Queens Ice Skating Rink in Bayswater: Late Skate After 9 pm

Queens is the ice rink at 17 Queensway, Bayswater, London W2 4QP, and it has been open since 1930. Public sessions are priced from £8 on Monday and Tuesday, £11.75 off-peak and £13.75 at peak times, and the Late Skate runs every night from 9 pm until closing from £10. Because the building holds a rink, a seventeen-lane bowling alley, curling lanes, darts and a retro arcade under one roof, it is one of the few London rinks where a skate can turn into a whole evening without anyone leaving the building.

Queens says it has been welcoming skaters since it opened its doors in 1930, including World and Olympic champions, and its own history page describes it as the oldest surviving ice rink in London. Princes William and Harry came here with Princess Diana when they were children, and the venue still mentions it. The rink is a year-round indoor facility, which means a skate here does not depend on a winter pop-up, and the building has become a place where local families, learners and club skaters share the same sheet of ice.

The price list on queens.london is simple. Monday and Tuesday Madness skating starts at £8, Late Skate sessions start at £10, off-peak skating starts at £11.75 and peak skating starts at £13.75. The cheapest way in is therefore a Monday or Tuesday session, and the most expensive is a weekend peak slot. You can usually walk in and skate a public session, but it is always cheaper to book online first, so reserve the day before if you can. Skate hire and penguin hire are available, with a range of warm clothing on offer for anyone who arrives underdressed.

Queens publishes a one-page rink timetable for 2026. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, public skating runs from 10 am to 2.30 pm, the ice is resurfaced from 2.30 pm to 2.45 pm, and a second session runs from 2.45 pm to 6.30 pm. The timetable also lists an evening session from 8.15 pm to 10.30 pm, while the website sells its Late Skate from 9 pm until close. Early mornings belong to members, with kids' ice hockey at the start of the day, and adult and child lessons take over some evening and weekend slots. Opening hours for the building are 10 am to 11 pm from Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and 10 am to midnight on Friday and Saturday.

The late session is the one that gives Queens its character. Every night, skating from 9 pm until close is sold from £10, and on Friday and Saturday the building stays open until midnight. It is a good option if you are coming from dinner on Queensway or from a cinema nearby, and if you prefer a lighter crowd than the weekend afternoon sessions.

The timetable gives a clear picture of the rhythm of the day. Members have the ice from 6.30 am to 9.30 am on Wednesday and Friday, the surface is resurfaced from 9.30 am to 10 am, and public skating opens at 10 am. Kids' ice hockey uses the early hours on some mornings, and the afternoon resurface at 2.30 pm gives you a natural break if you want to step off for a drink. The best moment to arrive is just after a resurface, when the ice is smooth and the first rush of skaters has not yet cut it up. Learn to Skate classes at weekends are split by level, with levels one and two in one half-hour and levels three to seven in another, so beginners are not sharing the lesson with strong skaters.

Queens runs group lessons for children from age five and for adults, with badges and certificates for those who work through the levels. The timetable shows Learn to Skate classes at the weekend, a coffee morning session for adults on Monday mornings and adult lessons on weekday evenings at levels one to four and five to the BSG stage. If you are bringing a beginner, a lesson plus a public session is a better use of the ticket than wobbling round the edge on a busy Saturday. Ice skating memberships are also sold for people who want to skate often.

The venue is also known for its seventeen-lane bowling alley, interactive darts, curling lanes and retro arcade, and there is a bar and restaurant for after the session. A Play All Day Pass is sold for Monday to Friday between 10 am and 5 pm, which suits school holiday days when children want to move between ice and lanes. Curling and bowling reservations are made on the same online booking site as the ice sessions, so you can plan a skate and a game of bowls together. Private events and kids' parties are also offered, which is why the building can feel busy at weekends and during the school holidays. For a quieter visit, choose a term-time Monday or Tuesday, when the Madness price applies and the building is generally calmer.

Queensway is the main road running past the door. The nearest tube stations are Queensway on the Central line and Bayswater on the Circle and District lines, both a short walk away. Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park lie to the south, so a pre-skate walk past the Round Pond and the Serpentine is an easy way to spend an afternoon. The streets around the rink are full of restaurants, and the Bayswater Road is a few minutes away on foot.

The building is open 10 am to 11 pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and 10 am to midnight on Friday and Saturday. Public sessions start from £8 on Monday and Tuesday, from £11.75 off-peak and from £13.75 at peak times, and the Late Skate runs every night from 9 pm. Book online for the cheapest price, wear gloves and warm trousers, and save Queens in the Karpo APP to plan the rest of your evening in Bayswater.