On your left, look for the angular glass-fronted building with a tall purple panel that reads “LINX ICE ARENA,” like a big wedge of windows and steel.
This is Linx Ice Arena, Aberdeen’s indoor winter wonderland… conveniently parked beside the seaside, because Scotland likes a little contrast. Plans for an ice rink here got the official nod on 4 December 1986, then again on 20 March 1989, and by 1 February 1992 the doors opened and the chill was finally on purpose. The twist? It was built on an early 20th-century landfill, which is a very Aberdeen way of saying, “Sure, we can make something brilliant out of whatever we’ve got.”
Inside, you’ll catch that sharp, clean smell of ice and hear the scrape of blades and the smack of hockey pucks… home territory for the Aberdeen Lynx Ice Hockey Club. A 2017 refurbishment gave the place a fresher face, but the spirit is still pure rink.
When you’re set, Beach Leisure Centre is a 3-minute walk heading east.
