under-12s must be with a responsible adult.

Open 31 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; Mon to Fri 12pm to 10pm until 26 November, later dates on its FAQ page
Price from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee (booking page, 5 November 2026)
Booking online recommended; tickets also sold on the day
Address Leicester Square, London
Website skateleicestersquare.co.uk
Good for open now, central London, evening sessions

7. Skate at Somerset House

The Christmas rink in the 18th-century courtyard of Somerset House, under a 40ft Christmas tree. Somerset House lists the season as 11 November 2026 to 10 January 2027, a week longer than the other Christmas rinks here. It also has Skate School lessons and reduced-capacity Relaxed sessions, and 90-minute Extended sessions on 11, 17 and 23 November, 12pm to 1.30pm.

Wheelchair users can skate and should check the sessions on its site. The Bakerloo line runs direct from Harrow & Wealdstone and Kenton to Embankment, which Somerset House puts at an 8-minute walk.

There is no parking.

Open 11 November 2026 to 10 January 2027
Price adults £13 to £28.50; children £11 to £15; plus £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 longest season, Relaxed sessions, lessons, free entry for non-skaters

A longer trip

8. Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink

An outdoor rink in front of the palace, run by Icebox Live with Historic Royal Palaces. It is the longest trip here: take the Bakerloo line from Harrow & Wealdstone or the Jubilee line from Stanmore to Waterloo, then a South Western Railway train to Hampton Court.

Historic Royal Palaces gives the season as 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, excluding Christmas Day, when we read it on 3 November. Under-13s must have an adult (18 or over) skating with them, and one adult can supervise up to five children.

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

Not running, not confirmed or left out

  • Harrow borough: no rink announced for 2026 in Harrow, Wealdstone, Pinner, Stanmore or Kenton as of 5 November. Harrow’s Christmas markets and lights switch-ons are the borough’s own seasonal events.
  • Wembley Park: its Christmas page mentions no rink for 2026. The older listings that come up in searches are from past years.
  • Westfield London, White City: no 2026 dates found.
  • Glide at Battersea Power Station: runs 6 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, but shows prices only inside its booking calendar, so we left it out of a guide that promises them.
  • Canary Wharf: not returning for Christmas 2026, according to Time Out.

How we chose

These are the rinks people in Harrow, Pinner, Stanmore, Wealdstone and Kenton search for when the borough has none of its own, chosen on the public record rather than on taste: real ice within a bus, Tube or train ride, with a 2026 season or year-round sessions and a price published by the operator. Dates, prices and rules come from each rink’s own website or booking system, read on 5 November 2026, except Hampton Court’s dates, read from Historic Royal Palaces on 3 November. Brent Cross’s booking fees and location are from the shopping centre’s own Christmas page. Bus routes are from TfL.

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More for Christmas in Harrow: Christmas lights switch-ons, Christmas markets, pantomimes and Christmas shows, Christmas dinner, Christmas bin collections and Christmas travel. For the rest of the year, see things to do in Harrow, what’s on this month and the local directory.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an ice rink in Harrow this Christmas?

Not that we can find. On 5 November 2026 no rink had been announced in the borough, and neither Harrow Council’s events listing nor the We Are Harrow town centre listing showed one. The nearest is ONICE at Brent Cross, which is open now and at the end of the 186 bus from Harrow town centre and Harrow & Wealdstone station.

What is the cheapest ice skating near Harrow?

Queens in Bayswater lists Monday and Tuesday sessions from £8. Skate Leicester Square showed tickets from £7.60 plus a £3 transaction fee on 5 November. Big Skate Watford charges £12 an adult and £8 a child if you book before 23 November, with skate hire included.

Which ice rinks can I reach from Harrow without changing?

The 186 bus runs from Harrow town centre to Brent Cross. The Lioness line runs from Harrow & Wealdstone to Watford High Street for Big Skate. The Bakerloo line runs from Harrow & Wealdstone to Embankment for Somerset House, and the Piccadilly line runs from Rayners Lane to Hyde Park Corner for Winter Wonderland and to Leicester Square.