Boulder Brighton
A dedicated bouldering centre in Portslade offering rock climbing without the hassle of ropes and harnesses, including a cave section. On-site shop and cafe, yoga and physio, plus coached adult sessions and youth and family instructed sessions.
The wall in numbers
- Opened
- 2013
- Climbing area
- 1,000 m²
- Boulder problems
- 200
- Training boards
- 40-degree Moon board, 8-degree endurance/spray wall, fingerboards, campus rungs
Where it is
Unit 7b-c, Victoria Road Trading Estate, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XQ · Open in maps ↗
- Public transport
- 5 minutes' walk from Portslade train station
Opening hours
| Weekdays | Mon 8am-10pm; Tue-Fri 6am-10pm |
|---|---|
| Weekends | 8am-10pm |
Facilities
Routesetting
- Reset frequency
- weekly
- Schedule
- We set a new area (or sometimes two) every week, usually on a Monday, but days vary.
How they grade
- Bouldering
- Font (6A, 7B+)
- Roped routes
- Ungraded
Switched to Font (international) grades in January 2026, with new tags and colours; the centre suggests online conversion charts for climbers used to V grades. There is also an Introduction to Technique circuit.
What's on at Boulder Brighton
- 29 Jun 2026OtherOpen to allPast
Try before you buy from Tenaya's range of climbing shoes.
- 23 Jun–24 Jun 2026CourseOpen to allPast
Foundation Coach award courses running on 23rd and 24th June.
- 19 Jun 202618:00Open to allPast
Pizza night on 19th June from 6pm.
- 17 Jun 2026OtherOpen to allPast
Summer build work completed and the rebuilt area reopened at 5pm.
- 16 May 2026CompetitionYouthPast
Youth finals of the BB XIII competition. Spectators welcome.
- 8 May 2026FestivalOpen to allPast
Come and celebrate our thirteenth birthday with us.
The team
As published on Boulder Brighton's own website.
- TomDirector
- JamesDirector
What climbers say
Contact
- Phone
- 01273 422408
- Booking
- Book online ↗