- Dundonald International Ice Bowl
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Coordinates: 54°35′13″N 5°49′05″W / 54.587°N 5.818°W The Dundonald International Ice Bowl is an ice rink in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was opened in 1986 by Peter Robinson.[1]
Contents
Tennants
Current Tennants
- Ice Rink (1986-present)
- Alaska Sports Diner (2004-present)
- Xtreme Bowling (1990's-present)
- Indiana Land (Children playzone, 1990-present)
- Choc-O-Bloc (Ice Cream, 2009-present)
Former Tennants
- Tenpin Bowling (1986-1990's)
- Blades Sports Bar (1986-2004)
Outside Tennants
- Urban Assault (1990-present)
- Pirate Adventure Golf (2004-present) Sometimes called Crazy Golf
Behind the Ice-Bowl is the David Lloyd Fitness Centre and across the road is the new Hanwood Business Park and Eastpoint Leisure Park, which all make up the Dundonald Leisure Park. There is planning permission for a hotel to be built next to the Ice Bowl and Fitness Centre since the early 2000's.
Pirates Adventure Golf
In 2004, a new golf course opened. It was built were the original main carpark was.[2] It has two courses, Blackbeard's Adventure and The Captain's Challenge.[3] In the Winter, a giant cover goes over the Blackbeard's Adventure course so visitors don't get put off and the track stays dry.
Ice Hockey
It is the training base and a secondary venue of the Belfast Giants ice hockey team.
During the 2008–09 Elite Ice Hockey League season, the venue hosted the second leg of the Challenge Cup final, which was won 3–1 by the Giants, giving them a 6–5 aggregate victory.
References
Main venues Braehead Arena · Cardiff Arena · Dundee Ice Arena · Fife Ice Arena · Hull Arena · Murrayfield Ice Rink (Edinburgh) · National Ice Centre (Nottingham) · Odyssey Arena (Belfast) · Motorpoint Arena (Sheffield) · SkyDome Arena (Coventry) ·Secondary venues Former venues Alexandra Palace · Altrincham Ice Dome (Manchester) · Deeside Leisure Centre · Lee Valley Ice Centre · MEN Arena · · Metro Radio Arena (Newcastle 2005-10) Planet Ice Silverdome (Basingstoke) · Wales National Ice Rink · Whitley Bay Ice Rink (Newcastle 2010-11) ·Categories:- Sports venues in Northern Ireland
- Belfast Giants
- Sports venues in Belfast
- Northern Ireland sport stubs
- United Kingdom sports venue stubs
- European ice hockey venue stubs
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