Ice skating at Watergate Bay
This winter, we’re bringing an ice rink to Watergate Bay for the very first time. Set against the Atlantic with sea views, festive lights and crisp coastal air, it’s skating, reimagined right on the shoreline. Skate in the Bay.
Open from 18 November 2025 to 11 January 2026
Winter skating
Our shoreline ice rink is at the heart of this year’s festivities – open daily to hotel guests, locals and our Cornish community. Gather with friends, warm up with food and drink, and glide into the festive season.
Children finding their feet? Penguin and polar bear skate aids are on hand.
Monday & Tuesday: 3-8pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 12-8pm
Friday & Sunday: 10am-8pm
Saturday: 11am-9pm
Stay and skate
Take some time to get into the Christmas spirit. Stay the night with a skating session for each guest, free reign of our Swim Club and Kids’ Zone supervised sessions also included. Off the ice, warm up in Wavehunters’ beachside sauna or, if you're feeling brave, dive into a winter surf lesson with Wavehunters. Stay and skate from £280 a night.
Skate with dinner in The Beach Hut
Kick off with a few laps of the ice rink, then head to The Beach Hut for three courses of seasonal winter favourites – all served with sea views and our festival cocktails and winter warmers.
Hire our rink
Take the full ice rink and celebrate with friends, family or colleagues this festive season, with pizza and drinks afterwards.
Or are you a school group looking for a different Christmas activity? Hire exclusively for between 30-40 people including boot hire.
School groups
Wednesday & Thursday: 12-1pm
Community groups
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 5-6pm
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