Climbing walls in East Midlands

23 walls across 14 towns and cities, adult entry £8–£14. 7 are bouldering-only.

By county: Derbyshire · Northamptonshire · Nottinghamshire

Cheapest entry in East Midlands

Nottingham

• Depot Climbing Nottingham

  Bouldering · £11.50

  Bouldering centre in the former tram depot on King Edward Street in Nottingham city centre, with a mezzanine climbing area, a kids' climbing area, a gym and training space and a shop. Sensory-friendly sessions run 9am to 12pm every Monday with reduced noise and no drill work.

• Nottingham Climbing Centre

  Bouldering + ropes · £12

  Nottingham Climbing Centre runs two venues: New Basford with 60+ rope lines and 100+ boulder problems, and Lenton with 200+ boulder problems and a training area with two boards. Both sites have a cafe and shop, with weekly route resets.

• Nottingham Climbing Centre (Lenton)

  Bouldering · £12

  Bouldering centre in Lenton run by Nottingham Climbing Centre, with a dedicated training room containing two training boards. On-site facilities include an all-veggie cafe, a shop and free WiFi.

• Nottingham Trent University Climbing Wall (City Sports Centre)

  Bouldering + ropes

• University of Nottingham Climbing Wall, David Ross Sports Village

  Bouldering + ropes

  University sport centre wall with a 12m climbing wall carrying over 50 routes, permanent top ropes, space for lead climbing and 3 auto belays. A 3.5m bouldering wall holds over 60 graded problems alongside a 250 Moonboard with over 12,000 problems.

Derby

• Alter Rock Indoor Climbing and Activity Centre

  Bouldering + ropes · £12.85

  Indoor climbing centre housed in St James Church in Derby, with over 600 square metres of graded roped climbing walls and bouldering problems. It also has an Air Walk aerial assault course and a Labyrinth cave, and sells hot and cold food and drinks on site.

• Clip 'n Climb Derby

  Rope climbing

  Clip 'n Climb Derby is an indoor climbing arena off the A38 with 19 climbing walls across three difficulty levels, accommodating up to 24 active climbers. The site also has a soft play area and the Rocky Road Cafe with a large free car park.

• The Climbing Unit

  Bouldering

• University of Derby Sports Centre Climbing Wall

  Bouldering + ropes

  Climbing wall inside the University of Derby Sports Centre on the Kedleston Road site, operated by Everyone Active. The centre page lists a minimum of six high ropes on the main wall plus a bouldering section, a lattice board, finger boards and lead climbing facilities.

Leicester

• Climb Leicester - The Tower Climbing Centre

  Bouldering + ropes · £11.80

  Council-run climbing centre inside Leicester Leys Leisure Centre, with a lead-climbing Tower area, top-rope walls in the Bloc area and a bouldering wall. The training area holds a campus board, fingerboards, pull-up bars and TRX stations.

• Social Climbing Leicester

  Bouldering · £14

  Bouldering centre on East Bond Street in Leicester, the original of Social Climbing's three Midlands venues, with 175+ problems graded V0-V9+ and sections reset weekly. Training facilities include a 2024 Moonboard, a dedicated woodie with campus board and system wall, and a fingerboard station; there is a pro shop, changing rooms and lockers, and pay & display parking nearby.

Northampton

• Clip 'n Climb Northampton

  Rope climbing

  Clip 'n Climb challenge venue inside Weston Favell Shopping Centre with 44 climbing lines. Sessions run 85 minutes including safety briefing, and the site also has a two-tier soft play area, party room and the South Ridge Cafe.

• The Pinnacle Climbing Centre

  Bouldering + ropes · £13.80

  Roped climbing centre in Northampton (NN4 8ES) with lead and auto-belay walls, run alongside a separate Pinnacle Bouldering Centre and Clip 'n Climb site at NN3 8JZ. Has an on-site cafe and gear shop.

Corby

• Corby Climbing Centre

  Bouldering

Grantham

• Grantham Meres Leisure Centre Climbing Wall

  Rope climbing

  Grantham Meres Leisure Centre is run by LeisureSK. The centre website lists swimming, gym, group exercise classes and court sports; no climbing wall information or climbing prices were found on the site.

Chesterfield

• Healthy Living Centre Climbing Wall

  Bouldering + ropes · £8

  The Healthy Living Centre has a 10.5 metre climbing wall with 17 lines and over 70 top-roped routes, four auto-belays and a separate bouldering room. Casual climbing, inductions and children's clubs are run by Chesterfield Borough Council, and climbing is included with Active Fitness membership.

Rushden

• Rock Up Rushden Lakes

  Rope climbing

  Rock Up Rushden Lakes is a harness-based adventure climbing venue inside Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre with 25 themed climbing walls, a vertical drop slide, a traverse wall and multi-storey soft play. Sessions run for 60 minutes of climbing plus a 30 minute safety briefing.

Bamford, Hope Valley

• The Adventure Hub (Hope Valley Bouldering Wall)

  Bouldering · £9.50

  A small bouldering wall at Hope Valley Garden Centre in Bamford, largely membership-based with member access through an electronic door entry system and limited public walk-in hours on Fridays and Saturdays. The site also has an outdoor gear shop, a yoga studio with classes, kids' clubs from age 4 and outdoor activity courses.

Loughborough

• The Climbing Station

  Bouldering + ropes · £13

  Loughborough centre with over 800sqm of bouldering surface plus a top rope wall. On-site cafe, parking and bike racks.

Wirksworth

• The Face Climbing Wall, Wirksworth Leisure Centre

  Bouldering + ropes

  Climbing wall at Wirksworth Leisure Centre with a bouldering wall of 30-35 problems graded F5 to F7b, five 10m lead lines with 10 routes, six top-rope lines and two True Blue auto belays. An unlimited climbing membership covering the bouldering and climbing wall is sold by direct debit.

Lincoln

• The Showroom Climbing Centre

  Bouldering + ropes

  Climbing and bouldering centre run by YMCA Lincolnshire in Lincoln.

Weedon Bec

• The Weedon Project

  Bouldering · £12.80

  Bouldering-only centre at The Depot in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire. Runs inductions, adult and children's climbing classes and kids' parties, and sells punch cards alongside day entry.

Newark-on-Trent

• YMCA Climbing Centre, Newark

  Bouldering + ropes

  YMCA Newark's climbing centre at the Community and Activity Village has bouldering areas, a 15m main wall, an IFSC Olympic standard speed wall and a Clip 'n Climb arena with 15 challenges. It runs NICAS levels 1-5 and WILD Climbers coaching, and there is a YMCA cafe on site.