The Castle Climbing Centre

About

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

Day pass

£18

- Concession (under 18s, students, over 60s, Blue Light Card and more): £12.50

- Concession off-peak (Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00): £10.50

- Child under 6: £5.50

- Step-free rate: £5

- 8 sessions: £128 (concession £92)

- Hire: shoes £4, harness £4, belay set £4, Grigri £5.50, chalk bag £1.75, crash mat £10 per day

Membership

£87a month

- Monthly recurring (minimum 2 months): £87, concession £72, off-peak £55

- 1 month fixed: £98, concession £83

- 6 months: £480, concession £395, off-peak £305

- Annual: £870, concession £715, off-peak £550

- Youth (14-17): £55 a month

- Family monthly: from £109 (1 adult and 1 child)

As the wall lists them. Times and prices change, so check with the wall before you book.

• Taster sessionFamilies · Ages 7+

  Family Taster Session

  Weekend mornings · 90 minutes · Beginners

  £35 a person

  An instructor-led session for parents or carers and their children aged 7 and up, with no climbing experience needed, trying bouldering and roped climbing together.

  £35 a person

• Taster sessionAges 16+

  Taster Session (adults)

  Weekends · 90 minutes · Beginners

  £45

  A relaxed small-group session for adults who've never climbed, trying bouldering and roped climbing while an instructor looks after the ropes. It's a first taste rather than a skills course.

  £45

• InductionAges 18+

  Access Auto Belay (adults)

  Weekends · 1 hour · Beginners, Improvers

  £30

  Shows boulderers, and climbers without a belay partner, how to use the Castle's auto belays safely, with ideas for training on them.

  £30

• InductionFamilies · Ages 5+

  Bouldering Supervisor

  Weekends · 90 minutes · Beginners

  £30 a person

  Teaches parents and carers to supervise their children on the bouldering walls, which under-16s at the Castle need unless an instructor is with them. No climbing experience needed.

  £30 a person

• Learn to climbAges 16+

  Bouldering and Roped Climbing Fundamentals

  Wednesday evenings · 6 weekly sessions of 2 hours · Beginners

  £235 for the course

  A six-week course that takes new climbers, or boulderers moving onto routes, to climbing on their own on the bouldering, auto-belay and top-rope walls, with technique drills and safety skills each week.

  £235 for the course

• Learn to climbAges 16+

  Bouldering Fundamentals 1

  Thursday evenings · 4 weekly sessions of 2 hours · Beginners

  £140 for the course

  A four-week course for boulderers climbing up to about V2 in how to move on a bouldering wall and how to structure sessions to keep improving without getting injured.

  £140 for the course

As the wall announced them. Plans change, so check with the wall before you go.

• Oct29Thu
  Event

  Evolv Shoe Demo

  Thu 29 Oct 2026, 17:00–21:00 · Free with a day pass or membership

  A stop on Evolv's Global Climb Tour: try the latest Evolv shoes, including the new Shaman Trance, on the centre's climbs. Register on the night for a prize draw and the chance of a free tour T-shirt.

• Oct29Thu
  Social

  Women's Board Social

  Thu 29 Oct 2026, 19:00–21:00 · Free to attend

  A monthly board-climbing session in The Forge for women+ climbers, from first-timers on the boards to regulars, held on the last Thursday of the month. No booking needed; the boards are closed to other climbers while it runs.

• Nov16Mon
  Event

  Tenaya Shoe Demo

  Mon 16 Nov 2026, 17:00–21:00 · Free with centre entry

  Borrow worn-in Tenaya shoes from the demo table and try them out on real climbs during a normal session; there's no charge for the shoes.

• Nov18Wed
  Social

  The OG Girlz

  Wed 18 Nov 2026, 19:00–21:00 · Free to attend

  A monthly evening social at the centre, held on the third Wednesday of the month. No booking needed.

• Nov26Thu
  Social

  Women's Board Social

  Thu 26 Nov 2026, 19:00–21:00 · Free to attend

  A monthly board-climbing session in The Forge for women+ climbers, from first-timers on the boards to regulars, held on the last Thursday of the month. No booking needed; the boards are closed to other climbers while it runs.

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