My favorite place to skate around the Boston area. The Jack Kirrane ice rink is in a lovely setting…read moreas it's not only outdoors, but at the top of a hill surrounded by trees and then the rest of the Larz Anderson Park. It's a great visual experience on top of having nice ice. A plus is that aside the rink is a flat patch of rectangular ice for beginners to practice on. One thing I don't like about skating at the Reilly Rink in Cleveland Circle is that beginners flop all over the ice. You can sit at the side of Reilly and time it on your watch and not go more than five seconds without seeing someone fall on the ice and possibly cause a pile-up. Kirrane has a nice solution for it. Reilly is free and Kirrane does charge $8 for Brookline residents (as of early 2026, fees may change with inflation!!!) and $10 for non-residents. They also rent nice quality skates, both figure and hockey style, if you don't have your own. The absolute best is to come in December to early January for the afternoon public skate and watch the sun set and the sky change colors off to the west before they shut down at 4:30pm. If you're lucky there will also be some snow in the surrounding trees adding to the experience. The only negative experience I has was that the staff didn't confront some pain in the butt kids. Some kids around ages 10-12 went on the beginner ice and were skating really fast and then diving and sliding on the ice as far as they could and knocking into beginner skaters, including young children. Neither their parents nor the staff said a word to them. I was close to going hockey player and roughing some of them up to teach them a lesson. They really should crack down on this before someone really gets hurt.

Beautiful ice skating rink at Anderson Park! Spacious and crisp. There is also a kiddie rink on the…read moreside for kids to skate with crates. Hot chocolate and snacks are sold inside. We had a great time.

This is a great family run rink. Tons of programs here from learn to skate, hockey and figure…read moreskating, to men's leagues. They have a nice shop and a good snack bar too along with a couple vending machines. Home of the South Shore Eagles, Abington High School and a bunch of others.

Small rink. Limited spectator seating. Only 4 locker rooms. Only 1 tiny restroom - 3 stalls and you…read morecan whacked by the opening door if you attempt to grab paper towel. Decent snack bar. They have salads in addition to the typical popcorn and microwave treats. They had a chicken Parmesan sandwich as a special that was better than edible. Ice was in good shape. Very skatable. Kudos to the zamboni driver and maintenance staff.

This place is great! The bars they have for inexperienced skaters to push around are super helpful…read more Food was good, staff were excellent!

Came here for an event on Saturday and it was initially pretty empty but it did get very crowded…read morequickly. You can tell people definitely take this skating thing serious. Felt like I was in the movie ATL and fighting for my life in here, will NOT be back. I've skated before but I am no pro and I will admit that, but I didn't know I was in the damn derby! There were people literally skating within centimeters of you on purpose to try and make you fall. Not to mention it was rather hot in there and peoples wind wasn't smelling too fresh. (If you can't skate, I don't suggest taking a bathroom break with your skates on because, well yeah, use your imagination. Not to mention the floor is slippery as all hell in there) There was not anyone behind the snack bar for quite some time and then when she did come over, it was like she was under too much pressure. (Not sure how, the oven wasn't even working) so we could only get drinks (Luckily we brought our own skates because the way those people were sweating and smelling, no thank you) If YOU CAN skate && I mean SKATE SKATE (you know I mean business because I said it twice) then definitely give it a try. It's not a beginner friendly rink by any means. (No bars to hold on to or any order at all) There was an older woman and man in there getting their money honey, right in the middle of the rink. Worked them up a great old sweat and then sat on them chairs people were sitting to eat. Also (sign the waiver before you go to avoid waiting even longer)

