Climbing walls in East of England
27 walls across 18 towns and cities, adult entry £7–£19.99. 9 are bouldering-only.
By county: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk
Cheapest entry in East of England
| Wall | City | Type | Adult entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Morley Climbing Wall | Wymondham | Rope climbing | £7 |
| Cambridge Climbing Centre | Cambridge | Bouldering | £8.55 |
| Cambridge Climbing Centre (Kelsey Kerridge) | Cambridge | Bouldering | £8.55 |
| Hertfordshire Sports Village Climbing Wall | Hatfield | Bouldering + ropes | £9.25 |
| Sportspark Climbing Wall (University of East Anglia) | Norwich | Bouldering + ropes | £10 |
| University of Essex Climbing Wall | Colchester | Bouldering + ropes | £10 |
| Angle Climb | Peterborough | Bouldering | £12 |
| The XC | Hemel Hempstead | Bouldering + ropes | £12 |
| Cambridge Climbing Wall (The Perse Sports Centre) | Cambridge | Bouldering + ropes | £12.50 |
| Colchester Climbing Project | Colchester | Bouldering | £13 |
Cambridge
Cambridge Climbing Centre
Bouldering-only climbing centre inside Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre in Cambridge, with roughly 200m2 of bouldering plus a 96m2 extension, a spray wall, campus board, pull-up bar and fingerboards. Open 9am to 11pm seven days a week; the centre states it does not hire out rock climbing equipment.
Cambridge Climbing Centre (Kelsey Kerridge)
Bouldering-focused climbing centre inside the Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre in Cambridge, with a 200 square metre bouldering wall plus a 96 square metre extension. Training facilities include a 30-degree spray wall, campus board, fingerboards and a pull-up bar; off-peak is Monday to Friday 9am-5pm and all day Saturday.
Cambridge Climbing Wall (The Perse Sports Centre)
The climbing wall at The Perse Sports Centre has a 10.5m high wall with 11 climbing lines, an 8.5m abseiling platform and over 50 square metres of bouldering including a 4m spray wall. It also has four auto belays, two speed climbing lines, a digital interactive bouldering wall and a strength and conditioning zone.
Pembroke College Tower
Rainbow Rocket Climbing
Bouldering centre in Cambridge. The website returned HTTP 403 to our crawler, so no details could be verified from the source.
The Perse Sports Centre Climbing Wall
The Perse Sports Centre in Cambridge has a 10.5m climbing wall with 11 climbing lines, four auto belays, two speed lines, an 8.5m abseil platform and around 50 square metres of bouldering including a 4m spray wall. It runs Pay and Climb sessions, coach-led sessions and NICAS courses, and also has a 25m pool and sports hall.
Colchester
Clip 'n Climb Colchester
Clip 'n Climb venue at Northern Gateway Leisure Park with 44 climbing lines on BelayMate automatic belays, open to climbers aged 4 and over. There is also a three-tier soft play area for under-10s and a cafe, and party and corporate packages are offered.
Colchester Climbing Project
Bouldering-only centre on Global Park in Colchester with 150+ climbs including slabs, aretes, overhangs, arches, a 7m tunnel, a cave and top-out climbs. Facilities include a cafe, shop, Moon Board, training and stretching areas, shoe and chalk hire, bike storage, lockers and changing rooms.
Corporal Budd Gym Climbing Centre
Climbing wall listed at the Corporal Budd Gym in Colchester. No public website was found for the venue.
University of Essex Climbing Wall
University of Essex climbing wall at Wivenhoe Park with 250 metres of climbing space, offering bouldering and top roping with auto-belays and ground anchors. Equipment is not hired out, so independent climbers bring their own harness, belay device, shoes and rope.
Norwich
Highball Climbing Centre
Highball is an independent bouldering-only gym describing itself as Norfolk's largest dedicated bouldering centre. It has an on-site Beta Cafe, a shop, coaching and courses, and runs as a cashless venue.
Sportspark Climbing Wall (University of East Anglia)
Climbing wall inside the Sportspark sports centre on the University of East Anglia campus, with a roped wall and a dedicated bouldering cave in the main foyer. Offers casual climbing, beginner and improver courses, social sessions, private coaching and junior programmes.
Peterborough
Angle Climb
Indoor bouldering centre on Lincoln Road in Walton, Peterborough, run by Angle Entertainment. Sessions are booked by the hour, walk-ins are welcome, the floor is padded throughout and climbing-shoe hire is available.
Ipswich
AVID Indoor Climbing
AVID Climbing is an indoor climbing centre on Ransomes Europark in Ipswich. It opens 12:00-21:30 on weekdays and 10:00-18:00 at weekends, with earlier 10:00 opening during school holidays and bank holidays.
Brentwood
Brentwood Park Climbing
Listed climbing venue at Brentwood Park. The website on record now redirects to a karting operator, and no climbing details could be verified.
Hitchin
Climb Hitchin
Climb Hitchin's own domain redirects to a SimplyBook.it scheduling site; no public pricing, address or opening hours could be read from it.
Wisbech
Fenrock
An 8,000 sq ft bouldering centre in Wisbech with a cafe and community space. Drop-in climbing needs no booking and the minimum age is 8; the centre is cashless.
Huntingdon
Grafham Water Centre Climbing Wall
Purpose-built indoor climbing wall 10 metres high at Grafham Water Centre in Perry, near Huntingdon, offering multiple routes of varying difficulty with rope belaying instruction included. The site states the wall can be adapted with a hoist for less abled participants, and sessions are run for schools and organised groups.
Hatfield
Hertfordshire Sports Village Climbing Wall
University of Hertfordshire sports village climbing facility with a 12 metre wall featuring overhanging, vertical and slab surfaces plus a separate bouldering wall. Sessions are sold in 90 minute blocks, are suitable for ages 8+, and require a free competency assessment or a bouldering induction.
Southend-on-Sea
Indirock
Indirock is a bouldering-only gym on the first floor of Victoria Plaza in central Southend-on-Sea. It has a coffee shop, a soft play area for children, and runs coaching, workshops and school and party bookings.
Bedford
Kempston Indoor Climbing Wall (Kempston Outdoor Centre)
Indoor climbing at Kempston Outdoor Centre, run by Canoe Trail, with a bouldering wall featuring overhangs, slabs and volumes plus 12 roped routes. Sessions are offered through group bookings for schools, youth groups, corporate teams and parties rather than public drop-in entry.
Basildon
Rock Hub
Rock Hub is inside Basildon Sporting Village and has 16 lines of 10 metre high climbing with two auto-belays, plus a spray wall, moon board and a training area with campus board, Power Box and Beastmaker. There is a cafe with a viewing area, small valuables lockers and a large on-site car park.
North Mymms
King's Lynn
The Hangar Climbing Centre (Alive Lynnsport)
Alive Lynnsport in King's Lynn has a climbing wall area with bookable two-hour climbing sessions through the day. It also runs a Junior Climbing Club for ages 8-16 and an Adult Climbing Club for 14yrs+, with instructors and equipment provided.
Harlow
The Lock Climbing Wall
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.
Wymondham
The Morley Climbing Wall
A roped climbing wall at Morley Village and Sports Hall near Wymondham, with 12 ropes and around 60 routes graded 3 to 7b plus training boards. It opens for three sessions a week and lends climbing shoes and harnesses free of charge.
Hemel Hempstead
The XC
Indoor climbing centre at Jarman Park with 14-metre walls, 20 lead lines, 16 top-rope walls, six auto belays and two bouldering areas. Shoes, harnesses and chalk bags can be hired and a party room is available.