My daughters and I get season passes here yearly. We did my eldest daughters birthday here the last 2 years and every year the kids have a magical time. It’s so special to have an outdoor rink that is so well managed and kept up considering our Virginia conditions. The music is wonderful, the availability of the skate aids has really helped my kids build confidence without all the falls. We love to have access to snacks and benches for the littler ones to have breaks in between practicing. This rink has really boosted the quintessential small town upbringing that defines our community. We look forward to many more memories here in years to come.

Came to this place twice the first time the two staff members were super nice. The second time not so much I didn’t feel safe with the staff quickly skating around me about to run into me. The owner I think told a lady and my friend a staff member would help them learn little did we know that turned out to be a lie they didn’t really help. The only time they came over was when I was with my friend the staff member tried to make a joke to my friend and told her not to trust me I don’t care if he was joking it was my friends first time Ice skating and unlike the staff member I was trying to help my friend, wouldn’t recommend coming if you are a beginner adult ice skater. At one point I was getting overheated so I removed my jacket and the worker made a comment about me stripping very inappropriate.

Took our daughter ice skating for the first time. The entire staff went above and beyond to make her feel comfortable on the ice. Megan was phenomenal.... Spending individualized time with our daughter. Looking forward to returning before the season is over!!

Last night I took five teenage girls ice-skating for my daughters 16th birthday. 2 girls had never been skating. I asked for help since these two girls had not skated before. Toby offered to give them pointers. He came out and skated with those girls for about two hours. by the time we left they were more confident than ever on the ice. What a wonderful experience. Two thumbs up for Toby what a great experience. He truly made my daughters 16th birthday a fascinating evening.

Don’t get me wrong I’ve been coming here for about 5 years and loved it every time but this year the staff was horrible. They were rude and the ice wasn’t cleaned for 3 hours. There was no protocol for when an ambulance arrives so it was hell. I will be cautious coming again.

Governors gardens were great

Came with our two small children and got patronized for every little thing we did. The staff here have a horrible attitude and couldn’t care less about people spending their hard earned money here.It was my children’s first time ice skating and it will definitely be there last time at this establishment.They way these two gentlemen spoke to and about me and my husband was absolutely disgusting. We spoke to the owner about it and he said he would handle it but you know that only goes so far. Even when we left we were being taunted by one of the employees staring us down after we had left and went to the picnic area.I’m hoping the people that work here will either have a change of heart or find a new job elsewhere.Awful experience and I hope no one else has to deal with what we dealt with.

I gave this great little venue 5 stars for the experience. We went New Years Eve and skated 2019 in. It was so much fun. It was a warm night for Dec so the ice was wet but fine enough for recreational skating. I may even buy a season pass next year. Give it a try!

Second time going ice skating. I got better! neat to watch how they put it all together. very nice fun

Friendly people! I have never ice skated and they without assistant, assisted me :)Truly enjoyed the experience .Wendie fromHarmony Hill Bed and Breakfast

Awesome outside ice skating rink!

There were many reasons why this place was 1 star, but Ill leave the main reason. I was going to get my skates sharpened here, and I had no experience sharpening them. The staffs explanation was not as in depth as I had originally thought, and since I didnt have much experience, I let them convince me which ROH to get for my skates. Turns out, this ROH was only good for this particular rink (since the ice was in terrible condition), and when I went back to my home rink, I was slipping way too much. I had researched skate sharpening, and realized what the man had recommended was not good at all. I went to my pro shop and got them resharpened, and the owner said it was the worst sharpening he had ever seen (in his career of 30+ years as a figure skater). This has turned me off from ever going to the rink here again.