Mount Batten Outdoor Climbing Wall

Climbing above Plymouth Sound

The Mount Batten Outdoor Climbing Wall is a former quarry face on the Mount Batten peninsula that has been adapted for climbing, with views across Plymouth Sound. It is owned by Plymouth City Council, and climbers must be supervised, so it is used by groups with an inducted leader or at organised sessions rather than as a drop-in wall.

The wall

• Bolted routes that can be led or top-roped, mixing natural rock with added holds
• A via ferrata: climb on the metal steps, or make it harder by using the rock instead
• On some routes you can belay your second from the top, much as you would on a traditional crag
• Routes of varied difficulty, still being developed

Sessions and getting there

The wall's website describes summer sessions on Tuesday evenings from 18:30 until dusk, weather allowing, at £4 a session with kit to hire, and says the wall can also be hired for events. It does not give current dates, so check before you go.

There is a free car park opposite the wall, the Mount Batten Pier bus stop is directly in front of it, and a ferry runs from the Barbican to Mount Batten.