Chimera Climbing Chatham
Dedicated bouldering centre on Chatham's dockside Quays, open to climbers aged 5 and up, with earlier closing hours for under-12s. Shoe and chalk hire and private lessons are available, and there is limited free on-site parking with paid options nearby.
Where it is
Unit 4, The Quays, Jetty, 5 Dock Head Road, Chatham, ME4 4ZJ · Open in maps ↗
- Public transport
- Accessible by local bus stop
Opening hours
| Weekdays | 10am - 10pm |
|---|---|
| Weekends | 9am - 6pm |
Facilities
Routesetting
The centre uses a mixture of in-house and guest setters, who bring all sorts of different styles and ideas with them. While one section is being reset the rest of the centre remains open.
- Reset frequency
- weekly
- Schedule
- We take all the holds OFF one section of wall once a week, to clean them and put up brand new blocs.
- Head setter
- Andre Hedger
- Team
- In-house
How they grade
- Roped routes
- Ungraded
All problems are uploaded to the Toplogger app so climbers can track their progress across all Chimera centres.
What's on at Chimera Climbing Chatham
- 4 Dec 2025CompetitionPast
Listed on the centre's competitions page under 'General Competitions'.
- 20 Sep 2025CompetitionPast
Listed on the centre's competitions page under 'The Big Bloc Comp'.
- 15 Mar 2025CompetitionPast
Listed on the centre's competitions page under 'The Big Bloc Comp'.
The team
As published on Chimera Climbing Chatham's own website.
- Chris SearleManaging Director
Grew up in Kent and has been climbing since the age of 10.
- Andre HedgerDirector, Route-Setting Manager
Has been climbing since he could crawl.
Contact
- Phone
- 01892 457294
- chatham@chimeraclimbing.com