The Boathouse Climbing Centre
Housed in the Old Lifeboat Station in Llandudno with roughly 200 square metres of climbing surface, a 4.5 metre bouldering wall and an 8 metre tower with lead climbs, top rope and two auto belays.
The wall in numbers
- Opened
- 2019
- Tallest wall
- 8 m
- Bouldering height
- 4.5 m
- Climbing area
- 200 m²
- Auto belays
- 2
Where it is
The Old Lifeboat Station, Lloyd Street, Llandudno, LL30 2YG · Open in maps ↗
- Parking
- 4 dedicated parking spaces outside the centre, with further car parks within a 5-minute walk.
- Accessibility
- Fully wheelchair accessible ground floor, accessible toilet facilities and two baby changing facilities, with bottle and food warming available.
Facilities
How they grade
- Bouldering
- V-scale (V0–V12)
The facilities page states bouldering routes are graded VB/4a to V6+/7a, i.e. dual-graded on the V-scale and Font.
What's on at The Boathouse Climbing Centre
- Tuesday mornings 10:00-11:30 and Friday afternoons 13:00-14:30 during summer term 202610:00YouthYouth£3 for crawlers, £6 for those walking confidently
Drop-in climbing session for children from crawling through 4 years old. Active parental participation is required and no booking is needed.
- Wednesday evenings 19:00-20:30, rolling intake with no set start date19:00CourseWomen£85
A course of up to 4 weeks (6 hours total) covering bouldering safety, auto-belay, rope techniques and equipment selection. Completion includes 2 months free Crew Membership.
- Wednesday evenings from 19:00 onwards19:00Women
A group connecting female climbers across North Wales for indoor and outdoor climbing partnerships, meeting at the centre.
- Runs across the academic school yearYouthYouth
Junior climbing clubs running through the academic school year.
- Runs across the academic school yearYouthYouth
A climbing club for children with additional needs, running through the academic school year.
- 21 Jul–25 Aug 202610:00YouthYouth£3 for crawlers, £6 for those walking confidentlyPast
Holiday drop-in session for children from crawling through 3 years old. No booking required and active parental participation is needed.
- 5 Mar 2025YouthYouthPast
Instructor-led climbing group for home-educated children aged 5-17, focused on physical development and collaborative skills with individualised pacing.
The team
As published on The Boathouse Climbing Centre's own website.
- AndyCo-owner
Previously Climbing Coordinator for Conwy County Borough Council and held his own lease running JunctionWall at Llandudno Junction Leisure Centre.
- Emma-JaneCo-owner
Has a community and educational background, facilitating dance and arts projects in local schools since 2002.
Contact
- Phone
- 01492 35 35 35
- climb@boathouseclimbingcentre.co.uk
- Booking
- Book online ↗