We checked 6 ice rinks near Horsham, from Tulleys Farm to Worthing and Guildford, for 2026 dates, prices and age rules. Updated November 2026.
Six ice rinks are within reach of Horsham in 2026, and this guide puts them in one place with dates, prices and age rules. Horsham itself has none, so most people land on Tulleys Farm, Worthing Ice Rink, open since Saturday 7 November, or Guildford Spectrum, open all year. Dates and prices are as the rinks published them on 4 November 2026.
Seasonal rinks often price by day and time, so check the figure when you book. Distances are straight-line from Horsham town centre.
Closest to Horsham
1. Tulleys Farm, Turners Hill
A real ice rink at the Tulleys Christmas Experience, about 12 miles east of Horsham on the far side of Crawley. Sessions last 30 minutes and skate hire is included.
Skating is sold separately from the Santa Experience, which costs from £29.95 for an adult and £46.95 for a child. Tulleys does not say whether you can come for skating alone, so ask before you book.
Tulleys advises leaving an hour between a skate and a sleigh ride.
The booking page says under-12s need an adult on the ice with them, and 12 to 16s need an adult on site. The FAQs are stricter, asking that under-16s skate with an adult, so plan for that.
Our Father Christmas guide has more on the wider day.
Open 21, 22, 28 and 29 November; 5, 6, 12 and 13 December; daily 19 to 24 December; farm hours 8.45am to 6pm, 4pm on Christmas Eve
Price adult (16 and over) £9.95; child (under 16) £8.95; skating aid £5.95 (booking page, 4 November)
Booking online in advance advised; limited tickets on the day
Call 01342 718472
Address Tulleys Farm, Turners Hill Road, Turners Hill, RH10 4PD
Website tulleyschristmas.co.uk/explore/ice-skating
Good for skate hire included, short sessions, one non-motorised wheelchair per session, Santa Experience the same day
2. Burgess Hill Christmas Festival free rink
Not real ice, but free. Burgess Hill Town Council puts a synthetic rink outside its Help Point on Church Walk for the last two days of its Christmas Festival, about 11 miles south-east of Horsham and under 7 from Henfield.
The festival programme says “Enjoy FREE skating for the whole family”, with skates provided and no advance booking. It is partly funded by Burgess Hill District Lions.
A climb-in snow globe runs alongside at the same hours. With no booking, there may be a queue on the Saturday.
Open Saturday 28 November 2026, 10am to 8pm; Sunday 29 November, 10am to 4pm
Price free, skates provided
Booking none, turn up
Address Outside the Help Point, 96 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, RH15 9AS
Website burgesshill.gov.uk/the-christmas-festival
Good for free, no booking, synthetic ice, Christmas festival
Down the A24 and up the A281
3. Worthing Ice Rink, Steyne Gardens
A covered rink on Steyne Gardens, just off Worthing seafront, and the first of these Christmas rinks to open. It is about 17 miles south of Horsham down the A24, and about 8 from Storrington.
The rink’s website gives the longest season here, running to 21 February. Sessions are an hour.
Skaters must be over four, and penguin aids are for children under 120cm. Wheelchair users are welcome on any session, and carers skate free without booking.
Café Ice serves crepes, hot dogs and chips. Online tickets cost a little more than tickets at the rink.
Open 7 November 2026 to 21 February 2027; term-time weekdays 1.45pm to 9pm, weekends and school holidays 10am to 9pm; last session 8pm
Price at the rink, adult (16+) £12 off peak, £14.50 peak, £16.50 festive week (19 to 24 December); child (15 and under) £11, £12.50, £14.50; family of four £42, £48, £56; Super Saver £7, Monday and Tuesday afternoons in term time; penguin aid £5; online about 6% more (website, 4 November)
Booking online or at the rink; booking mistakes are not refunded
Address Steyne Gardens, Brighton Road, Worthing, BN11 3EA
Website worthingicerink.com
Good for covered rink, longest season, carers skate free, cafe, lessons, birthday parties
4. Guildford Spectrum
An Olympic-sized indoor rink inside the Spectrum leisure centre on Parkway, about 17 miles north-west of Horsham up the A281. It is the one to use outside the Christmas season.
Skate for All sessions run every day and last 90 minutes, and they must be booked online. Skates run from child size 5 to adult 14, with hire included for under-5s.
Penguin aids are for children under 1.2m and snowman aids for taller children. Carers of wheelchair users skate free on these sessions.
Over Christmas the afternoon sessions become Snow Globe skates with falling snow. The timetable lets you pick a date.
The ice show page says the last public session before the show is on Tuesday 8 December, and the rink fully reopens on Monday 14 December.
