Slough Ice Rink (Slough Ice Arena) is west of the town centre, just a few minutes from junction 6 of the M4. It is an older rink but was refurbished around four years ago.
The rink is now home to a number of ice hockey teams, including Bees IHC of the NIHL National League. It is just one of 41 ice rinks in the UK that are home to competitive ice hockey teams.
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Slough Ice Rink Parking
Slough Ice Rink has plenty of free parking. If the main car park fills up, an overflow car park is available on game nights.
Bees IHC Ice Hockey Team
Bees IHC is an ice hockey team playing in the UK’s NIHL National league.
The NIHL National is a semi-professional league with eleven teams, ten based in England and one in Scotland. This league is the second highest in the UK, with only the EIHL (Elite Ice Hockey League) playing at a higher level.
NIHL National Teams
| Bees Ice Hockey Club | Raiders Ice Hockey Club |
| Bristol Pitbulls | Sheffield Steeldogs |
| Hull Seahawks | Solway Sharks |
| Leeds Knights | Swindon Wildcats |
| Milton Keynes Lightning | Telford Tigers |
| Peterborough Phantoms |
Usually, the Basingstoke Bison would play in this league, but the team has pulled out of the 2023-2024 season due to rink refurbishments.
The season runs from September to March/April, and the teams will play two (sometimes three) games a week, one home and one away. The most common days for games are Saturday and Sunday, but the team will play some on Fridays or mid-week.
These games include those played in the league and for the Autumn Cup. Most of the cup games are played early in the season.
The league season typically finishes in early April with a playoff weekend where the top 4 teams fight for the league championship.
Bees IHC Ice Hockey Team Contacts
| Bees Ice Hockey Club | Contacts & Social Media |
|---|---|
| Website | https://beesicehockey.com/ |
| info@beesicehockey.com | |
| Phone | — |
| TSI World Bees Ice Hockey Club | |
| @BeesIceHockey | |
| @beesicehockey | |
| You Tube | TSI World Bees Match Night Live! |
| HOME GAME TICKETS | Buy Tickets |
Slough Jets Ice Hockey Team
Slough Jets is an ice hockey team playing in the UK’s NIHL 1 South (Britton) division. The team is based at Slough Ice Arena.
The amateur NIHL 1 league is the third-highest in the UK, behind the EIHL and NIHL National leagues. Eight teams compete in the southern division (see below), and nine teams in the northern division.
NIHL 1 South (Britton) Teams
| Chelmsford Chieftains | Romford Buccaneers |
| Invicta Dynamos | Slough Jets |
| Milton Keynes Thunder | Solent Devils |
| Oxford City Stars | Streatham IHC |
The teams charge for entry to games, generally £5-£10 for a non-concessionary adult and reduced rates for children and OAPs.
NIHL 1 South teams compete for the regular season, playoff and national titles, as well as the Britton Cup. The regular season runs from September to late March, and the season concludes in mid-April with a final between the northern and southern playoff champions.
How Cold Is Slough Ice Rink?
If you haven’t been to a hockey game before, you need to know that ice rinks are cold places (not a surprise!). And the closer you are to the ice, the colder you will be. Also, hockey rinks in the UK aren’t heated, so temperatures in the arena drop in line with outside temperatures.
For those with some experience of UK rinks, we would rank Slough Ice Rink as colder than average.
Slough Ice Rink Seating & Away Fan Blocks
Bees IHC tickets give you assigned seating or standing; the away fan’s blocks at Slough Ice Arena are block G and half of block H.
Note that blocks G and F both have sections where the views are restricted, but the Bees website identifies these areas very clearly when you select your tickets.
8 Best Ice Rink Activities To Do At Slough Ice Rink
Watching an ice hockey game is just one of many things to do at Slough Ice Rink. There is a wide range of ice rink activities on offer, including:
- Public ice skating sessions
- Ice skating lessons
- Ice hockey lessons
- Join a recreational ice hockey team.
- Join a women’s ice hockey team.
- Ice dancing or figure skating
- Ice skating birthday parties
- Try an ice disco with music, a DJ and disco lights.
