Search results... 1 crag found
[ Print larger map ] – Grid Ref ST 420589 (OS Landranger #172,182)

Do you have more up to date information?
Please click to
These details were last updated on 02/May/2013

Sandford Quarry

Somerset, ENGLAND

Climbs 84 – Rocktype Limestone – Altitude ? – Faces ?

Crag features
Brutal scene of extraction, but with some worthwhile lines. Sparsely protected, slabby climbs, usually bold, on generally sound rock. Could be worse! Single-pitch to 35 metres.

The current owners (2013) are happy for people to climb there as long as they behave sensibly.

Weather forecast

 Today  Mon  Tue  Wed  Thu 
     
Forecast for this crag, or UK Weather forecast

Guidebooks
Avon and Cheddar (1992)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
 WHITE SLAB  
2CreepE1 5a 1
3CrawlerE4 5b/c ** 
4Brain DonorE1 5a 2
5Le Poudin NoirE3 5c **10
6Le Poudin Noir DirectE3 5c **2
7Soixante-neufHVS 5a 1
8The RampD 4
9The Ramp Direct.HS 2
 BROKEN BUTTRESS  
11Jez AreteE3 5b  
12Cardigano!VS 4b 2
13Cardigano! Cardigano!VS 4b. 2
 PINK SLAB  
15HellraiserE4 5b  
16A Vision of HellE3 5b  
17A Date with EternityE2 5a  
 RED SLAB  
19Gaping GillE4 5c  
20Semantic DeconstructionE1 5b  
21DerelictionE3 5b  
22IsolationE3 5b 1
23DesolationE1 5a  
24GraduatesE3 5b 2
25AnnihilationE2 5c 4
 BLACK SLAB  
27Honky Tonk HighwayHVS 4c 1
28ScarcityHVS 4c 2
29The CrushHVS 4c 1
30E for ExterminationE2 5a 1
31SensationsE2 5a *11
32Shit; What Have I Got Myself Into?!E2 5a  
 GREY SLAB  
34Regular Boy ScoutE1 5a  
35Handbuilt for SpeedE1 5b 1
36Blow JobE2 5b 4
37Softly SoftlyHVS 4c 10
38PremiereE2 5b 5
39Sponsored byE3 5b 1
40Wo's On?VS 4a 11
41DustHS 16
42...to DustVS 4a 18
43FellatriceHVS 5a  
 OCHRE SLAB  
4561 Today.S 2
46MarigoldVS 4b 1
 Climb nameGradex
47Dead GloveHVS 5b 8
48As Limp as a Wimp on a CrimpE1 5a/b 2
 LOWER LIFT  
50Hodor.D 9
51Mucky PupHS 4b 4
52First OffenceE2 5b *10
53Captain BuddleiaHVS 5a *7
54CurvaceousVS 4b 4
55Easy RouteS 4a 3
56Wet DreamsHS 3c  
57DoinnggggVS 4b 2
58Fridge HidE1 5a 3
59BoinnggggHVS 5a 3
60Don't PanicE1 5b *7
61Panic Ye NotE2 5b *1
62MicrosoftE2 5b *7
63After DarkHVS 5a 6
64Flying ToastersE1 5a 4
65Shot Down in FlamesE2 5c *8
66IconE1 5a 9
67Polished OffE3 5c *8
68Eco-lineE1 5c 10
69Semi-redundantE1 5b 6
70MindwarpE2 5c 2
71MysteryE1 5b 1
72All Over Easy.HS 4b 4
73Death by Concrete.HVS 4b. 2
74Tory Elimination Plan 1VS 4b 1
75Seth's First School DayE1 5b 2
76Breakfast at Milliways.VS 5b 5
77The Big Bang Burger BarHS 4b 13
78CJD.VS 5c. 2
79ScrapieHVS 5a  
80BSEE1 5c  
81Whip U for PleasureHVS 4c  
82BracketsHVS 5a 12
83A Pensionable QuestionHVS 5a 1
84Black as the Ace of Spades and Twice as TrickyE2 5a 2
85Bonus in RetirementE1 5a 1
86Kill CameronE1 5a 2
87Designed to KillHVS 4c 1
88Emily's Six TomorrowE4 5c * 
89A Little Peace and QuietE3 5b *1
90Living DangerouslyE1 5a 1
91Ask the TommyknockersE1 5c 2
92Ghosts of the PastE2 5c  
Advertise here
Access notes
Approach via the A38 southbound from Bristol; turn right onto the A368 Weston-super-Mare road at traffic lights in the village of Churchill. Follow the A368 for two miles, turning left towards Wiscombe at Sandford Church. The quarry is reached on the left after half a mile. Adjacent to the main entrance is Quarry Road. Access to the First Lift, where all of the climbs are located, is via a rough track 100 yards along this on the left. The track may be gated, in which case cars are best left at the entrance.
Read more... Regional Access notes are available from the BMC.

Classifieds
Find Classifieds near to this crag (Indoor Walls, Outdoor Shops, Accommodation, etc)

Moderator Updates to this page are checked by UKC volunteer The Pylon King ?

USER FEEDBACKLogin as Existing User to add your comments
Path cleared through the undergrowth to the start of 'Sensations' on Black Slab.
The Pylon King ? - 03/Sep/12

6.11.11 I cleaned the bottom of the routes between the jungle and the concrete hut,this opens up the climbs "designed to Kill"through to "Ask the Tommyknockers"care required!
deepstar ? - 06/Nov/11

The section of the Lower Lift between "Brackets" and "Bonus in Retirement" is now Bramble free,great care still needed 15/9/11.
deepstar ? - 16/Sep/11

There's something very likeable about this quarry. When you climb the routes here its as though you're the only person to have done them in like 20 years. Which makes it really interesting.
Quarryboy ? - 15/Sep/11

I have cleaned the bottom of the routes between "Brackets" and "Bonus in Retirement" 15/9/11 great care still needed though.
deepstar ? - 15/Sep/11

I spent Sunday 21/8/11 clearing the bushes and ivy on the left hand side of the Lower Lift between the routes Icon and Mucky Pup this gives access to over a dozen climbs that havent been climbed for many years.Be carefull though these routes still need cleaning and are very loose.
deepstar ? - 30/Aug/11

The route "brackets" on the lower lift is a real collectors piece,the protection being a line of pipe holders that look a bit dodgy from below but are in reality quite sound.
deepstar ? - 13/Aug/10

By the way, its Sandford, not Sanford.
mark Readerman - 02/Apr/04

Hi all, Visited on 30/03/04, there have been major clearance of loose rock on the first major slab on the right, dont know how it affects the climbs yet, it was just a flying visit after a session at cheddar, the ground below it has also been cleared of all of the bushes and trees which untill now made it abit dingy, however, its also open up a little more area for a motor cyclist that also uses the place(anybody got any long drawing pins?). The next slab along also has had its base cleared, not sure why, if they were clearing for climbers the last slab would of been better, perhaps they will are doing all of it and will get there in time, fingers crossed. Mark
Mark Readerman - 02/Apr/04