Course events at UK climbing walls

August 2026

• 6 Aug 2026 19:15
  Essentials Level 1 · official ↗
  The Coliseum - Northumberland Bouldering Centre · Morpeth, North East
  Course Beginners £24.95

  Essentials Bouldering class led by Mick Gardener, six places.

September 2026

• 5 Sep–17 Oct 2026 10:15
  Junior Climbing Course (Saturdays) · official ↗
  Abingdon Climbing Wall · Abingdon, South East
  Course Youth

  Junior climbing courses at Abingdon School Sports Centre for ages 5-15, run as beginner and improver groups.

• 6 Sep–11 Oct 2026 09:00
  Junior Climbing Course (Sundays) · official ↗
  Abingdon Climbing Wall · Abingdon, South East
  Course Youth

  Junior climbing courses at Abingdon School Sports Centre for ages 9 and under, run as beginner and improver groups.

Regular sessions

• Tuesdays at 7pm 19:00
  Building Blocs · official ↗
  City Bloc Leeds · Leeds, Yorkshire
  Course Open to all

  Weekly instructor-led session focusing on technique, problem-solving and group support for improver-level climbers.

• Assessment Wednesday 6-7pm, course Wednesday 7-9pm 19:00
  Climbing induction · official ↗
  Healthy Living Centre Climbing Wall · Chesterfield, East Midlands
  Course Open to all £30 per person for non-members, free for Active Fitness mem…

  Climbing wall induction for ages 14 and over, with a separate assessment slot for those who already climb.

• Mondays 8-9pm and Fridays 7-8pm; the Friday session is run by a female instructor 20:00
  Climbing booster · official ↗
  Healthy Living Centre Climbing Wall · Chesterfield, East Midlands
  Course Open to all

  Session for climbers of all abilities.

• Mondays
  Adult Improvers Night · official ↗
  Newcastle Climbing Centre · Newcastle, North East
  Course Beginners £11 per session

  Aimed at adult beginners wanting to progress onto harder climbs.

• Thursdays every 3 weeks, 7-8:30pm and 7:30-9pm 19:00
  Learn to Climb lessons · official ↗
  Parkfield Climbing Wall (Reach Outdoors) · Paignton, South West
  Course Beginners £45 individual, £80 per pair

  A two-part course teaching climbing and belaying, running on a three-weekly Thursday cycle.

• Wednesdays 5pm; Saturdays 11:30am; Sundays 11:30am
  NICAS Level 1 Course · official ↗
  Rock and Rapid Adventures Climbing Centre · South Molton, South West
  Course Youth

  National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme Level 1 course sessions.

• Fridays from 4pm 16:00
  NICAS Wild Climbers · official ↗
  Rock and Rapid Adventures Climbing Centre · South Molton, South West
  Course Youth

  NICAS Wild Climbers session on the centre timetable.

• Mondays 18:00-19:00 and 19:00-20:00, Saturdays 14:15-15:15 18:00
  Adult Climbing Lessons · official ↗
  The Face Climbing Wall, Wirksworth Leisure Centre · Wirksworth, East Midlands
  Course Open to all £14

  One-hour adult climbing lessons run weekly at the centre.

• Published dates are 18 and 25 April, 16 and 23 May, and 6 and 13 June, each 1pm-4pm (no year printed alongside the dates) 13:00
  Learn the Ropes course · official ↗
  University of Essex Climbing Wall · Colchester, East of England
  Course Beginners £60

  Instructor-led introductory course of two 3-hour sessions, maximum 6 places, required before new climbers can climb unsupervised.

• Listed on the centre's activity timetable; days and times are published in the downloadable timetable.
  Legends: Intro to Climbing · official ↗
  YMCA Climbing Centre, Newark · Newark-on-Trent, East Midlands
  Course Beginners

  An introduction to climbing session designed specifically for older adults.

Previously

Past dates, kept because most of these run on an annual or seasonal cycle.

• 6 Jul–14 Aug 2026 18:00
  Summer of Sport: Learn to Climb (Ages 14+) · official ↗
  UHI Perth Climbing Centre · Perth, Scotland
  Course Beginners Free Past

  Free session for groups, families or individuals to learn belaying, rope tying and key skills. Funded by Summer of Sport with equipment provided.