The Lock Climbing Wall
Bouldering + ropesEssex OutdoorsHarlow · East of EnglandMonthly resetsV-scale (V0–V12)Prices verified 2026-08-05
Essex Outdoors' climbing wall in Harlow, billed on its site as Essex's largest indoor climbing centre, with bouldering blocs plus top-rope and lead routes and regularly serviced auto-belays. Last entry is one hour before closing.
The wall in numbers
- Rope lines
- 120
- Boulder problems
- 30
- Auto belays
- 4
Where it is
Harlow
- Parking
- Limited parking at the centre; free alternative parking available at the nearby Moorhen Pub
Opening hours
| Monday | 10:00 - 22:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Facilities
auto belaylead wallscoursesshop
Routesetting
We regularly strip and reset our blocs and routes, as well as replacing ropes, hardware and servicing Auto-belays.
- Reset frequency
- monthly
- Schedule
- Four main walls (Riverside, Step, Monkey and Short) are stripped and reset on a monthly rota, one wall stripped on a given date and set over the following three days. The bouldering room is stripped monthly on a Sunday (closed from around 3pm) and set the following Monday (open from around 6pm).
- Full reset cycle
- each wall approximately every 4 months
How they grade
- Bouldering
- V-scale (V0–V12)
Bouldering loft blocs are described as graded VB-V5+. The rope routes are described only as having 'a wide range of grades', with no system named.
Photos
The Lock climbing wall, Harlow - geograph.org.uk - 6092602 · Robert Eva, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Contact
- Phone
- 01279 620270
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.