270 Climbing Park
Indoor and outdoor climbing park on Bentham Lane at Witcombe near Gloucester, with an air-conditioned roped climbing gym covering lead, top rope, speed and auto belay, a bouldering centre and family Fun Walls. The site also runs a high ropes course from 4m to 18m and has a cafe bar; last entry is one hour before closing.
The wall in numbers
- Opened
- 2023
- Tallest wall
- 18 m
- Rope lines
- 150
- Boulder problems
- 180
- Training boards
- Kilter Board, spray wall
- NICAS provider
- Yes
Where it is
Bentham Lane, Witcombe, GL3 4UD · Open in maps ↗
Opening hours
| Weekdays | Climbing 10am - 10pm, bouldering 7am/10am - 10pm (term time) |
|---|---|
| Weekends | Sat 9am - 8pm, Sun 9am - 7pm |
Facilities
Routesetting
- Reset frequency
- approximately every seven weeks
- Schedule
- Setters work on a rotation system so everything in the centre is reset roughly every seven weeks; a routesetting schedule is published on the news page and social media.
- Full reset cycle
- roughly every seven weeks
How they grade
- Bouldering
- In-house system
In-house system of numbered levels 1-7 (Easy to Hard) combined with coloured style tags rather than Font or V grades. Grey tags are 'more related to physical power and basic moves - you'll need strength, flexibility and endurance'; red 'adds technical skills - routes with these tags will test your balance, co-ordination, positioning and techniques'; black 'builds on the physical and technical ele…
What's on at 270 Climbing Park
- Six rounds across 2026LeagueOpen to all
A full-season bouldering league billed as 'Six Rounds. One Wall. One Year.' running through 2026.
- Every third Saturday of the monthOpen to all
Monthly quiz night with trivia and entertainment, open to all abilities.
- Fridays 6:30-9pm18:30Open to all£16.50
Friday evening social bouldering session.
- Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm18:30WorkshopOpen to all£22
Weekly coached bouldering workshop.
- Wednesdays before 3pmOpen to all£10
Discounted student bouldering session before 3pm, including shoe hire and a hot drink. Valid student ID required.
- Friday evenings during the summerOpen to all
Adults-only and ladies-only High Ropes sessions run on summer Friday evenings.
- 14 Mar 2026CompetitionOpen to allPast
The centre's inaugural bouldering competition, held on Saturday 14 March 2026.
The team
As published on 270 Climbing Park's own website.
- David StevensFounder
Previously operated The Warehouse Climbing Centre in Gloucester.
- Robert StevensFounder
Previously operated The Warehouse Climbing Centre in Gloucester.
Contact
- Phone
- 01242 655 270
- info@270climbing.com
- Booking
- Book online ↗