City Bloc Leeds

Bouldering centre on Kitson Road in Leeds, trading as City Climbing Company Ltd, with a cafe on site. Memberships include unlimited climbing plus free yoga and classes, and coaching and induction sessions are offered.

Full prices & membership →

The wall in numbers

Opened

2009

Training boards

Adjustable Kilter Board (45 degrees), 45-degree woodie, 40-degree spray wall, campus board, Smart Training Board fingerboard station

NICAS provider

Yes

Where it is

1-4 Kitson Road, Leeds, LS10 1NT · Open in maps ↗

Opening hours

Facilities

Café: Cafe serving North Star coffee, cakes, snacks, Northern Monk beer and speciality teas

How they grade

Bouldering

Font + colour circuit

Difficulty is set by coloured holds. The FAQ page equates the yellow and purple holds at City Bloc with roughly Font 6B/6C, but no full colour ladder is published.

Convert between grading systems → · How other UK walls grade →

What's on at City Bloc Leeds

• Tuesdays at 7pm19:00
  Building Blocs · official ↗
  CourseOpen to all

  Weekly instructor-led session focusing on technique, problem-solving and group support for improver-level climbers.

• Wednesdays at 6pm18:00
  Yoga for Climbers · official ↗
  SocialOpen to allPay-as-you-go, or free with an Unlimited Pass

  An hour of yoga aimed at undoing climbing posture and building neglected muscle groups. All levels.

• Wednesdays at 7pm19:00
  Women's Social · official ↗
  Women'sWomen

  Weekly social climb for women of all abilities.

• Saturday or Sunday mornings
  Kids Club · official ↗
  YouthYouth£9

  A coached, fun introduction to climbing for ages 6-12.

• Weekends
  NICAS Bouldering · official ↗
  YouthYouth£11

  Weekly skills coaching for kids and teens to build confidence on the wall.

• Run regularly; no fixed weekly slot published
  Get to Grips · official ↗
  WorkshopBeginners£17

  An hour with an instructor learning the basics, for beginners aged 18+.

• 15 May–4 Sep 2026
  Summer League 26 · official ↗
  LeagueOpen to allFree to enterPast

  Five rounds of league climbing across the summer, ending in a live final on 4 September. All abilities welcome.

All UK climbing events →

The team

As published on City Bloc Leeds's own website.

• Ben Meeks
  Managing Director

What climbers say

Aggregate scores as published, paraphrased themes rather than quoted reviews. How we handle review data →

Contact

Phone

0113 469 9034

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