Our climbing centre in Southampton: One building. Walls, a gym, a studio and a café.
Boulder Shack is at Unit 4 Imperial Park, ten minutes from the middle of Southampton, with free parking outside the door. Here is what is inside.
A walk round
What is in here.
Step 1: The bouldering walls
The setting team strip a different wall every week and build it again from nothing, from problems you can walk up to ones nobody has finished yet. Colour graded, so you can read your level off the wall from the floor. How the setting works
Step 2: The training area
Weights, racks, rings, a board and room to warm up properly. Next to the mats, not shoved in a corner, and included with every climbing membership. For experienced climbers
Step 3: The studio
Yoga, Pilates and strength classes in a room of their own. Aimed at climbers, open to anybody, and plenty of people come here and never touch a wall. Classes and fitness
Step 4: The café
Proper coffee, food worth staying for, and a view over the walls. Open whenever the centre is, and to anybody, whether you are climbing or not. See the café
Good to know
Getting in, and getting round.
Free parking
Right outside the door. Register your car on the tablet by the front desk when you come in.
Step-free entry
There is step-free entry, and wheelchair access around the centre.
Free to watch
Watching costs nothing and the café is open to anybody, so come and see whether it looks like your sort of place.
The people and the story
Who is behind it.
- About the ShackBuilt by the community, for the community, and run as a not-for-profit.Our story
- The teamManagers, coaches, setters and the people on the desk who will know your name by visit three.Meet the team
- Route settingA different wall stripped and reset every Friday, by the people who make you fall off.How the setting works
- GalleryNo stock photos and no models. This is what the place looks like.See the photographs
Opening times
When you can climb.
Rise and Climb early opens run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at no extra charge.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| MondayRise and Climb early open | 07:00 to 22:15 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 to 22:15 |
| WednesdayRise and Climb early open | 07:00 to 22:15 |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 22:15 |
| FridayRise and Climb early open | 07:00 to 22:15 |
| Saturday | 09:30 to 20:30 |
| Sunday | 09:30 to 20:30 |
Come and have a look.
Never climbed before? Book an induction and you can climb here whenever you like. Been climbing for years? Just turn up.