Durham Climbing Centre
BoulderingDurham · North EastPrices verified 2026-08-05
Durham's independent indoor bouldering centre on Meadowfield Industrial Estate, with routes set by Impact Route Setting. It runs coaching, children's programmes and birthday parties.
The wall in numbers
- Opened
- 2007
- Training boards
- Beastmaker training board (45 degrees), campus board, Beastmaker 1000 fingerboard, Beastmaker 2000 fingerboard, peg board
Where it is
St John's Road, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Durham, DH7 8TZ · Open in maps ↗
Facilities
courseskids areashopcoffee loungewarm-up area with exercise mats, kettle…
Routesetting
The centre page says routesetting is 'outsourced to Impact Route Setting to deliver fresh boulders', with hand and foot holds professionally cleaned with each new set. The team page also lists in-house route setting staff.
- Head setter
- Callum Hegarty
Impact Route Setting
How they grade
Centre page states a Griptonite traffic light grading system is used; the specific colour ladder is not published on the pages read.
What's on at Durham Climbing Centre
- Listed as a regular session on the events page; days and times not printed thereWomen'sWomen
- Listed as a regular session on the events page; days and times not printed thereYouthOpen to all
The team
As published on Durham Climbing Centre's own website.
- Hayley McKennaCentre Manager
- Phil McKennaOperations Manager
- Sam LavenderTraining Manager
- Tom SaleHead Coach
- Cailean HarkerRoute Setting Manager
- Callum HegartyHead Route Setter
- Bex ApplebyRoute Setter
- Ian DunnYouth Competitions Manager & Head Academy Coach
- Finn Prowse-HallClimbing Coach
- Abbie BoydClimbing Coach
- Beth WaleClimbing Coach
- Emily JonesReceptionist & Camp Leader
- Danielle MatherReceptionist
- Jemma RowellCamp Leader
- Aimee PlenderClimbing Centre Assistant
Contact
- Phone
- 0191 378 9555
- info@durhamclimbingcentre.co.uk
- 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.