Mount Palace logo over a snowy mountain

Mount Palace

London, England, United Kingdom

  • Top Rope
  • Bouldering
  • Kids Wall
4.8from 32 reviewsDay pass £9
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Small not-for-profit climbing wall in the basement of Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, with Font-graded bouldering, four top-rope bays, sandstone-style textured walls and a compact training area, at some of London's lowest prices.

About

Climbing at Crystal Palace

Mount Palace is a small community climbing wall on the lower floor of the National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace. Climbing has been part of the site since 1991, and the current wall dates from 2010. It is run as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company by local climbers, who keep prices low and work with local charities and groups to bring in people who might otherwise not climb. All the instructors hold Mountain Training roped climbing qualifications.

The walls

  • Bouldering graded on the Font scale from 3+ to 7A with a single coloured start tag, deliberately close to outdoor grades, with new problems every week and warm-up traverses.
  • Four top-rope bays, set in a spray-wall style so climbers can make up their own routes.
  • Textured feature walls modelled on the Southern Sandstone crags of Kent, with topos of established lines.
  • Training area with a 4-metre campus board, Beastmaker, strap trainer, dumbbells and kettlebells.

Visiting

Drop-in sessions need no booking: register online, then show your membership profile at the sports centre reception. Shoe, chalk and roped equipment hire are free, and non-climbing supervisors go free too. There are two-hour adult roped climbing workshops, term-time courses for under-18s, and crash pads to hire for trips to the sandstone. Showers, changing rooms and lockers are in the sports centre, and there are free car parks nearby. The wall says to navigate to Ledrington Road, SE19 2GA, rather than the sports centre's map pin.

Prices

As we last found them. Prices change, so check the wall's website before you go.

Day pass
£9

- Yearly membership, paid by every visitor: £5

- Under 18: £7.50

- 5-visit pass: £40.50; 10-visit pass: £72

- Shoe, chalk and roped equipment hire: free

- Non-climbing supervisor pass: free

- Adult 2-hour roped climbing workshop: £20

- Crash pad hire: £7.50 a day

Membership
£35a month

- Ages 14-22: £15 a month

- Adult membership includes 2 free guest passes a month for new climbers

Key Features

Types of Climbing

  • Rope (any)
  • Top Rope
  • Bouldering (any)
  • Kids Wall

Climbing Training

  • Training Walls (any)
  • Spray Wall
  • Hangboard
  • Campus Board

Gym Facilities

  • Gym (any)
  • Free Weights

Access

  • Memberships
  • Single Day Passes
  • Multi-day Passes

Equipment Hire

  • Shoe Hire
  • Chalk Hire
  • Crash Pad Hire
  • Harness Hire

Other Amenities

  • Changing Rooms
  • Lockers
  • Showers

Classes & Programs

  • Classes (any)
  • Beginner Classes
  • Kids Classes

Venue Type

  • Climbing Gym

What climbers say about Mount Palace

4.8 out of 5from 32 reviews on Google

“It is a small place but lots of climbs available. Will definitely be back.”

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Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.

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