I can comment on some of the cities in that list. Manchester now has no ice AFAIAA,the Altringham rink there closed, I don't really know the place at al thoughl. Liverpool used to have ice, sadly no longer, it's an interesting city to visit, check out the the dockland area, lots of maritime history there, interesting buildings and a museum
Locals are called scousers, watch out for the sense of humour! I used to be one and can give you more info on the city if you need it. Best ice option near Liverpool is Deeside Leisure Centre at Queensferry, just over the Welsh Border south of the city, maybe about 15 miles from the city itself. This is an excellent rink, very high quality ice. But of course later public sessions can be a zoo. We had a great skate there at a Monday morning session, whole rink to ourselves for a while. See the (long) URL:
There is ice at Blackburn, Lancashire, just NW of Liverpool and also near Manchester, I can't find a website for them though, sure I've seen one...
Glasgow, great city,seems much more *fun* than Edinburgh to me (ducks awaiting flames from Scotland), a very lively place. They have ice (a small rink) up there at Greenock which I know a little, its a fairly quiet place with some maritime history, not much else to do there, and its about 15 miles W of the city. Never skated there.
Steve
On 12 May 2005 17:48:20 -0700, "tiger" <bhamativiswanathan@yahoo.com> wrote:
We're going on a 2 week vacation to Northern England and Scotland.>Skimming a few new towns - Manchester, Liverpool, maybe Nottingham ->and a few familiar places - Glasgow, Edinburgh, maybe the isles.
Catherine Rees Lay 13 May 2005 12:26:49 [ permanent link ]
In article <1115945300.221738.288160@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, tiger <bhamativiswanathan@yahoo.com> writes>We're going on a 2 week vacation to Northern England and Scotland.>Skimming a few new towns - Manchester, Liverpool, maybe Nottingham ->and a few familiar places - Glasgow, Edinburgh, maybe the isles.>
So, I've already told poor husband that I'll be bringing my skates.>(This gives me much joy, as I won't be entirely bereft; and gives>husband good ammunition for teasing.) I've googled the National Ice>Skating Assoc. of UK. Does anyone know where else I could look for info>on rinks, practice times, and/or spring public sessions?>
Of course, I would love to hear about places we could visit, too. We>are huge Anglophiles, but have spent most of our time in S. England>(London and Oxbridge). Any thoughts, suggestions, etc. will be greatly>appreciated.>
I'm off to Dumfries tonight with my daughter, but web details on their rink are, um, sparse. (Like I don't have any apart from the address from the NISA site).
Just a comment: I've been told skating sessions on some of the Scottish rinks are few and far between as most of the time is dedicated to curling.
One place I've not been myself yet but really want to (and have had it recommended) is Hadrian's Wall - Housesteads in particular.
Have fun! (and next time you're going to be in Oxford, shout here first, there are several Oxford skaters on here).
Catherine. -- Catherine Rees Lay To email me, use my first name in front of the "at".
Steve wrote to rec.sport.skating.ice.recreational on Fri, 13 May 2005:
Glasgow, great city,seems much more *fun* than Edinburgh to me (ducks>awaiting flames from Scotland), a very lively place. They have ice (a>small rink) up there at Greenock which I know a little, its a fairly>quiet place with some maritime history, not much else to do there,>and its about 15 miles W of the city. Never skated there.>
Masses of ice in the suburbs, with rinks in Paisley, East Kilbride, and lots of other places. Many rinks are used primarily for curling, which takes precedence even over ice hockey in Scotland! But there are masses of rinks in southern Scotland - finding ice on them is another matter..... -- "Mrs Redboots" mailto:annabel@amsmyth.demon.co.uk http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/ Website updated 3 April 2005
It occurs to me that while skating in the northern UK is more than feasible, anyone who does it either needs a car or will explore some of the more obscure parts of our public transport system. What went wrong for those city centre rinks I wonder, after all there is more/cheaper space available to accomodate them than round these parts (London area).
