Chimera Climbing Canterbury
Chimera Climbing Canterbury is a dedicated indoor bouldering centre about a ten minute walk from Canterbury East station. It runs separate opening hours for under 12s and offers private lessons and kids' sessions.
Adult entry
£16.50
Membership from
£64/mo
Restaurant Guru rating
4.6 · 289
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Where it is
Canterbury
- Parking
- Free parking available
- Public transport
- A ten-minute walk from Canterbury East train station
Facilities
shopkids areacourseswater refill stations
Routesetting
The centre says it keeps the climbing fresh by using a mix of in-house and guest setters so climbers meet a variety of setting styles, with problems ranging from beginner to advanced.
- Reset frequency
- weekly
- Schedule
- One wall is stripped and reset every week on a Monday, with the new problems set the same day
- Head setter
- Roan Richards
- Team
- In-house
How they grade
- Roped routes
- Ungraded
Problems are tracked through the Toplogger app across all Chimera centres; no grading ladder is published on the site.
What's on at Chimera Climbing Canterbury
- 4 Dec 2025CompetitionPast
A t-shirt design competition run by the centre.
- 22 Nov 2025CompetitionPast
Chimera's annual winter bouldering competition.
- 24 May 2025CompetitionPast
Chimera's annual bouldering competition.
The team
As published on Chimera Climbing Canterbury's own website.
- Chris SearleManaging Director
- Andre HedgerDirector and Route-Setting Manager
- Nathan WrightCentre Manager
- Oliver SongHead Coach
- Rebecca DeakinDuty Manager / Senior Coach
- Roan RichardsHead Route Setter
- Declan PageDuty Manager
- Taylor WoodDuty Manager
- Tom WolstenholmeDuty Manager
- Alfie O'SullivanDuty Manager
- Jenny FordMarketing Officer
What climbers say
Restaurant Guru
4.6 · 289 reviews
Contact
- Phone
- 01892 457294
- canterbury@chimeraclimbing.com
- Booking
- Book online ↗
Prices were read from the wall's own website and independently double-checked on 2026-08-05. They can change at any time. Setting, events and facilities were gathered on 2026-08-05. Always check the official site for current prices and hours. Run this wall? Claim your listing — it's free.