Former names | Planet Ice Isle of Wight |
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Location | Ryde, Isle of Wight, England |
Coordinates | 50°43′57″N 1°09′30″W / 50.7325671°N 1.1582167°W |
Type | Arena |
Genre(s) | Sporting events |
Capacity | 1,000 spectators |
Field size | 44 m (144 ft) x 22 m (72 ft) |
Surface | Ice, concrete |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 1990 |
Opened | 20 May 1991 |
Closed | 6 October 2016 |
Construction cost | £5 million |
Ryde Arena (previously Planet Ice Isle of Wight) was an ice rink in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. It was opened in 1991 and had a capacity of 1,000 spectators. The venue was the only ice rink in Isle of Wight, functioning as home ice to the Wightlink Raiders of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), in addition to a minimum of four synchronized skating teams and a number of figure skaters.