Open all year, daily sessions; no public skating 9 to 13 December or on Christmas Day
Price not printed on the Spectrum's timetable; shown at online booking
Booking online in advance, 90-minute sessions
Call 01483 443322
Address Guildford Spectrum, Parkway, Guildford, GU1 1UP
Website guildfordspectrum.co.uk/ice-skating
Good for indoor, all year, Snow Globe skates at Christmas, ice discos, lessons
Worth the longer trip
5. Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink
An outdoor rink in front of the palace, run by Icebox Live with Historic Royal Palaces, about 24 miles north of Horsham. It is a separate ticket from palace admission.
Sessions last up to 45 minutes, with skate hire included. Children under 3 are not allowed on the ice.
Under-13s must have an adult aged 18 or over skating with them, and one adult can supervise up to five children. The price page does not say which days count as peak, so the price shows at checkout.
It recommends weekdays before 3pm as the quieter time for wheelchair users.
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, £16; student £18, £21.50; family of four £59.50, £65.50; wheelchair user £15, one carer free (website, 4 November)
Booking online
Address Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU
Website hamptoncourtpalaceicerink.co.uk
Good for palace setting, skate hire included, quieter weekday sessions, group discounts
6. Icescape Tunbridge Wells, Calverley Grounds
The Christmas rink in Calverley Grounds has a new name this year. It is the furthest here, about 26 miles east of Horsham along the A264. The rink’s site lists 45-minute sessions with skate hire included, and no booking fee online.
The calendar has parent and toddler sessions, half-capacity quiet sessions with no music, adult disco nights and 2-for-1 sessions. Watching is free.
There is no parking in the grounds, but several town centre car parks are a short walk away.
Open 26 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, closed Christmas Day; times vary, for example 4pm to 8.45pm on 30 November and 10am to 8.45pm on 28 November
Price online a day ahead: off peak adult £15, child (12 and under) £10, family £45; peak £17, £12, £52.50; super peak £19, £14, £59.50; adults and children pay £2 more at the box office, families £7 more (booking system, 4 November)
Booking online at least a day ahead for the saver price; skate aids £5 at the box office
Address Calverley Grounds, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1QY
Website icescapetunbridgewells.com
Good for parent and toddler sessions, quiet sessions, wheelchair tickets, free to watch
Not running or not confirmed
- Horsham: we found no rink for 2026. The Rec Rink on Albion Way ran the last one we can find, due to end on 5 January 2025 before the venue closed.
- South of England Winter Fair, Ardingly (21 and 22 November): the fair’s page lists ice skating at extra cost, about 11 miles from Horsham. On 4 November its “Ice Skating Tickets 2026” link still opened a booking page dated 22 November 2025, so 2026 times and prices are not out. Fair entry is £9.45 for adults if bought by 13 November.
- Crawley: the borough council’s events page listed no rink when we checked.
- Brighton: the Royal Pavilion rink is not running this winter.
How we chose
These are the rinks people around Horsham turn to when the town has none: real ice within reach by car with a 2026 season or year-round sessions published by the operator, plus the one free rink nearby. Dates, prices and rules are from each rink’s own website or booking system on 4 November 2026, Hampton Court’s age rules and hire from 3 November, and Spectrum’s holiday sessions from 20 October. We left out the central London rinks as a longer trip, though our train times page has the direct services.
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More for Christmas around Horsham:
- Christmas lights switch-on
- Christmas markets
- Father Christmas near Horsham
- Horsham pantomime
- Christmas dinner in Horsham
- Christmas trains and travel
- What’s on in Horsham this month
- Things to do in Horsham
Frequently asked questions
Is there an ice rink in Horsham this Christmas?
We found none for Christmas 2026. The last Horsham rink we can find on the public record was at The Rec Rink on Albion Way, due to run until 5 January 2025 before the venue closed. The nearest rinks now are at Tulleys Farm near Turners Hill, about 12 miles away, and the free synthetic rink in Burgess Hill on 28 and 29 November.
What is the cheapest ice skating near Horsham?
The Burgess Hill Christmas Festival rink is free on 28 and 29 November, with skates provided and no booking, but it is synthetic. On real ice, Worthing Ice Rink’s Super Saver sessions cost £7 at the rink or £7.42 online, on Monday and Tuesday afternoons in term time. Tulleys Farm charges £9.95 for adults and £8.95 for under 16s for a 30-minute session.
Which ice rink near Horsham is open on Christmas Day?
None that has said so. Tulleys Farm, Guildford Spectrum, Hampton Court Palace and Icescape Tunbridge Wells are all closed on Christmas Day. Worthing Ice Rink had not published Christmas Day times on 4 November 2026.
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