Climbing walls in London
46 walls across 11 towns and cities, adult entry £9–£22.50. 27 are bouldering-only.
Cheapest entry in London
| Wall | City | Type | Adult entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Palace | London | Bouldering + ropes | £9 |
| Active Climb, Brixton Recreation Centre | London | Rope climbing | £9.25 |
| Romford Rock and Boulder | Romford | Bouldering | £12.50 |
| BlocFit | London | Bouldering | £14 |
| Yellow Spider Climbing | Carshalton | Bouldering | £14 |
| Climbing District London Fields | London | Bouldering | £15 |
| Climbing District Tottenham Hale | London | Bouldering | £15 |
| The Arch Climbing Wall: Building One | London | Bouldering | £15 |
| The Nest Climbing | Hayes | Bouldering | £15 |
| The Reach | London | Bouldering + ropes | £15 |
London
Active Climb, Brixton Recreation Centre
Active Climb is a staffed harness climbing activity in the Family Leisure Zone at Brixton Recreation Centre, with three climbing walls and no previous experience needed - staff fit harnesses and give a safety briefing before each session. It is open to ages 5 and over (under 12s must be supervised) and is booked online, via the Active Lambeth app or at the centre; the wider centre has a gym, studios, swimming pool, sauna and steam, cafes and a sports hall.
BethWall Climbing Centre
Bouldering centre in railway arches in east London, part of the London Climbing Centres group. Runs beginner classes, kids climbing programmes and board socials.
BlocFit
Bouldering gym in a railway arch on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, with a weights gym, sauna and cold plunge alongside the climbing. Coaching courses and a shop are on site.
CanaryWall Climbing Centre
East London bouldering centre in Poplar, a one-minute walk from Westferry DLR, offering bouldering and board climbing with internal cycle storage. Part of London Climbing Centres; all centres are cashless.
City Bouldering Aldgate
A dedicated bouldering gym in the heart of the City of London with over 100 bouldering problems graded VB to V9. Facilities include a traverse wall, Kilter Board, gym and training area, shop, showers and lockers, with adult coaching courses and kids' programmes.
City Bouldering Stratford
A state-of-the-art climbing centre in East London with bouldering walls, a retail shop and a cafe. It runs drop-in climbing, coaching courses, social events, kids' sessions and birthday parties.
City Bouldering White City
City Bouldering's second dedicated venue, on the edge of Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd's Bush. It features a state-of-the-art bouldering arena plus 9 auto-belay routes, with no advance booking needed once you have pre-registered online.
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Climbing Co Fulham
The Parsons Green bouldering centre formerly run as The Climbing Hangar London is now Climbing Co Fulham, operated by City Bouldering. It has changing rooms and showers, a cafe, a retail shop and a dedicated training area, with routes reset weekly and a full refresh every five weeks; minimum age is 7.
Climbing District London Fields
A bright, air-conditioned underground bouldering wall near Broadway Market with 200+ problems from V0 to V11, a Kilter Board and regular route resets. Upstairs there is a cafe overlooking the Regent's Canal, plus a large gym area, retail shop and heated changing rooms.
Climbing District Tottenham Hale
Tottenham Hale bouldering gym listing 200+ problems V2-V12 with regular resets, a circuit board, MoonBoard, bespoke training area and gym, plus a cafe and co-working space. The thestrongholduk.com domain now redirects to climbingdistrict.uk.
Climbing Gym Sen
Bouldering gym in a railway arch on Newnham Terrace near Waterloo, with a cafe on site. Day passes give unlimited use for the rest of the day, and shoe and chalk hire are available.
Clip 'n Climb at The O2
Clip 'n Climb venue at The O2 in Greenwich with auto-belay (BelayMate) challenge walls, a 10m vertical drop slide and an 11m climbing wall with twelve routes. Sessions run 60 minutes including a 20-minute induction, for ages 4 and over.
Clip 'n Climb Chelsea
Indoor Clip 'n Climb venue on Michael Road in Fulham with over 20 individual and multi-climber wall challenges plus a DropSlide, all on automatic belay devices. Sessions are staffed and no climbing experience is needed; the site lists toddler, sibling, SEND and evening adult sessions, with prices only shown in its booking system.
Clip 'n Climb Wandsworth
Clip 'n Climb Wandsworth has 44 climbing lines on automatic belays, including the Stairway to Heaven challenge, sold as booked 85-minute sessions for ages 4 and up. It also runs adult sessions, Mini Mountaineers for young children, special needs sessions and parties.
EustonWall Climbing Centre
Central London bouldering centre on Euston Road, part of London Climbing Centres. Offers drop-in bouldering for experienced climbers (18+), Bouldering Basics classes for 14yrs+, private coaching, board socials and Women+ social sessions; membership covers entry to all the group's London centres.
Hendon Leisure Centre Climbing Wall
Climbing wall at Hendon Leisure Centre run by Better (GLL), offering free-time climbing sessions plus classes for adults and children from beginner through to specialised advanced courses.
Ibstock Place School
Imperial College London Climbing Wall (Ethos Sports Centre)
The climbing wall at Imperial's Ethos Sports Centre sits at the eastern end of the sports hall and combines a 9 metre wall with five Tru-Blue auto-belay routes and a 4 metre bouldering wall. A free induction session is required before first use.
JAGS Sports Club Climbing Wall
Members' sports club in Dulwich whose facilities include a climbing wall alongside a 25m pool, free weights gym, squash and badminton courts and the Copper Beech Cafe. Wall use is unlimited for members; climbing classes are open to non-members on a pay-per-session basis.
