Outdoor Ice Skating is enjoying something of a revival. Dozens of outdoor rinks were set up across the country over Christmas and New Year - and at Somerset House in London alone, more than 100,000 people will have skated in the frozen courtyard by the end of the season.
Skating outdoors has always had a romantic image, whether you're Torville and Dean or simply clinging to your partner for fear of falling over. So what's the appeal?
Ruth Hickman talks to Dennis Bird, of the national Ice Skating Association, Jane Torville, Rochelle Scott and skaters at Bradford's outdoor ice rink...