The Climbing Works

A Sheffield bouldering centre with 11 Fontainebleau-style boulder circuits graded F2-F8a plus a Rab competition wall. The site also houses The Mini Works family bouldering centre, a training area with Beastmaker boards, weights and rings, a shop and The Works Tap pizzeria and bar.

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The wall in numbers

Opened

2006

Training boards

Beastmaker board 35 degrees, Beastmaker board 45 degrees, 35-degree circuit board (f6A-f9a), Splatter training board at the Mini Works (Stokt app)

Where it is

Unit B2, Centenary Works, 150 Little London Rd, Sheffield, S8 0UJ · Open in maps ↗

Opening hours

Facilities

Café: Coffee and snacks on site; The Works Tap serves pizza

Routesetting

The centre describes "weekly resets from world class routesetters".

Reset frequency

weekly

Schedule

Weekly resets. The centre opens late on Thursdays (12:00 rather than 10:00) for routesetting.

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How they grade

Bouldering

Font (6A, 7B+)

Roped routes

Ungraded

11 Fontainebleau-style circuits of 20-40 blocs each, graded across F2 to F8a. There is also a 35-degree circuit board graded f6A-f9a and a Rab competition wall with comp-style boulders.

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What's on at The Climbing Works

• Editions covered on the blog for 2025 and 2026
  Sheffield and Greater Sheffield Schools Bouldering Competition · official ↗
  CompetitionYouth

  Schools bouldering competition with qualification rounds followed by finals. The blog reports 45 schools and over 600 students taking part in the qualification rounds.

• The 2025 edition is written up on the blog
  Young Climbers Festival · official ↗
  FestivalYouth

  Youth climbing festival held at The Climbing Works and covered on the centre's blog.

• 13 Jun 202614:00
  Climbing Works Talent Try-Outs · official ↗
  YouthYouth£16.50Past

  Assessment session running 2:00-4:00pm for young climbers with solid experience: a one-hour coach-led workshop on technique drills followed by a one-hour friendly competition on pre-selected boulders, with coaches working in groups of 6-8. Mini Works sessions are for ages 9-13 and Main Works for ages 13-17.

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What climbers say

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Contact

Phone

0114 250 9990

Email

info@climbingworks.com

Booking

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