Mile End Climbing Wall
Mount Palace
Mount Palace is an indoor climbing centre at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre offering top rope climbing and bouldering. Shoe hire is free and all customers pay a £5 yearly membership fee.
RavensWall
RavensWall is one of eight London Climbing Centres, located by Ravenscourt Park in West London.
Rise Climbing
A bouldering centre in Canning Town with full-height walls reset weekly, a traverse wall and a board area including a 2016 Moonboard at 40 degrees and a TB2 mirror at 45 degrees. It also has a gym, a cafe and bar, showers and coaching for adults and kids.
Substation Brixton
Substation Brixton is a bouldering and fitness centre in a South London warehouse, using its own Level 1-6 grading system. Alongside the bouldering it has a strength and conditioning gym, a fitness and yoga studio, sauna and cold plunge, a treatment room, a kids-only climbing area called The Wild, and The Gritstone cafe and pizzeria.
The Arch Climbing Wall: Building One
A 15,000 sq ft bouldering centre in Bermondsey with around 300 set problems, a 40m traverse wall and an LED Moonboard. Facilities include a strength training gym, cafe, shop, lockers and showers.
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 Font
Group site for The Font's three London bouldering centres - Wandsworth (52-58 Garratt Lane, SW18 4TF), Borough (Unit 1b, Triptych Place, SE1 9BL) and Hounslow (9 Smithy Lane, TW3 1EH) - plus Reading and Southampton operated via Parthian Climbing. Entry prices are set per centre, so no single group-wide day rate is published.
The Font Borough
The Font Borough is a 9,000 sq ft bouldering-only centre in central London near London Bridge, with progressively graded problems reset regularly by professional route setters. It also has a functional fitness gym, fitness and yoga classes, a cafe and a craft beer bar.
The Font Wandsworth
A 25,000 sq ft roped climbing and bouldering centre on Garratt Lane, formerly Parthian Climbing Wandsworth and now branded The Font. Facilities include auto-belays, a functional fitness gym with free weights and cardio, a cafe and bar, and workspace.
The Reach
Climbing centre in Woolwich, south east London with 87 roped routes, six bouldering walls, twelve auto belays, an 11m wall height and a 17m lead roof. Over 300 routes and problems in total, with off-peak weekday pricing and beginners courses.
VauxWall East
VauxWall East is a London Climbing Centres bouldering venue on Cabanel Place, a 15-minute walk from Vauxhall, Kennington and Lambeth North, with internal cycle storage. It runs Bouldering Basics classes, private coaching and Boulderama social sessions.
VauxWall West
VauxWall West is one of eight London Climbing Centres, located in Vauxhall in Central London.
Vertical Chill (Ellis Brigham Covent Garden)
Westway Climbing Centre
Climbing centre at Westway Sports and Fitness Centre with 350 routes on 110 rope lines up to 13.5m, up to 150 boulder problems and eight auto-belay machines. Training rooms include a systems board, circuit board, campus board and fingerboards.
Yonder
An independently owned community hub in Walthamstow, five minutes from Blackhorse Road station, combining a bouldering gymnasium with coworking space. Eight distinct climbing areas include a competition wall and kids area, plus a spray wall, MoonBoard and 40 degree project board, a weights gym, yoga studio and on-site bakery.
Barking
Barking Sportshouse and Gym Clip 'n Climb
Clip 'n Climb sessions at Barking Sportshouse and Gym, operated by Better (GLL), on a 7.5m climbing panel. The activity is described as suitable for ages four and up, supervised, and climbers wear trainers rather than climbing shoes.
Uxbridge
Brunel University Sports Centre Climbing Wall
University climbing wall measuring 35m by 7.5m with cracks, aretes, flakes, grooves and overhangs, plus a separate 'Pump room' bouldering area added in 1992. Access is via annual membership after a competency test rather than a general day pass.
Croydon
CroyWall
CroyWall is one of eight London Climbing Centres, located by Wandle Park in South London.
Harrow
HarroWall
HarroWall is one of eight London Climbing Centres, located at Harrow-on-the-Hill in North West London.
Bromley
Rhino Boulder
Bouldering-only centre in The Mall shopping centre in Bromley. Alongside the walls it has a cafe, a shop selling climbing shoes, boulder pads and guidebooks, dedicated training facilities, coworking space, kids classes, and yoga and Pilates.
Romford
Romford Rock and Boulder
Romford Rock & Boulder is a small independent bouldering gym in central Romford. No booking is required, and the site highlights its cafe alongside the climbing.
Hounslow
The Font Hounslow
A 5,400 sq ft bouldering facility in Hounslow's High Street Quarter with varied wall angles and fingerboards, plus a functional fitness gym with free weights, cardio machines and squat and bench stations. There is a cafe and bar serving coffee, craft beer and food, a workspace and lounge area, parking and bike racks.
Hayes
The Nest Climbing
Indoor bouldering centre on Material Walk in Hayes. Entry and punch cards include access to the on-site gym, and the site lists a coffee cafe, fitness classes and on-site parking.
Surbiton
White Spider Climbing
Roped climbing and bouldering centre in Surbiton, part of Spider Climbing. Runs Learn to Lead courses, auto belay sessions, adult and youth coaching, termly kids clubs and birthday parties, with a retail shop on site.
Carshalton
Yellow Spider Climbing
Yellow Spider Climbing is a bouldering centre based at Oaks Sports Centre in Carshalton. It runs coaching for adults and youth, termly kids clubs, independent youth climbing access and birthday parties alongside drop-in climbing.