Ryde Arena

Ryde Arena
Planet Ice Isle of Wight in 2009
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Former namesPlanet Ice Isle of Wight
LocationRyde, Isle of Wight, England
Coordinates50°43′57″N 1°09′30″W / 50.7325671°N 1.1582167°W / 50.7325671; -1.1582167
TypeArena
Genre(s)Sporting events
Capacity1,000 spectators
Field size44 m (144 ft) x 22 m (72 ft)
SurfaceIce, concrete
Construction
Broke groundMay 1990
Opened20 May 1991 (1991-05-20)
Closed6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
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.