All activities
Climbing sessions
Bouldering, roped climbing, training and instructor-led sessions. Climb whenever you like with general admission, or enquire for a guided session.
General climbing
Walk in, choose your wall
With general admission you can use climbing areas for which you have completed the required induction or competency assessment, as often as you like during your visit. No booking, no time limit within opening hours.
Bouldering
Bouldering is climbing without ropes or harness on shorter walls, with deep mats below. Problems (the name for bouldering routes) are short, powerful puzzles: a few moves that ask you to balance, reach, twist and commit. It’s sociable, it’s beginner-friendly and it’s the quickest way to start.
- No partner, ropes or harness needed: just shoes
- Problems for all abilities, from gentle slabs to steep overhangs
- Perfect for groups, with climbers taking turns and cheering each other on
- Induction covers falling and landing before you begin
What it asks of you: controlled falling, awareness of other climbers and a willingness to try again.
Roped climbing
Tall walls climbed on a rope. At UCLIMBING you can climb in three formats, each with different skills.
Top-rope
The rope runs from you, through an anchor at the top, down to a belayer. You need a partner who has passed our belay check.
Auto-belay
A device on the wall takes in the line as you climb and provides a controlled descent when used correctly. No partner is needed once you have completed the required induction or competency assessment.
Lead climbing
You clip the rope into protection as you climb. Requires a lead check or course, and a minimum age of 16.
New to ropes? Try the beginner roped intro or read our guide to roped climbing.
Training & fitness
Warm up, train, recover
Our training area is there for warming up, strength work and mobility: hangboards, rings, a pull-up bar and weights. Good warm-ups make climbing feel better and help prevent injuries.
If you want a structured plan for your fingers, shoulders and core, ask about private coaching or a technique workshop.
Guided sessions
Learn with an instructor
Instructor-led sessions are arranged by enquiry. Tell us what you’re interested in and your preferred date; we’ll confirm by email and you pay at the centre.
Beginner climbing
Guided introductions to bouldering and roped climbing.
From £22
Adult classes
Improvers courses, technique workshops, learn to belay and lead intro.
From £26
Kids & teens
Tasters, Kids Club and teen sessions for ages 5 to 17.
From £14
Private coaching
One-to-one or pair coaching built around your goals.
From £45
Groups & parties
Birthdays, school and youth groups, teams and social events.
School groups £8.50 pp · min 10Which is right for me?
Find your starting point
| If you… | Try | Price |
|---|---|---|
| have never climbed and want a gentle start | Beginner bouldering intro (90 minutes) | £22 |
| want to learn to climb with ropes | Beginner roped intro (2 hours) | £30 |
| want to climb with a friend on ropes | Learn to belay (2 hours) | £32 |
| are stuck on a plateau | Improvers course or private coaching | £112 / £45 |
| have a child aged 5 or over | Kids Taster or Kids Club | £14 / £66 |
| are organising a celebration or team day | Groups & parties | from £17.50 pp |
Before you start
Common questions
What you need to know about induction, ropes and age limits.
Climbing carries risk, but it is well managed when you follow the rules. Every new climber has an induction covering how to fall and land, how the walls are used and the centre rules. Beginners also have the option of an instructor-led beginner session.
Not for bouldering or auto-belays. To climb with a rope and a partner you need to be able to belay safely: you can show us your skills in a practical check or take the Learn to Belay course (2 hours, £32 per person).
Children from age 5 can climb with us. Under-8s must be directly supervised by an adult. Under-14s must be accompanied by a responsible adult (18+) who stays in the centre. From 14, young people may climb without an adult once a parent or guardian has signed the consent form. Belaying is from age 14 and leading from 16, after a competence check. Full details: Kids & Teens Climbing.
No. General climbing (bouldering and roped climbing) is paid for at reception when you arrive, so you can simply turn up during opening hours. Instructor-led sessions, courses, coaching and group events are arranged through an enquiry form – see Contact & Find Us.
Choose the activity, then send us your preferred date and time and contact details through the enquiry form. Staff confirm availability by email, and you pay at the centre. See the enquiry form.
Ready when you are
Not sure where to start?
Tell us about yourself and what you’d like to get out of climbing, and we’ll suggest the right first step.