Junior climbing 12-16 years

Youth Youth Weekly £62.50 for a 5-week course, £75 for a 6-week course East of England

Junior climbing course for children aged 12 to 16.

When

Thursdays and Fridays, 5:30pm-7pm

Time

17:30

Price

£62.50 for a 5-week course, £75 for a 6-week course

Where

University of Essex Climbing Wall

Details

Official page ↗

When it runs

Thursdays and Fridays, 5:30pm-7pm

Where it is

University of Essex Climbing Wall — bouldering + ropes in Colchester. Standard adult entry is £10, though event pricing often differs.

University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ · Open in maps ↗

Also on at University of Essex Climbing Wall

Tuesday evenings 8pm-10pm; published dates are 3, 10, 17 and 24 March, 7, 14, 21 and 28 April, and 12, 19 and 26 May (no year printed alongside the dates) 20:00

Community Climbing Session · official ↗

Social Open to all £8 Essex Sport members, £10 non-members

Two-hour evening community climbing session open to members and non-members.
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 ↗

Course Beginners £60

Instructor-led introductory course of two 3-hour sessions, maximum 6 places, required before new climbers can climb unsupervised.
Thursdays and Fridays, 4pm-5:30pm 16:00

Junior climbing 8-11 years · official ↗

Youth Youth £62.50 for a 5-week course, £75 for a 6-week course

Junior climbing course for children aged 8 to 11.

Other youth events in East of England

Monday 4-5pm and Sunday 10:30-11:30am

NICAS Wild Climbers · official ↗

Cambridge Climbing Wall (The Perse Sports Centre) · Cambridge, East of England

Youth Youth £20 per session

Weekly 60-minute NICAS climbing sessions for 4-7 year olds. Maximum coach ratio 1:8.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 5-6:30pm; Saturday 9-10:30am and 10:30am-12pm; Sunday 9-10:30am and 12:15-1:45pm

NICAS Bouldering and Climbing Levels 1-3 · official ↗

Cambridge Climbing Wall (The Perse Sports Centre) · Cambridge, East of England

Youth Youth £26.50 per session

Weekly 1.5-hour NICAS bouldering and climbing sessions for 7-11 and 11-17 year olds. Maximum coach ratio 1:8.
Listed in the weekly NICAS timetable for 11-17 year olds

NICAS Climbing Level 4 · official ↗

Cambridge Climbing Wall (The Perse Sports Centre) · Cambridge, East of England

Youth Youth £31.50 per session

Weekly 1.5-hour NICAS Level 4 climbing sessions for 11-17 year olds. Maximum coach ratio 1:6.
Monday-Friday 17:00-21:00 and Saturday 10:00-17:00, term time 17:00

Casual Climbing for 14+ Year Olds · official ↗

Hertfordshire Sports Village Climbing Wall · Hatfield, East of England

Youth Youth Free to members; standard casual climb rates for non-members

Independent climbing sessions for rope- and boulder-competent 14-17 year olds. Parental consent and a competency test are required; competency tests are also available in the session.

Read from University of Essex Climbing Wall's own website on 2026-08-05 — dates, prices and entry conditions change, and popular events sell out. Always confirm on the official listing before travelling. Run this wall? Claim your listing to keep your events accurate here.

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