Spinningfields Ice Rink

Manchester, United Kingdom

3.3

Closed now

8 reviews

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+44 161 820 9718
Website:
manchestericerink.co.uk
Address:
Spinningfields, Manchester, United Kingdom, M3 3JE
Spinningfields
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
80 ftGartside Street/Spinningfields
480 ftBridge Street/Gartside St (Stop WW)
520 ftLower Byrom Street/Quay Street
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Today

Today 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Manchester) 02:11 Friday, 30 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 9:30 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 9:30 pm

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8 reviews of Spinningfields Ice Rink

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Place rating: 4
Manchester, United Kingdom
The Spinningfields Ice rink is back! Okay, so maybe I work very closely to it, but I genuinely think it’s a lovely addition to the winter period in Manchester.
Situated on Hardman Square, the temporary rink is in the city between November and January, soon to be surrounded by the Spinningfields Christmas markets. Although I do, on occasion, enjoy the Albert Square markets, I prefer a wander around this area purely because things like the ice rink help to break up the space and reduce the feelings of claustrophobia one can have in other markets in the city.
Also, this ice rink is placed between two bars, so you can have a skate and then retire to somewhere warm with a mulled wine or whisky. Or you could just do this first, obviously.
Place rating: 3
Manchester, United Kingdom
Brilliant fun. Great outdoor rink. Helpful staff and consistently fun night for any size of group taken here. Price is reasonable and skate hire is available at all times. Can be a bit annoying to find in the middle of Spinningfields and can be busy at peak times.
Place rating: 4
Manchester, United Kingdom
Not being familiar with Spinningfields it took me a while to find the ice rink because it is fairly hidden away.
It isn’t a huge ice rink but as a non skater/​rubbish skater I was content with just sticking to the edges and worrying about losing a finger. The ice wasn’t particuarly smooth and I think perhaps they allow too many people on to the ice at any one time as it there wasn’t a huge amount of room to move around. The staff are friendly and full of advice and seemed to really want to know if we’d enjoyed ourselves or not. The pop up Moose bar on site is great. Mulled wine, fondue and all in a log cabin setting is a great place to get warm when you come in from the cold.
Place rating: 3
Manchester, United Kingdom
Taken a steep step downwards this year. Why? Nothing to do with the rink itself (I’d never even dream of trying that). It’s the bar attached (called the Moose Bar). No longer can you go upstairs onto the balcony and sip a drink whilst you watch everyone fall over — there’s now only one floor and you can’t really see the rink at all. Major mistake.
Ate a steak sandwich here. It all tasted decent but the steak was so tough it was almost impossible to actually eat the sandwich.
Place rating: 2
Brighton, United Kingdom
Even a heartless cynic would find the idea of ice-​skating with a loved one around The Rockefeller Centre hard to resist. Sadly, the idea of ice-​skating at the temporary ice-​rink in Spinningfields is less appealing. The ice-​rink itself isn’t that big, the music they play is dire and the surroundings are pretty unspectacular. We’re talking shiny glass office blocks, empty buildings and chain restaurants like Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Café Rouge. Not exactly conductive to romance, eh?
If you close your eyes you could imagine you were in Manhattan or somewhere more atmospheric. Skating and closing your eyes however, might result in serious injuries, like losing some of your fingers!
Place rating: 4
Manchester, United Kingdom
Spinningfields Ice Rink is a great way to kill a few hours with friends in Manchester on a cold afternoon.
It’s true, it’s pretty pricey at £7.50 per adult for 55 minutes, especially since the price actually GOES UP on the 14th of December!!! But that does include skate hire and it’s not something you do everyday!
It’s in a great location in the heart of Spinningfields, surrounded by restaurants and bars including the special North Pole bar which is just for the Christmas season and well worth checking out. So you can actually make an evening of it.
I’d definitely suggest booking tickets in advance over the phone, the number is above, it saves you the times queuing up once you get there!
Place rating: 2
Manchester, United Kingdom
The ice rink here is a little smaller than I expected for the only outdoor rink in manchester (Im pretty sure the one they held in Picadilly last year was bigger). If you dont know where it is it can be a little bit hard to find.
The price was £5 but by the time you read this it will have gone up to £7.50 which I think is a little too expensive for such a small rink. They have a small german pub attached to it, which seems to be taking advantage a little with its pricing there.
If you’re looking for a fun half an hour and its not too busy it may be worth it, but to be honest I can see this often being too busy, and I dont believe you would get the fun you were hoping for the price you would be paying. To be honest, I’d go to Altrincham Ice Rink instead.
Place rating: 4
Manchester, United Kingdom
Someone’s making an ice rink! Right outside where i work. Hopefully the area it is being constructed in is well hidden enough to deter or prevent scallies/​chavs from hearing about it and bringing their pregnant teenage girlfriends along for the ride.
If you’ve ever been to the spinningfields area it’s already full of nice cafes and restaurants such as Carluccios, Giraffe, Zizzi’s etc and the Xmas spirit should soon be in full swing, with copious mugs of eggnog, steaming mince pies and turkey stuffing sandwiches galore. Then after stuffing yourself you can layer up and whale about on this artificial ice rink for a while and pretend your having fun, when really you just live in fear of the classic slip-fall-an’-die. Then of course they’ll be the half dozen or so show offs who CAN skate for you to secretly (or if drunk blatantly) lament.
But all in all skating incompetently is a good laugh, isn’t it? Like common folk singing on karaōke.