THIS CHRISTMAS ARCTIC EXPERIENCE

Event Date: 13/11/2023 to 31/12/2023

Our Ice Rink is back!

We’ve brought the outdoors indoors this year with our magical Arctic Experience, this time located in The Forum, near Next.

Little kids, and big kids too, can skate on our synthetic ice rink, grab a selfie on our enchanted throne

Join us

From Monday 13th November, shoppers can wander into The Forum (Outside of Next) to soak up the atmosphere, take festive photos and capture lots of memories together with family.

For the ice-rink, please note there will be a suggested donation to our Charity of choice this year, Gateshead Food Bank, or you can sign up to our mailing list to ice skate for free!

The ice rink is open from Monday 13th November until Sunday 31st December:

Please note, our Ice Rink will be closed on Monday 25th December

Opening Times:

13^th Nov – 17^th Dec:

Monday - Friday:

4pm – 7pm

Saturdays:

9am – 7pm

Sundays:

11am-5pm

18^th – 24th Dec:

Monday - Friday

10am – 7pm

Saturday 23rd Dec:

9am - 7pm

Sunday 24th Dec:

11am - 5pm

Tuesday 26^th – Sunday 31^st Dec:

10am – 7pm weekdays

FOODBANK FOOD DONATIONS

This year we are welcoming food donations as well as cash, please talk with the staff on the ice rink if you'd like to donate any of the following items

Each Christmas we make up Christmas Hampers for people picking up their emergency food parcels. We offer something on top of their emergency food parcel, to help them through Christmas and hopefully offer a small amount of joy on the day.

The items in the hampers are: ( we make family hampers and single person hampers)