Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex Family Public Skating & Learn to Skate

About this adventure

Chilled Ponds Ice Sports Complex in Chesapeake is a 90,000-square-foot premier indoor twin-sheet ice sports facility and the official practice home of the Norfolk Admirals hockey team. Daily family public skating sessions provide ample, climate-controlled ice time for recreational skaters, figure skaters, and children taking their very first strides on the ice. The complex maintains exceptionally smooth, professionally resurfaced NHL-sized ice rinks paired with modern skate rental fleets spanning toddler sizes through adult hockey and figure boots. Helpful double-bladed training skates and pushable walker aids allow toddlers and cautious beginners to gain confidence with minimal slips. When little legs need a break, parents can head to the heated Bon Secours viewing lounge or grab warm pepperoni pizza, chicken tenders, and hot cocoa from the full-service Pond's Edge Grill overlooking both sheets of ice. Family Experience & Accessibility: • Stroller Accessibility: Fully ADA compliant single-level facility featuring wide rubberized flooring throughout lobbies, concession zones, and rinkside spectator areas. • Nursing & Rest Spots: Warm indoor mezzanine and lobby seating with comfortable padded benches, plus multiple family restrooms with sanitized baby-changing facilities. • Age Suitability: All ages welcome, from toddlers as young as age 2 with skate trainers through older children, teens, and skating parents. • Sensory Tips: Arena temperatures stay around 50°F, so dress children in warm layers, mittens, and warm socks; weekday afternoon public skates offer quiet, unhurried ice conditions.