Oh, there's a skating rink out there in Quincy? Well, Yelp didn't know about it either so I guess…read moreI shouldn't feel bad that I didn't know. Out in the front they have a handful or two of parking spots, but out in the back there's a really nice sized parking lot that I covet for the other (more convenient) skating rinks I frequent. Five long benches were plenty for the decent sized crowd that I found sprawled out on the rink this afternoon. Everyone left their shoes and bags under the benches since there were no shelves or lockers available for our use. But the gal's bathroom with 3 toilets, 2 sinks, and a super strong blow dryer, was really clean and well stocked with toilet paper and soap. I had my own skates, but my friend rented a pair of hockey skates for $5 at the snack bar window, which also had hot chocolate and a small selection of candy for sale. Ice time booking 617-727-4708 2009-2010 Public Skating Hours (October 17, 2009 - March 14, 2010) Tue 1:30pm-4:50pm Thur 1:30pm-2:30pm Sat & Sun 2:00pm-3:50pm *** 12/2017 *** 2017 - 2018 PUBLIC SKATING Nov. 26th. - March 11th. $3.00 admission - CASH ONLY Sunday. . . . . . . . . . 2:00 pm - 3:40 pm Tuesday. . . . . . . . . .11:00 am - 2:40 pm Thursday. . . . . . . . 12:00 - 1:40 pm Saturday. . . . . . . . . 2:00 pm - 3:40 pm 10 AND UNDER - ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED SKATE RENTAL - $6.00 SKATE SHARPENING - $6.00

Kids have been here for a skating party and lessons. They offer skate rentals during free skate, a…read moresnack bar, and machines. I like that they have an area with benches that the kids can put on their skates or the parents can sit and wait while the kids are in their lessons. They also have standing areas around the rink so one can watch their children skate, but it can get cold and it's nice to have the option of sitting out and warming up. The rink can use some updating tho, but overall it's a good place for the kids to skate.

We rented some ice time for my son and his friends over winter break and they had an absolute…read moreblast! The staff were welcoming and the facilities were perfect for our needs. Will definitely be back!

Rink is a dump. I've been to nicer public rinks. They don't even turn the heat on. Every heater is…read morein the off position. It's too bad because it used to be a nice facility

Ample parking. Handicap accessible indoors and inside. Clean rink. One of the nicer ice rinks I've…read morebeen to and definitely love it being ADA friendly.

Great for hockey, nice lobby and large restrooms…read more Field house has no heat or air conditioning and poor ventilation. No seats for spectators. Yet Thayer partners with Zero Gravity to charge up to $15 for spectators admission? Perpendicular parking spots on the side of the facility lack curbs vehicles obstruct the long sidewalk, which serves as a primary path for egress. This needs attention as well.

The Kelly rink is a WONDERFUL place and a treasured free resource for all people in our community…read more It's a place where (in particular) young people of color from the neighborhood can get exercise and play. One of my favorite things to see there is young children learning to skate by pushing milk carts around for balance. Every time I skate at the Kelly rink people are friendly, fun and full of life. The Mo-town and bubble gum soul music pumped through speakers is a bonus. The rental skates are pretty uncomfortable - but when have you ever rented comfortable ice skates? For comfort, as always, you have to invest in a pair of your own. And I'd like to make a correction to some earlier postings: first of all, there are no "horrid" neighborhoods in Jamaica Plain. The poor and blue collar half of JP that hasn't been driven out by gentrification (i.e. the part where I live) is in many ways the heartbeat of the community and deserves to be cherished by all - visitors and newcomers especially. For those who only feel comfortable on tree lined streets with three car garages I would be glad to recommend several wealthy towns in metro-west for you to visit. A "sh#*-show of humanity"? You're talking about a free community ice skating rink, full of children in a poorer part of town. Show the same respect you would expect at your hometown "Galleria" rink. Happy skating!

Ice skating is part of my DNA, so the presence of an outdoor rink in my neighborhood makes me…read moresmile. There are a lot of things I appreciate about the Kelly Rink: it's free (or a mere $2 to rent), it has a warming house, the ice is fairly well-groomed, it's usually populated by school kids until its early evening closing, it's really easy to find (just along the Orange Line behind the Stony Brook T), and that I can hear the jammin' 94.5 FM hip hop piping from the speakers both on the ice and floating off into the winter wind on my walk home. The rental skates used to be worn leather but they have since switched to plastic mold skates with ski boot bindings, so I'd recommend bringing your own pair. There are still a few weeks left in winter. If you're in JP, stop by for a spin.