5 to 7 years
£13a session, paid termly
Games, confidence and the first real climbs, in a small group their own age.
Ages 5 to 17, every week in term time
The club they will not want to miss.
A weekly coached session with the same instructors and the same friends. Lively, sociable and safe, with proper coaching for the ones who want to get good.
- Ages
- 5 to 7, 8 to 12 and 13 to 17
- When
- Weekly in term time
- Price
- From £13 a session
- Booked
- By the term
Why a club
More than an hour on the wall.
Coached to their own goals
Every climber is supported towards what they want from it, whether that is the top of the wall or their first competition.
Friends who climb
The group stays together all term. Our instructors build each session around games and challenges that bring everybody in.
Somewhere to go next
We host a round of the BMC Youth Climbing Series every year, and there is the Junior Academy for those who want to train harder.
Three age groups
Find your group.
Pick one session a week and keep it for the term. The days and times below are live from our booking system.
8 to 12 years
£13a session, paid termly
Technique starts to matter. Harder problems, and plenty of laughing at the bottom of them.
13 to 17 years
£16a session, paid termly
A longer session for teenagers. Proper technique, and a group that actually wants to be there.
How it works
A term at a time.
Choose a day
Each age group runs on several days. Pick the one that fits your week.
Book the term
Clubs are booked by the term and paid for at the start, usually around thirteen sessions.
Turn up every week
There are no sessions in half term or the school holidays. Shoes are provided.
Not sure yet?
Try climbing first.
If your child has never climbed, come down together for a supervised session and see how they take to it. Children from 4 can climb any time we are open with an adult.
FAQs
Questions people ask.
Anything else, ring us on 02380 171 808.
What should I wear?
Anything you can move in. Leggings, shorts, a t-shirt, whatever is comfortable. Climbing shoes are £3.50 to hire, free with any membership, and we have them in every size, so you do not need your own.
Can children come?
Yes. Climbing Tots is for 2 to 5 year olds, 4 to 13 year olds climb supervised by an adult, and 14 to 17 year olds can be signed off to climb on their own. There is a junior club too if they catch the bug.
How young can they start?
Climbing Tots takes 2 to 5 year olds, with a grown up alongside them the whole session. From 4, children can climb any time we are open as long as a responsible adult is supervising them.
Do I have to climb too?
No, but you do have to be there and watching. You do not need any experience yourself. One adult supervises up to [number of children, to confirm], and there is a short briefing the first time.
When can my teenager climb without me?
From 14, once they have been signed off. They climb with a coach who checks they know the rules and can look after themselves, and after that they can come on their own.
What is the difference between the clubs?
Junior Climbing Club is the weekly coached club, 5 to 7, 8 to 12 and 13 to 17 groups, £13 a session for the younger two and £16 for the oldest. Junior Academy is for young climbers who want to compete, by invitation, £16 a session.
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Pick a group and a day, and book the term in the booking system.
