Ice skating instructor

The new Lee Valley Ice Centre is a beautiful facility with two Olympic size ice rinks. This makes training much easier as there are many patch ice sessions that run concurrently with public sessions on the separate rinks. I've taken both group and private lessons with Marika and Vitaliy, and would highly recommend them! They're both very patient and cater their lessons towards skaters of all different ages and skill levels.

Chris is the calmest and most supportive coach I have ever worked with in any sport. Before working with him I was very apprehensive about skating, as I had previously had a scary fall, but he managed to get me off of the barrier and skating independently in just a lesson! I am very, very grateful for his patience and thoughtful explanations. After one lesson I was able to skate confidently, and even learned some fun moves. I highly recommend Chris for any adults or beginners who want to learn to skate safely and have fun. I will definitely book again with him!

Pretty cool new facility. CIA offers all the things you'd expect to see at an ice facility - rental skates, cafe, spectator area etc. There is also plenty of free parking available (use the park and ride entrance).The rental skates are okay - fairly dull edges but fine for most beginners who won't notice the difference - maybe I just had a dull pair.There is usually a marshall on the ice during sessions to help people up if they fall etc. which is great if you're new. They don't, however, seem to be particularly vigilant at enforcing the rules and I'm not really convinced anyone reads them anyway - quite frequently you will come to a stop as you're blocked by a wall of 10 people holding hands or a standstill group posing for a photo in the middle of the ice. Just use common sense and be prepared to stop at short notice - it's not a huge deal and most centres seem have this same issue.Overall, its a nice facility and a good addition to things to do in Cambridge.

This review is about the Ice Skating Centre Planet Ice in Widnes.Planet Ice is in a widnes equivalent area of speke retail, there are a lot of shops/stores & other entertainment places close by such as Reel Cinemas, Pure Gym, Toby Carvery, KFC, Tescos, and more!The overall location is good IF you live in or close to widnes, driving here from Liverpool was quite the task for me and I would not personally say this was a convenient drive for me. If you go in a group booking a taxi and splitting the bill maybe more convenient unless youre experienced in driving to and from widnes that you know their roads, I personally drove over the runcorn bridge and had to pay a toll twice (once to go over and once to get back) to come back as the roads were not too clear on directions.The overall Ice Skating Centre is moderately big as you'd expect it to be, the customer service is lovely in the establishment and the prices are quite good for how much you are allowed to skate comparing to an ice skating rink that temprorarily opens in the winter i.e. winter wonderland or any xmas ice rinks.The outside of the skating centre is massive and very hard to miss, it comes with a massive car park just like a massive shopping centre and it is not hard to find a parking spot once you get here. Upon arrival we had about 2 hours of skating for £10 which includes skates and no membership, and the car park was quite empty at the time (assuming this place does ice hockey events it can get packed at those times but you can't skate at those times regardless).The ice rink comes with skate hire (ofcourse as not everyone can afford their own skates or would do so as they don't skate often), tiny lockers which cost about £1 (if possible leave any clothes or bags in your car if you drove there as the lockers are tiny and saves you from having to spend a pound to store things).There is a seating area on both sides, 1 side is more of a spectator area and the other side is somewhere for people to just watch close to the entrance of the skating rink.The overall hygiene of this establishment is what you'd expect from an ice skating centre, it's not the cleanest place (mainly the toilets, tables, etc) but it isn't an unexpected bad.There are several vending machines, gatcha machines, claw grabbing machines, there are male and female toilets and when open a little cafe/seating area where you can eat/drink. This establishment also does do bookings for parties and what not for larger groups.There is a tiny rink for younger kids (assumption) which was closed when I came to the establishment, it looks like it is for younger children to practice their ice skating as the big rink may be too big & advanced for them (advanced as there are a lot more people in the larger rink, more adult skaters who may not be able to skate as well either).In the seating areas i.e. side booths of the rink, there are wooden benches people can sit on to rest, relax before going back onto the rink. I think this is nice but the seats can use a bit of work (there are splintery wood just pointing out from the benches and what not, would definitely watch where you sit if you have thin fabric pants on i.e. tights or anything else which can be penetrated easily.The amount of people skating at the time I arrived was quite surprising, I'd seen more people skating in a more expensive ice rink for less time than this skating rink and if this establishment isn't too much of a hassle to get to, I would definitely recommend this place for a day out of ice skating.Overall give this skating rink a 4/5, it is a good ice skating rink but as per my own personal opinion, location could be in a better place, and seats on the side could be better (so you don't get a splinter in you before going back to ice skating).

We held our daughter's birthday party here today and it was beyond brilliant. Staff were helpful and accommodating, food was amazing and we all, children and adults included, had a great time. Nothing was too much bother. Amazing! Great value for money and our daughter is already asking to do it again next year and we wouldn't hesitate to book it.

Eron is very good as I have learnt how to skate.Thank you :)

It has been a pleasure to welcome Matt into school to work with the children over the summer term. He offers a professional and reliable service, communicates effectively and is flexible to the needs of the school. Most importantly, Matt delivers high quality coaching in which the children are challenged and supported. He builds excellent relationships with the children and it is clear that they enjoy the sessions. I look forward to continuing to work with Matt in the future.

Well run arena, a little on the small size for such a large city. All seats offer a great view and there's plenty of toilets, even if the venue is at capacity. Decent amount of parking and the venue is relatively easy to navigate, once inside.

Lost the will to live when trying to book on the app, on a browser and then when trying to call and getting cut off abruptly before making it to a human. Tried to book and pay several times.

Fantastic family day out! I love the fact that you can hire a penguin for your little ones that haven't quite got the hang of ice skating & take them on the small, less busy, Dinky Rink" while they get their confidence. It is very cold here so be sure to wrap up & dont forget your gloves! Skating boots are available to hire too or bring your own. 2 hours fly by here but you can stay as long as you like during public skate! I'd bring your own food & drink as there is no cafe