Recreational Ice skating dates back to Victorian times as many wonderful paintings pay testament to in winter scenes depicting top hatted gentlemen and ladies in long dresses and buttoned coats with fur muffs gliding on the shiny surfaces of frozen Lochs. It is believed the sport of ice-skating originated in Scotland where skates were made using wood and bones for blades.
Nowadays the Scottish winters are never really cold for long enough to create the thickness of ice required to skate on a Loch but you can opt for a day of fun in an Ice Skating rink where all the family can be assured a great day out as well as some fine rosy cheek enhancing exercise!
To go Indoor Skating in the Perthshire area you can visit the Dewars Centre, Glove Street, Perth – call to check opening hours on: 01738 624188
www.dewarscentre.co.uk
Blairgowrie to Perth 16miles / 26kms
Dundee Ice Arena has a state of the art giant indoor rink where regular Ice Hockey and Curling Tournaments can be enjoyed. Click on the link for fixtures and information:
www.dundeeicearena.com
Blairgowrie to Dundee 20.5 miles/33 kms
To go Indoor Skating in the Perthshire area you can visit the Dewars Centre, Glove Street, Perth – call to check opening hours on: 01738 624188
www.dewarscentre.co.uk
Blairgowrie to Perth 16miles / 26kms
Dundee Ice Arena has a state of the art giant indoor rink where regular Ice Hockey and Curling Tournaments can be enjoyed. Click on the link for fixtures and information:
www.dundeeicearena.com
Blairgowrie to Dundee 20.5 miles/33 kms
At certain times of the year in some parts of Scotland it is possible to Ice Skate outdoors on rinks that are especially frozen for the purpose of this wonderful pastime.
One such rink is to be found at the East end of Princes Street in Edinburgh, site of the Edinburgh Winter Wonderland Festival. There is a traditional Christmas Market, where you can wrap cold hands around mugs of hot mulled wine after your skating and then enjoy a trip on a giant Ferris wheel. The Ice rink is lit up and there is no more beautiful setting to skate in than that of the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.
www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Blairgowrie to Edinburgh 59 miles/95 kms
One such rink is to be found at the East end of Princes Street in Edinburgh, site of the Edinburgh Winter Wonderland Festival. There is a traditional Christmas Market, where you can wrap cold hands around mugs of hot mulled wine after your skating and then enjoy a trip on a giant Ferris wheel. The Ice rink is lit up and there is no more beautiful setting to skate in than that of the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.
www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Blairgowrie to Edinburgh 59 miles/95 kms
Glasgow’s George Square also has an outdoor rink around the Christmas holiday period and if you are heading north into the Highlands, head to Falcon Square in Inverness for the Winter Festival where an outdoor rink is at it’s heart along with a full programnme of winter festival activities.
Glasgow’s George Square Winterfest:
Inverness Winter Festival & Inverness Ice Centre
Blairgowrie to Inverness, Highlands 112 miles/180 kms
More Scottish Ice rinks:
Wrap up in your warmest wooly hat and gloves and enjoy some dancing on ice in one of Scotland’s many wonderful Ice Skating Rinks!