Steve
On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:57:35 +0100, Mrs Redboots <Annabel@amsmyth.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Steve wrote to rec.sport.skating.ice.recreational on Fri, 13 May 2005:>
Glasgow, great city,seems much more *fun* than Edinburgh to me (ducks>>awaiting flames from Scotland), a very lively place. They have ice (a>>small rink) up there at Greenock which I know a little, its a fairly>>quiet place with some maritime history, not much else to do there,>>and its about 15 miles W of the city. Never skated there.>>
Masses of ice in the suburbs, with rinks in Paisley, East Kilbride, and>lots of other places. Many rinks are used primarily for curling, which>takes precedence even over ice hockey in Scotland! But there are masses>of rinks in southern Scotland - finding ice on them is another>matter.....
On 13 May 2005 13:42:45 -0700, "tiger" <bhamativiswanathan@yahoo.com> wrote:
Steve, honey, thank you for all the info already. I love the sense of>humor - when I can follow the accent! All we hear around here is the>BBC (I need my daily fix, you see) - but that doesn't prepare you for>that unforgettable N. England patois...
And scouse is really quite unique amongst northern England patois variations. Guess you know what the Beatles sound like... Fortunately I don't really speak it these days unless I'm really angry and swearing at someone, when I revert. I suspect there are people at the BBC who would need an interpreter in the unlikely event they were to visit Liverpool.
Oh yeah, we are renting a car>(have to visit a couple of my relatives who live far off the beaten>paths), so that's good. We can nose around/explore.
I think that is good if you want to be able to skate easily. If you go to Deeside from Liverpool you'll experience the delights of the Mersey Tunnel, and go "under the water" to The Wirral, which is full of posh people. Follow signs for the M53 Motorway (you'll need the New Tunnel, there are 2), then for Queensferry.
But why is the national rink of Wales near Liverpool? Does that have a>historic reason?
I think the rink at the capital Cardiff (Wales' only other rink) makes that claim actually. I think Deeside's website uses wordplay more than a little, obviously a bit of competition there . But Cardiff faces closure, so I guess it all could change. We'll be skating Deeside Monday Bank Holiday morning next, 30th May, as we visit family up there, am really looking forward to that fast ice.
On 15 May 2005 14:06:24 -0700, "tiger" <bhamativiswanathan@yahoo.com> wrote:
hall from Glasgow in his dorm (or whatever you call it) at Cambridge.
Fine city, fine university, only thing on earth it lacks is a rink
American (qua language) is very enjoyable to mock (I do it all the>time).
In the UK we tend mock each other's accents with enthusiasm, rather than US ones, probably we all hear more American than we do of dialects from the opposite end of the UK...
Timothy, right? And yeah, I remember you told me about Bombs Away. To>which I have to say: NO WAY!!!
??? , Not me, different Steve I fear
And as to our trip: I figure where there are rinks, there are bound to>be pubs and grub. So here's the tradeoff: a pint for an hour of
I guess 1 pint= calorie burn for 1 hrs ice, go for it! Do visit the Philharmonic pub in Liverpool for me
That's a nice rink you have there, you are lucky. Wish I still lived that way! I read about how they spent a fortune on dehumidfiers to help keep the ice perfect, so different to our rink with it's condensation and drips, you see the ice going off before your eyes. I was also impressed by how level they surface it, not a a slope anywhere. Alexandra Palace near us has lovely fast ice, but it's like the alps in comparison. Nice to see the work of real perfectionists.
Steve
On 16 May 2005 06:15:19 -0700, "ant" <a__nt@hotmail.com> wrote:
I can recommend Deeside highly - its the rink at whcih i skate and the>ice is lovely (unless you spend a weekend skating on the NIC arena pad>with lovely freshly cut soft ice). The ice at deeside is quite hard but>is very good condition compared to the ice they used to have at>Altrincham.>
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