Climbing walls in North West
36 walls across 21 towns and cities, adult entry £6–£17. 15 are bouldering-only.
By county: Cumbria · Lancashire
Cheapest entry in North West
| Wall | City | Type | Adult entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littleborough Sports Centre Climbing Wall | Littleborough, Rochdale | Rope climbing | £6 |
| University of Liverpool Climbing and Bouldering Wall | Liverpool | Bouldering + ropes | £8 |
| Sport Lancaster | Lancaster | Bouldering + ropes | £9.90 |
| Keswick Climbing Wall (Newlands Adventure Centre) | Keswick | Bouldering + ropes | £10 |
| The Ridge Climbing Centre | Marple, Stockport | Bouldering + ropes | £10 |
| The Wall Ulverston | Ulverston | Bouldering | £10 |
| Onyx Climbing | Blackburn | Bouldering | £11.50 |
| BlocHaus Climbing | Manchester | Bouldering | £12 |
| Summit Up Climbing Centre | Oldham | Bouldering + ropes | £12 |
| Eden Rock Carlisle | Carlisle | Bouldering | £12.50 |
Manchester
Big Depot Manchester
The Depot Climbing's Wythenshawe venue, with bouldering plus roped lead climbing and auto-belays. It runs nationally accredited courses, Learn to Lead and Learn to Auto classes, yoga, a holiday club and Depot Play early-years sessions, with on-site physiotherapy.
BlocHaus Climbing
A purpose-built bouldering centre in East Manchester with a diverse mix of wall angles from beginner-friendly slabs and verts to powerful overhangs, reset weekly. The dedicated training zone has a campus board, hangboards, circuit board, MoonBoard, Symmetry Board and free weights, alongside an open-plan cafe, step-free access and free on-site parking.
Depot Climbing Manchester
Bouldering centre on the Central Park Estate in Trafford Park, part of the Depot Climbing group. Runs social climbing sessions, adult coaching and junior programmes, with memberships valid across the group's seven centres.
Graystone Action Sports
Action sports centre on Brunel Avenue in Salford whose activities include bouldering alongside skateboarding, scooter, BMX and trampolining. Sessions run for two hours with flexible pricing by time slot, and Saturday and Sunday 9-10am is reserved for Mini Shredders sessions.
Rock Over Climbing Central
Rock Over Climbing's original Manchester centre, 200m from Victoria Station, with over 300 boulder problems across multiple levels. It also has a dedicated event space, a competition training area and a cafe, and hosts competitions including ROCfest.
Rock Over Climbing Sharston
Rock Over Climbing's newest centre, in Sharston, south Manchester. The site is on a single level with step-free ramp access, on-site parking, and most climbing walls are wheelchair accessible.
Rockover Climbing
Manchester bouldering operator with centres listed as Central, Bolton and Sharston. Day passes are discounted for holders of the optional £20 annual membership.
Liverpool
Awesome Walls Liverpool
The birthplace of Awesome Walls over 20 years ago, offering roped climbing, auto belays and bouldering in a converted church on Athol Street. Sessions are suitable for climbers aged 6 and above, with inductions required for new climbers.
The Climbing Hangar Liverpool North
Two floors of dedicated bouldering in Liverpool with regularly reset routes for all abilities. The centre also has a gym, a cafe, a shop selling Hangar apparel and climbing shoes, and a kids climbing centre for ages 4+; dogs are welcome.
The Climbing Hangar Liverpool South
An indoor bouldering centre at The Matchworks with a maximum wall height of 4.2m, regularly reset problems and coached classes. On site there is a strength training gym, a Kilter Board, a shop and Bold Street Coffee, with kids climbing for ages 7+.
University of Liverpool Climbing and Bouldering Wall
University of Liverpool climbing and bouldering wall at the Sport and Fitness Centre on Bedford Street North, open to students, staff and the community. Over 40 bouldering routes plus auto-belay and roped climbing, with routes reset twice a year and inductions and speed wall taster sessions for beginners.
Keswick
Keswick Climbing Wall (Newlands Adventure Centre)
Indoor wall at Newlands Adventure Centre near Keswick with over 40 top-rope climbs up to 8 metres and a 100 square metre bouldering area, offering 120+ routes graded 3+ to 7C. Experienced climbers can turn up without booking, and the Hungry Heifer cafe is on site.
King Kong Climbing Centre
Kong Adventure
Indoor climbing centre on Heads Road in Keswick offering roped climbing and bouldering, plus the Hard Play and Krazy Kong children's play areas and an escape room. It also runs coaching sessions and guided outdoor activities including rock climbing and ghyll scrambling.
Lancaster
LancasterWall
LancasterWall is an indoor bouldering centre on the Lune Industrial Estate, part of Lakeland Climbing Centres. It runs instruction from beginner to advanced, classes and coaching programmes, and outdoor climbing programmes.
