It's said one hour [skating] on the ice burns 493 calories, so it's not a bad way to ease your waistline back into shape
Over 45,000 people came to skate at The Ice Factor last year, an increase of 10,000 people to the previous year.
The Ice Bar & Café has a fully licensed bar.
The Imperial Ice Stars, currently on a worldwide tour with Swan Lake on Ice, will be coming to perform at The Ice Factor.
It takes 6 days to build the ice rink ready to skate on.
The ten miles of pipe used in the refrigeration, if laid end to end, would take Kelly Holmes 72.30 minutes to run (based on her Olympic 400m time).
The ice reaches temperatures of -15 degrees C, three times colder than your household freezer.





