The Coliseum Bouldering Centre
Morpeth, England, United Kingdom
- Bouldering
- Cave Climbing
- Kids Wall
- Competition Style
About
Bouldering in a former Morpeth cinema
The Coliseum opened in 2025 in Morpeth's 100-year-old former cinema on New Market, and bills itself as Northumberland's first full bouldering centre. Climbs are graded 1 to 8 with numbered tags rather than by hold colour, and new problems go up every Monday.
The walls
- Hadrian's Slab, the Spartacus central boulder and Maximus, a competition-style wall
- The Crypt, a cave
- A Kilter Board and The Pit, a training zone with free weights
- A Roman-themed children's climbing room for under-8s
Visiting
No booking is needed for general climbing: first-time visitors register online, watch the safety video and take a free induction on arrival. Children aged 8 to 17 can use the main gym with active adult supervision (one adult to two under-18s), and teenagers can earn a licence to climb independently.
Facilities and sessions
The Summit Bar serves coffee and snacks, and there are lockers, showers, accessible toilets, shoe hire and a shop. Upstairs rooms are hired out for physio, massage, yoga and meetings. The timetable includes Bouldering Essentials courses for beginners, junior clubs and NICAS, 1-to-1 coaching and weekly socials for women, over-55s, new climbers and parents, plus themed socials every Wednesday evening and a monthly quiz.
Prices
As we last found them. Prices change, so check the wall's website before you go.
- Day pass
- £12.50
- Concession: £10.50
- Junior: £8.50
- Shoe hire: £4 extra (adult day pass with shoes £16.50)
- First visit induction is included in the entry price
- 11-for-10 punch card: £125 adult, £105 concession, £85 junior
- Family day pass with shoe hire: from £25 (1 adult + 1 junior)
- Membership
- £60a month
- Concession / student / mountain rescue: £50 a month
- Junior: £40 a month; under-8: £30 a month
- APEX: £80 a month
- 30-day pass (one-off): £75 adult
- Annual: £600 adult, £500 concession, £400 junior
- Family bundles from £90 a month (1 adult + 1 junior)
Upcoming events
All 15 events at The Coliseum Bouldering CentreAs the wall announced them. Plans change, so check with the wall before you go.
- Social
Quiz While You Climb
£12.50
Monthly general-knowledge quiz answered between attempts on the wall; come as a team or join one on the night. Shoe hire is extra.
- Social
LGBTQ+ Climbing Social
£12.50
An inclusive evening social for LGBTQ+ climbers and allies, open to complete beginners and experienced climbers alike. Shoe hire is extra.
- Social
Veterans Social (40+)
£12.50
A relaxed evening social for climbers aged 40 and over, whether experienced or trying bouldering for the first time. Shoe hire is extra.
- Social
Teen Climbers Social
£12.50
An evening social for teenage climbers to meet others their age and work on problems together. The usual junior supervision and sign-off rules apply; shoe hire is extra.
- Social
Solo Climbers Social
£12.50
An evening social for people who usually climb alone, to meet climbing partners and share beta. Shoe hire is extra.
Key Features
Food & Drink
- Cafe
- Hot Drinks
- Snacks
Types of Climbing
- Bouldering (any)
- Cave Climbing
- Kids Wall
- Competition Style
Climbing Training
- Training Walls (any)
- Digital Board
- Kilter Board
Gym Facilities
- Gym (any)
- Free Weights
Access
- Memberships
- Single Day Passes
- Multi-day Passes
- Student Discounts
Equipment Hire
- Shoe Hire
- Crash Pad Hire
Other Amenities
- Merchandise Shop
- Changing Rooms
- Lockers
- Showers
- Toilets
- Meeting Room
- Workspace
Classes & Programs
- Classes (any)
- Beginner Classes
- Family Classes
- Kids Classes
- Local Competitions
- Yoga Classes
- Private Instruction
- Women's Programs
- LGBTQ+ Programs
- NICAS
Venue Type
- Climbing Gym
What climbers say about The Coliseum Bouldering Centre
“the community is very welcoming and lovely. I always end up chatting with someone here.”
“The gym is exceptionally well-designed, with walls at a variety of angles that create a great diversity of bouldering problems.”
“Neat compact venue with cafe, weights gym, Kilter Board, woddie board and finger Boards. Small but perfectly formed.”
Ratings as each site showed them in October 2026.
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