Salt Ayre Leisure Centre Climbing Wall
Climbing wall listed at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre in Lancaster. No official website was available in the index and the expected domain did not resolve, so nothing could be verified from source.
Sport Lancaster
Sport Lancaster at Lancaster University runs a climbing wall and bouldering facility open on a pay-as-you-play basis, with shoe and harness hire available. Kids climbing courses are offered alongside the university's pool, gym and sports hall.
Bolton
Bolton One Sports Centre Climbing Wall
A 50ft indoor climbing wall at Bolton One, part of the University of Greater Manchester sports facilities. Many sessions are free for university students; no public pricing is published on the site.
Rock Over Climbing Bolton
Rock Over Climbing's Bolton centre in Lostock, with a reception/cafe area and step-free access via a permanent ramp. Main climbing and reception areas are on one level, with training rooms and gym reached by stairs.
Preston
Boulder UK
A bouldering centre in the Walton Summit area of Preston, opened in 2017, with walls made solely from birch plywood at angles replicating outdoor routes and boulder problems. The site describes one of the best training areas in the country, plus a climbing shop, adult coaching and junior sessions.
PrestonWall, West View Leisure Centre
PrestonWall is the climbing wall at West View Leisure Centre in Preston. The website returned an SSL/origin error (HTTP 526) on both www and apex domains at the time of checking, so no details could be verified.
Ambleside
Ambleside Adventure Climbing Wall
Climbing wall a few minutes' walk from the centre of Ambleside, with a bouldering wall and a lead climbing wall. The centre runs taster sessions, private coaching, NICAS qualifications, a kids club and weekly student and adult social evenings, and also offers guided walks and outdoor rock climbing.
Stockport
Awesome Walls Climbing Centre Stockport
Awesome Walls Stockport occupies Pear Mill in Lower Bredbury and combines roped lead and top-rope walls, auto-belays, bouldering and a training hub. It runs Level Up coaching programmes and monthly competitions.
Blackpool
Ellesmere Port
Climbing Hut Ellesmere Port
Climbing Hut Ellesmere Port is a bouldering centre on Olympic Park with a training area, a 16ft adjustable Kilter Board, a gym and a cafe. It also runs a Boulder Zoo for under 11s, Boulder Play for under 5s, NICAS courses and adult beginner courses.
Carlisle
Eden Rock Carlisle
Eden Rock Carlisle describes itself as one of the biggest and best indoor bouldering walls in the UK, located just off the M6 in Carlisle. It has a dedicated kids' room, a specialist climbing shop, an eco-friendly cafe and coaching classes for all abilities.
Kendal
KendalWall (Lakeland Climbing Centre)
Indoor roped climbing and bouldering on the Lake District Business Park in Kendal, part of Lakeland Climbing Centres. Auto-belays, coaching, kids and family sessions and outdoor climbing programmes are offered.
Littleborough, Rochdale
Littleborough Sports Centre Climbing Wall
Roped climbing wall in the sports hall at Littleborough Sports Centre, with a variety of routes and three overhangs. Access is through instructed Thursday sessions run by qualified staff with safety equipment supplied; private 1:1 and 2:1 tuition is bookable by email.
Cockermouth
Whitehaven
Northern Problems
Northern Problems is a bouldering wall in Whitehaven, West Cumbria.
Blackburn
Onyx Climbing
Onyx Climbing is a dedicated bouldering centre in Blackburn with two bouldering rooms and over 150 climbs graded V0-V8+. It has a warm-up area with pull-up bar, fingerboard, rings and TRX, a cafe, a climbing shop and free parking.
Macclesfield
Substation Macclesfield
Substation Macclesfield is a bouldering and fitness centre that bills itself as more than just a climbing wall. It has an onsite cafe and pizzeria serving local suppliers' food, a retail area, showers and lockers, and a free private car park.
Oldham
Summit Up Climbing Centre
Summit Up in Oldham offers roped climbing and bouldering alongside a Clip 'n Climb arena and soft play, with the South Ridge Cafe on site. It runs climbing lessons and coaching for ages 3 to 18 and adults, plus Mountain Training courses and group bookings.
Warrington
The Northwest Face
Climbing centre in St Anns Church on Winwick Road, Warrington, with top ropes, lead climbing, eight auto belays and a 100 square metre bouldering area. It has a cafe and shop on site and runs under-18 climbing clubs, adult learn-to-climb courses and taster sessions.
Marple, Stockport
The Ridge Climbing Centre
Independent centre in Goyt Mill, Marple with an 18-metre rock-imitation feature wall, over 120 rope routes and three bouldering areas. Also has a kids bouldering room, LED Boardroom, cafe, yoga studio and climbing shop.
Ulverston
The Wall Ulverston
Small bouldering venue on Quebec Street in Ulverston, closed on Fridays. Runs children's activities on Monday and Tuesday afternoons (4.00-5.30pm) when general entry may be restricted, plus a discounted Sunday family session. Shoe and chalk ball hire are available.