It was so sad in 1961 when they lost so many, and again now in 2025 with the loss of young skaters,…read moreparents and coaches returning from the National Development Camp who we knew - a mini memorial for the kids seats in the hallway shows the emptiness there, and another memorial in the club lounge for those who wish to pay their respects. Facility did a lot to support their skaters, and also work with other clubs with visitors (like Skating Club of NY) during Worlds to open up times for folks to practice and train. Can see a lot of great skaters here practicing.

Chaotic learn to skate classes that are oversold with impatient instructors. They don't want to…read moreteach kids the joy of ice skating, they are looking for figure skaters.

If I was any better at skating, I'd come here all the time - free admission, rentals only $5 (CASH…read moreONLY), a pretty view of the harbor, and an absolutely banging playlist, what's not to love? Plus, indoors, a massive boon for when being outside for any amount of time is miserable, which beats Frog Pond. As it were, I spent the first half hour practically clinging to the thin ledge, just trying to stay upright, but still had so much fun. Some tips: 1. Get here early on weekends, right when it opens for public skating - 4pm. You get to be one of the first to get your skates; you can stake out a convenient spot to get on/off the ice; you can have more of an empty rink to play; AND you get dibs on the stacks of crates. 2. Speaking of, the crates are such a genius, low-cost way of helping people get the hang of balancing without having to edge around slowly. As with many things, the stability that comes with skating comes with some amount of speed, which you can't really achieve by pulling yourself along the ledge. 3. Watch out for when it gets crowded, as you have not-so-good skaters like moi, the people practicing spins and jumps in the center, and the speed demons swooshing around. Then you have some random citizen police (who are not the actual rink security keeping an eye on things) trying to convince you to let go of your stack of crates and to practice being out on the open, in the form of an older lady barking orders at me. It was super bizarre. Let me do my thing! 4. The surface got very chipped in a short amount of time, and it was murder on my ankles after a while. 5. Parking is very tricky in this part of the North End. SpotHero or the T are your friend. 6. Whoever was in charge of the playlist, I doff my hat to you. So many bangers, one after the other, to skate to.

Came in for public skating sat 4-9pm. Admission is free and rental skates $5 cash only. Great space…read moreand fun!

Located within the Belmont high school compound, I head to this rink on a weekly basis, on Monday…read morenights, for a Belmont-run ice hockey league. While the rink itself is very clean, modern and actually fairly nice compared to other rinks I've been to, my only complaint being the fact that the parking spots are at the street and not adjacent to the rink, which makes for a short but annoying walk, especially when it's raining or carrying heavy hockey gear. That aside, the interior of the place isn't too cold which is nice for spectators who don't want to freeze their butts off and the ice is of pretty good quality, although it does tend to take a while to freeze over once the zamboni runs. That aside, the locker rooms are numerous, I counted four, are kept clean and warm as well. Sometimes too warm but that's not a bad thing, especially in winter. I have yet to go there for a public ice skating session but would go there in a heartbeat as I find it quite nice.

What a perfect time for ice skating!…read more I was driving home from the Fresh Pond Mall yesterday and decided to take the long route home via my old town, Belmont. As I drove past Belmont High and wondered what the mobile home looking things were in the school's parking lot I remembered a very important thing. I can go ice skating for free at the school's rink! So, here's yet another free and fun activity. Pick up a calendar with the times of public and family skating, it is advised that Belmont residents are the only ones who can use the rink. Don't feel like being indoors? NO problem. Right across the street, next to the pool is a little self made rink where some kids were playing ice hockey. I hope you are enjoying the winter sports!!!

This is an older ice rink but it is clean and well repaired. It has 3 full size rinks and (unlike…read moremost of the ice rinks in New England) they are open year round. The pro shop is friendly and well versed in figure skating as well as hockey. There are fairly large stands for spectators. As the name implies this rink is primarily for clubs, classes and leagues. Only limited availability for free skating and walk-in customers.

They have the worst parking lot!! Why they cant spend some money and pave the place??? Terrible…read moremanagement...

We love the ice skating teachers! They are patient and engaging and my 5-yo enjoys class…read more Unfortunately, the first week of class there was a glitch in the rink's computer system so my daughter ended up getting 10 minutes on the ice instead of 25. Last week class started 10 minutes late because of hockey, class got out at the regular time. Today her class started 15 minutes late and only went 5 minutes long to make up for it. There is never enough parking in the lot, either. We've had a disappointing experience so far and I feel like we haven't gotten our money's worth.

It was the absolute worst experience I've ever had at a skating rink it was my first time skating…read moreand not only 10mins inside of the establishment after paying I changed my mind ant told them I didn't feel comfortable on the ice they told me they couldn't refund me.my 28 dollars I spent for me and my son only 10 mins!!!! They gave me a free for all pass and I told them I don't k own anyone that likes or is interested in ice skating they still turned me down telling me there is nothing they can do leaving me 28 dollars short I wrnt back inside again asking for a cash refund and it was the same response I regret ever coming to this place with them ripping me off horrible experience do not go there they do NOT REFUND!!!!!!

"One day you'll wake up In the present day…read moreSkating away On the thin ice of the new day" (Jethro Tull) For much of the year, the Babson Skating Center serves as the home ice arena of the Babson Beavers Varsity hockey team. But besides college sports, there's a lot more happening on the ice -skating lessons, public skating, training sessions, youth hockey, and private rentals. We had the pleasure of taking our grand daughter to her skating lesson on Friday afternoon, and I was very impressed by the facility and the dozen or so instructors I saw all over the ice working with their very young students. There must have been 40 kids on the ice, and it looked like there were six different groups out there of differing skill levels doing different training exercises. My grand daughter is enrolled in a ten-week session, one of the four sessions running between March and May. After we arrived, we went to the office to get her skates, we laced them up as best as we could, and the kids waited for their session to start. We saw her skate forward from one side of the rink to the other, then backwards in the other direction, then glide across by pushing off with one leg, and raising the other. After the directed exercises, they turn the kids loose for "free skate" which our girl really loved. The arena is beautiful, and the metal bleacher seats were better than others I've sat on. PRO TIP It was freezing cold in the arena, so bringing a hat, gloves, and a coat will serve you well.

A nice facility to figure skate in and temperature is cool but not too cold . Enjoyable free…read moreskating for figure, hockey skaters, and coaches ; all levels too on public sessions .

An unbelievably cool place. I have been coming here for years. It's like a family. Figure skaters…read moreare treated with respect here.

Cold in here. Clean with nice stands too. Nice looking sheet of ice. Home of the Curry College…read moreColonels. Mite hockey 1/2 ice games today with temporary boards at the red line. Rink is about 2 miles past the Milton Police station.

This rink is typical, old school DCR...cold and lacking in seats. Parking can be difficult if you…read moreget there during a peak time. Otherwise, it's in a great end of Southie with some cool views!

During the winter season, the DCR operated rinks are wonderful for affordable family outings. We…read morelove visiting Murphy for their weekend open skate. Free ice skating ($8 skate rentals) and easy street parking is a big win! The open skate sessions are certainly popular, but I haven't found them to be excessively crowded and have always had a pleasant experience.