The Castle Climbing Centre
Roped and bouldering centre on Green Lanes in north London, advertising 250+ routes and 430+ boulder problems. Facilities listed include a vegetarian cafe, climbing shop, training area, lockers and a community garden.

The wall in numbers
- Opened
- 1995
- Rope lines
- 250
- Lead lines
- 110
- Boulder problems
- 430
- Auto belays
- 40
Where it is
Green Lanes, London, N4 2HA · Open in maps ↗
- Accessibility
- The centre publishes an accessibility and visual guide at castle-climbing.co.uk/accessibility-and-visual-guide, and sells a £5.00 Step-Free session rate.
Opening hours
| Weekdays | 8am - 10pm |
|---|---|
| Weekends | 9am - 8pm |
Facilities
How they grade
The route setting page points climbers to the on-site noticeboard and to Instagram for setting news and beta videos rather than publishing a reset schedule or grade ladder.
What's on at The Castle Climbing Centre
- Twice weekly, Mondays and Thursdays, 7pm-9pm19:00Open to all
A twice-weekly top rope session for competent top rope climbers looking for a relaxed, supportive and social environment to climb.
- Listed on the events page as a repeating Monday evening session; the listing does not state the recurrence unambiguously.Open to all
A bouldering social run by the centre's coaches and instructors, offering progression advice in a supportive, social setting.
- Third Wednesday of each month, 7pm-9pm19:00Women'sWomenFree for registered climbers (entry fee applies)
A monthly climbing social billed as being for women of a certain age.
- Last Sunday of the monthMembers only
An after-hours climbing session open only to members.
What climbers say
Commonly praised
- wide range of climbing under one roof (bouldering, top rope, lead and…
- often called one of the best indoor walls in London
- welcoming to visiting climbers
Commonly criticised
- expensive entry
- very busy at weekends and on weekday evenings
Photos

Castle Climbing Centre Wells 1 Lead Area · Mggo314, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Castle Climbing Centre - geograph.org.uk - 3839362 · N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Castle Climbing Centre - geograph.org.uk - 3839365 · N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Contact
- Phone
- 020 8211 7000
- info@castle-climbing.co.uk
Where this came from (6 sources)
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