Find a climbing wall

Posted by Zoe Spriggins on 01/11/2015
Climbing Wall Directory 2016

Climbing walls are a great way to start climbing and to stay fit. There are two ways of finding the nearest climbing wall to you: our online searchable database and our annual climbing wall directory.

Search our database by postcode or town

Or

Download the BMC Climbing Wall Directory

The BMC wall directory contains the very latest information on all the major climbing walls across the country. And, new for 2015, all the climbing walls that are accredited centres for the National Indoor Bouldering Award Scheme (NIBAS) now have their own icons.

Climbing wall help
If you're visiting a wall for the first time, you might also be interested in our advice on How to start indoor climbing.

If you are a parent, or a young person, you may find our Young People booklet helpful too.

Many climbing walls around the UK support the GB Climbing Team by allowing them to train and climb for free, giving them invaluable time at their walls at no cost. The team and the BMC are incredibly grateful for this support.

A full list of walls that support the GB Team can be seen below with links to their websites so BMC members can visit them and show their support for the wall.

Adventure Dolphin, Newbury
Alien Rock, Edinburgh
Alien Rock 2, Edinburgh
Awesome Walls Liverpool/Sheffield/Stockport/Stoke
Beacon Climbing Centre, Caernarfon
Bear Rock Climbing Centre, Warwick
Bexhill College Climbing Wall
Big Rock Climbing Centre, Milton Keynes
Blackpool Towers
Boulder Central, West Bromwich
BoulderUK, Blackburn
Calshot Activities Centre
Castle Climbing Centre, London
Climbing Hangar, Liverpool
City Bloc, Leeds
Climb @ Inverness Leisure
Climb Newcastle
Climb North East
Creation Indoor Climbing Centre, Birmingham
Dart Rock Climbing Centre
Durham Climbing Centre
Dynamic Rock, Swansea
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
Energise, York
Far Peak Climbing Centre
Glasgow Climbing Centre
Granite Planet, Penryn
Green Spider Climbing, Hereford
Harrogate Climbing Centre
Highball Climbing Centre, Norwich
XC Hemel Hempstead
Kilnworx
Leeds Wall
Manchester Climbing Centre
Mile End Climbing Centre, London
Nottingham Climbing Centre
Peak Pursuits, Audley
Phasel Wood Activity Centre
Pinnacle Climbing Centre, Northampton
Reading Climbing Centre
Red Spider Climbing, Fareham
Robert Gordon University Sport
Rock Antics, Newton Aycliffe
Rock City, Hull
Rock Over, Manchester
Rock Solid Oxford Brookes University
Rock UK Summit Centre, Trelewis
Rope Race, Marple
Sunderland Wall
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
The Barn Climbing Centre, Tavistock
The Climbing Works, Sheffield
The Foundry, Sheffield
The Ice Factor, Kinlochleven
The Lakeland Climbing Centre, Kendal
The Redpoint Climbing Centre, Birmingham
The Quay Climbing Centre, Exeter
The Tower Climbing Centre, Leicester
The Warehouse, Gloucester
Undercover Rock, Bristol
Westway Sports Centre, London
West View Leisure Centre, Preston
White Spider Climbing, London


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Hi, my husband is a keen climber. I am thinking about buying him a free standing climbing wall, it is a triangle shape. With the hypotenuse being the sloping climbing wall with holds. I have only seen them online for sale in America which will be really expensive for shipping and any other problems. Would people here recommend such a thing and if so, do you know anyone in the uk who would provide them. This looked good as he could do it in the garage without having to alter the walls and be easy for moving house. Thanks in advance
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3) Rosa Garcia
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Is there a UK membership that gives you access to all the walls?. I have the perception that each club run their own scheme. Just to compare, for example in Archery I have the GNAS membership after going through a course. With my GNAS card I can go to any Archery club in the UK, I just pay the day fee to shoot. Is there a similar scheme for indoor rock climbing in the UK?
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4) Anonymous User
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Hi, we have been donated a complete climbing wall to sell on behalf of our local hospice.
I can send you more pictures and details on request.
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5) Anonymous User
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The local heigh school freeston in normanton weat Yorkshire has an amazing climbing wall brand new all equipment but it has not been touched due to the manager stating he can not find an instructor. I would love to use this facility for kids parties and on a weekly basis how would someone go about finding a qualified instructor to run it as the manager stated if I could find someone qualified who is willing he would hire them ?
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I want to do rock climbing so bad but I can't find a place to do it so I would love to do it
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Climb Rochdale is still listed. It closed a couple of years ago.
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