Oxford Ice Rink

The rink, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, was built on Oxpens Road (known as Nun's Walk prior to 1850) and opened in 1984 with an ice hockey match between the Oxford City Stars and the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club[citation needed].

The north end of the building is fully glazed, allowing plenty of natural light into the rink.

Both group and individual lessons in figure skating and ice dance are available from BITA qualified instructors.

[2][3] In November 2015, The Twentieth Century Society applied for the ice rink to become a Listed building, citing it as a "fantastic example of High-Tech industrial architecture.

[6] The rink suffered a chemical leak in August 2024 during work to relay the ice, leading to five fire engines and a decontamination and environmental protection unit being called to the scene.