Roller skating is great for keeping fit, and lots of fun with your friends or family.
Every Week:
Through term time and holidays (unless listed here):
Saturday 12-2pm (Families)
Sunday 10am-12 (All)
Wednesday 4pm to 5:45pm (All) Term time only
For holiday skating dates and sessions, please see our Events and Holidays Page
Adult Skate Disco
We have Adult Skate Discos on the second Saturday of every month 7:30-10pm
Coming up: Saturday, October 13; Saturday, November 10; Saturday, December 8 – 2018 (dates throughout 2019 too).
We’ll be playing music from the 70s, 80s and 90s for a retro feel and selling pop and crisps in the tuck shop. The price is £4 no need to book.
We have adult skates (blades or quads) in adult sizes upto 14, and skate hire is included in the £4 price.
About the Skating Sessions
£2.50 Adult or Child (includes skates) in daytime sessions. Spectators are free. Friday teens skate(starting again in sept 2018) and Saturday Adult disco cost £4.
We run a tuck shop during skating sessions with hot and cold drinks and snacks. The party room becomes a café area where you can sit and rest for a while.
No need to book. We do have a safety limit of 50 skaters in a session (20 in the fast session) but it is very rare that we reach it.
Roller skating sessions are run by volunteers. We always need more help, especially in the holidays. Please get in touch if you could sign people in, hand out skates or run the tuck shop every now and again.
Which Session?
This should help you choose the best session to come to:
Families
As the name suggests, for families! A calmer, slower session, usually with younger children or slower skaters and their parents (who are welcome to skate too). We get out the ‘beginner mats’, which provide a safe place for people to learn to skate. All children need to be accompanied by an adult.
Skate 7/9 (for Years 7-9 at school)
A session for everyone in school years 7-9 and runs on the third Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
We have loud music (you can bring your own and we’ll put it on), disco lights, snacks and drinks and space to hang out with your friends when you’re not skating. Beginners are welcome as well, you can try out skating with your friends.
Adults don’t usually stay, but a parent/guardian needs to fill in a Permission Form with emergency details. Ask a parent/guardian to print and complete it and bring it along or to pop into reception and fill it in the first time you come to the session. You will then be issued with a membership card, which you can show at future sessions so we know we’ve got your contact details.
Session costs £4 and includes skate/blade hire if needed.
For school year 2018/2019 this is children with birthdays between 01/09/2004 and 31/08/2007.
Fast
There are currently only occasional fast sessions as we have not found a regular weekly time that suits people – let us know in the comments at the bottom if you would like to see one. This session is for people of any age who can skate around confidently and would like space to practice their skills. You don’t have to be able to do tricks or anything fancy, but there are often people around to give tips and advice if you want them. Ask one of the skating volunteers in another session if you are not sure if ‘fast skaters’ is for you. Note that numbers in this session are kept below 20, as more space is needed for people who are moving faster!
All
These sessions are for everyone. Depending on who turns up and their abilities, we might get out the beginner mats or the cones, play a game at the end, put on the disco lights or just have a straight skating session. We take requests! People of all ages are welcome, from toddlers to teens to adults. Everyone is expected to be aware that there are people of different abilities skating together and to take care.
Skating Lessons
We have skating lessons in blocks of 6 weeks on Saturdays 9:15-10:15am for beginners, Sundays 6-7pm for intermediate, Saturdays 10:30-11:30am for advanced skaters and Thursdays 8:15-9:15pm for adults only. There are also taster sessions in the holidays. For more details please look on our Skating Lessons page.
Skating Parties
You can hire Penistone Leisure Centre for your own skating party as well. The hall, party room, kitchen, skates, disco lights and beginner mats are all included.
We can do Birthdays, school events, youth and scout groups or any celebration for any age. And you don’t have to skate – you can bring your own footballs, bouncy castle, entertainer or even zorbing balls.
Please see our Party page for more details.
My work place are planning on coming as a team on 8th December roller disco session. There will be 10 of us in total. Would it be okay to just turn up, or would we need to specifically book?
Hi Garry,
That’s great, we’ll be pleased to see you! No need to book, we have plenty of skates – right up to size 14.
Thanks,
Rachel
Do you have disco session dates?
Thank you
Hi Helen = adult skate discos are every second Saturday – those coming up are on 13 Oct, 10 Nov, and 8 Dec. If you are talking about Teen skate discos (for those in years 7,8 and 9) they are every third Friday – so those coming up will be 21 Sept, 19 Oct and 16 Nov. I hope that helps Beverley
Hi
What time are the 7-9 disco sessions?
Do you mean the teen skate disco (every third Friday) for those in years 7-9? They are from 7pm to 9pm and there is one coming up on Friday 🙂
Hi just wondering if the wed holiday sessions are still 2-4 for any skaters
Hi Jo
Yes 2-4 sessions run every Tues Wed’s and Thurs in the holiday for any skaters
Regard Beverley
Is there a specific age limit for the Adult Skate or would myself (18) and a 17 year old be able to both attend? We respect that it is not for children we were just wondering if it was an age thing or a maturity thing, thanks.
Hi Molly,
You’re fine to come along – 17 is near enough!
Rachel
Hi I’m wondering if you have space for a birthday party on Sunday 11th November please? If available does the price stay the same or is it done on how many guests you have?
Hi.
We do have 3.30-5.30 available that day. The price is £75 and that’s for up to 50 skaters. If you would like to book this please give me a ring on 07341 300259. Thanks Kirsty .
Hi. Do you have any family skate sessions today (May Day) please?
Sorry Lucinda, I’ve only just seen this. We usually do open for skating on Bank Holidays, but as we were open all day Sunday for the Tour de Yorkshire, we decided not to this time.
We hope to see you another time – we are open Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday in term time – see our regular times.
Will you be opening as normal this Sunday with the Tour De Yorkshire being on?
Hi Jane,
Skating is on all day on Sunday for the Tour de Yorkshire – 10am-4pm – so the normal hours, then we’re staying open. You can come in and out at any time for £2, so visit us for a skate then go up into Penistone for music and activities – or the other way round. We can stamp your hand so you can return again later. There is parking at the Leisure Centre for £3, the same as at the Football Club in Penistone. It will be a good place to watch from, as the riders will come right past our entrance – or its an easy walk from us into Penistone for other viewpoints. There is more info on the Tour de Yorkshire skating.
Hi
Do you now have skating sessions in these school holidays. Children from 7 to 12. Also is there an age limit as I have a 3 year old?
Thanks
Hi Clare,
Yes, please see our Easter page – I’ll get a link to it from here as well.
Three year olds are fine as well, we have over shoe skates which children that age can have a go in.
Hi my daughters plays ice hockey and street hockey. Would we be able to skate and practice stick handling skills with a small ball or plastic puck during quiet times many thanks
Hi Karl,
We don’t really have many quiet times in skating sessions. You would be better to hire the hall separately for them to practice – we have times after school available a few days of the week. If you’re interested, please contact Amanda on 07526253100.
Thanks,
Rachel
Hi there, I was wondering if it’s possible to hire skates on the family session please?
Thanks so much.
Julia
Hi Julia,
Yes you can hire skates, they are included in the price of £2 per person. We have quads and blades from junior size 8 to adult size 14.
Rachel