This place kicked us out from the ice rink because we fell over twice DO NOT recommend this place.read more

The Tamworth Snowdome was the first indoor ski facility in the UK, opening in 1994. There are now…read morequite a few more in the UK but Tamworth is still good fun. It's also handily placed for my ski group's annual UK reunion as it's in the middle of England and we live all over the UK. Tamworth is just NE of Birmingham, a few minutes off junction 10 of the M42. It's located just outside town in a complex of leisure facilities including a swimming pool. Parking space is sufficient unless there's a big event on in town as people then park at the snowboarding centre and walk into town. The snow quality is good and certainly beats skiing on dry slopes. At lunchtime, they close the slope and groom it, which makes conditions for afternoon skiing also good. You an pre-book your ski session and the booking process is easy and painless. Your skiing time is determined by a swipecard that activates your access to the ski lift. The changing area is a little small and the floors can get wet but it's adequate. I have my own boots and the process for getting skis is quite efficient. I definitely recommend using the hire skis as indoor slopes can damage your own skis. They do take some care to make sure that your skis are on the right DIN settings. The slopes are accessed by a set of 2 travellators on one side and a shorter rope tow on the left. One possible problem is that there is a right angle bend halfway up the slope and once you get on the first travellator, you're committed to go to the top, whichn you can't see and nervous first time skiers may be a bit worried. At the top, it can get a bit icy but the gradient isn't too bad - a decent blue run. It's just long enough to have some fun and it's possible to get slight air near the bottom of the run but it's never going to be as long as a mountain run. The main issue for me is that they do a lot of teaching on the main slope and when they run lessons on both sides, the main run becomes dangerously narrow, especially with skiers coming round the right angle bend blind at high speed. There is a bar/restaurant which serves pub style lunches. Worth a leisure trip especially with other leisure facilities like Drayton Manor Park theme park and bowling nearby.

Great place, skate boarding, climbing wall, bmx bike riding, loads of good courses. Friendly atmos…read more Well recomended.

This place is ideal for families or just younge or old adults who like to be active, a lot of…read morepeople bring their skat boards or roller blades and skate on the ramp, which is wacthed by many people and many are welcome to go and wacth, they also have rock climbing for begginers and for the advanced, you can also get food and drinks here and listen to music, it is just full of options.

'Blue Ice' Solihull Ice Rink is a very well used facility in…read morethe south of the city. With a full time table of events on their website through out the year the rink is extremly well utilised by patrons of all ages and abilities. A Full listing is available on the website. Free wifi in public areas There is a full skate hire booth and seating area, games area, and seating around the rink. There is a cafeteria serving hot and cold beverages and light snacks e.g chips, burgers etc. The seating in this area keeps you out of the cold for a short period if you are not skating. Vending machines are located around the rink with confectionary and drinks. You can hire the party room for a kids skating party, hire lockers and there is also a bar lounge on match nights. The building has separate rooms that can be hired for events, parties etc. As well as recreational skating Solihull Ice Rink has a long tradition of training fantastic figure skaters and have an amazing ice hockey team! "Solihull Barons are an English ice hockey team from the town of Solihull who play at Solihull Ice Rink on Hobbs Moat Road. They were formed in 2005. They are named after the team of the same name who played at the same ice rink between 1972 and 1996. From May 2002 to April 2003, Solihull MK Kings played at Hobs Moat Road Rink." Ref- Wikipedia Solihull Junior Barons are also part of the English Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and have teams for the under 10's, 12's, 14's, 16's and 18's playing matches at home and away. If you fancy going ice skating check out the website and get yourself down there. The disco nights are brilliant. Interested in watching pro ice hockey? Check out Solihull Baron's.

From time to time I take my friend's children ice skating during school holidays and this is the…read morerink we usually visit. I guess this is because of both the location and that there is very little competition in the surrounding area. It is normally busy when we visit as everyone tries to fit a skating session in whilst the kids are off school. This adds to the occasion for me as the hectic atmosphere contributes to the fun. This also means that you can have longer on the ice (not that we ever need more than an hour - you can only go around so many times right?) The facilities are pretty good and the ice is kept in very good condition. There is also a café and a bar. Often there are disco sessions which the kids love. Prices are not cheap, it is nearly £9 for each individual to skate although that includes the boot hire. There are some offers available for family groups which make it almost buy 3 get 1 free.