Christmas Adventure, in Yorkshire

I love ice skating.  I was looking up places to go ice skate (also known as places with warm cafes so my husband can comfortably WATCH me ice skate) and came across The Christmas Adventure which is right here in Yorkshire! Now I can’t speak to it from personal experience (something I hope to rectify very soon!) but I’m intrigued by their claim to have an “eco-friendly ice rink.”

Why eco-friendly?
Unless you live in Siberia, real ice rinks require huge amounts of energy to create the ice. The ice rink at Stockeld uses no power at all, other than what you exert when you skate! Constructed using the latest technology, the eco- rink is the perfect place for beginners, providing an authentic ice skating experience, which is rather more forgiving than real ice if you fall. It is also great fun for more able skaters, who can really pick up speed! A friendly team of skate marshals are always on hand to help!

I’m not sure if that means it’s cold and frozen because it’s outdoors, or that in the summer it becomes a swimming pool but I’m determined to find out.  The Christmas Adventure has other features such as the Enchanted Wood where you can “choose to walk or don a pair of Nordic skis” to travel through and see all the magical characters displayed within.

Speaking of Nordic skis, I must admit that I was very impressed with the contribution that The Christmas Adventure made to the BBC Children in Need appeal, and I remember seeing them reporting in from the event on the night.  From their website:   “A huge well done to everyone who took part in the Children in Need Skiathon last Friday. Team Stockeld raised over £300 in a ski relay and the total amount raised by visitors will be updated shortly!”

Sadly, it does not appear that The Christmas Adventure is close to any public transport other than buses from the Leeds or Harrogate train stations, which makes it a bit more of a challenge for me to investigate.  I do have nieces whose parents have a car, however, and I think that a trip to see Santa in his Grotto and peruse the Christmas Shop might be in order on one of my days off from work.  Here’s hoping they like to ice skate!

For more information on The Christmas Adventure, please click through any of the links in this post.  For specific pricing information, please click here.