Climbing Wall Information

The Sports Village wishes the climbing wall to be accessible to everyone that wants to use it, so we have a variety of options that can be chosen, enabling people all of abilities to join in:

Experienced Climbers

Assessments

If you are an experienced climber who is aged 16 years or older, you may want to use the wall straight away. However, the Sports Village requires you to carry out an assessment with one of our instructors before using the wall. An assessment lasts for about 10-15 minutes, costs nothing and a basic test of competence. At the moment it is a case of asking if there is an instructor available on the day? If you are deemed competent enough to pass, you are free to climb and also have two non-assessed people climbing with you under your supervision. It is then a case of paying and climbing every time you come along thereafter.

Unfortunately if you are under 16 years of age you are not able to take this assessment and can only come along under the supervision of somebody who is assessed and over 16 years old.

Non experienced climbers

Taster Sessions

We recommend that non experienced climbers book on to one of our taster sessions. Taster sessions are an opportunity for inexperienced climbers, of all ages, to familiarise themselves with the sport. Our fully qualified, highly skilled, instructors supervise these sessions and they enable people to become comfortable with all aspects of climbing. Maximum number of people on a taster session is four so make sure you book quickly to avoid waiting a while. Below are the details of the taster sessions:

If you have to book a session in the distant future, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the wall by coming along and bouldering (see overleaf).

Refresher Sessions

For climbers of some experience, or people who may have been deemed not quite competent after their assessment, refresher sessions are available for you to brush up on you skills. The session runs very similar to a taster but is slightly more advanced in terms of the people in your group and the routes that you might take on the wall.

Junior Climbers (Ages 8 - 15)

As well as the Taster sessions and refreshers sessions there is also and Climbing Excel Club that runs on Thursday and Friday from 4.00 - 5.00pm. Children of all abilities are encouraged to come and test themselves on different routes up the wall. There is a 6-day booking rule. Therefore on Friday morning you are able to book for the following Thursday's session.

The Climbing Excel Club costs £4.50 or £2.25 PTL

Bouldering

Bouldering is climbing without the ropes. As you look at our climbing wall area there are two walls on the left and right side that have a crash mat area situated underneath them - these are the bouldering walls. Anybody is welcome to use the bouldering wall and it is again a case of pay and play. Juniors though are required to have someone who is over 18 years to supervise them. Any child between the ages of 5-11 must be accompanied by a responsible adult from within the bouldering area. Children aged 5 - 8 years must be supervised at a ratio of one child to one adult. Children aged 8 - 11 two children per adult. Children ages 11-14 years remain the responsibility of the supervising adult (maximum two children per adult) however, the adult may supervise from a distance. Bouldering is very challenging but also a lot of fun, however it should be stressed that the bouldering wall is not a play area so any juniors using it must be supervised properly.

Below are the prices:

Parties and Group Bookings

Party bookings are available on Saturdays and Sundays. Currently party bookings are for a maximum of 6 people. Call at reception to find out the time slots available.