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Peterborough Climbing Wall

This wall is not a dedicated climbing centre. It is might be run by a school or leisure centre

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PETERBOROUGH CLIMBING WALL IS NOW PERMANENTLY CLOSED.

We opened in in December 1995. This was done by converting an exhibition squash court in the Peterborough Town Sports Club. Recently they decided they wanted to convert it back to an exibition squash court, so did not renew our lease. Which meant our lease expired on 31 December 2020, by that date we have to remove the climbing wall so it can go back to being a squash court. We closed on 20 March 2020 due to Coranavirus. It was not worth re-opening for what would have been 2 months. The climbing wall has now been removed and is being converted back to an exibition squash court.

We are still able to offer Real Rock Trips and instruction at other locations e.g. school walls etc.

Up to 6.5m lead/toprope walls in curved resin panels, vertical and overhanging sections, belay ledges by Livingstone, built 1995.

Since 1998, includes 12m roof route for horizontal climbing (largest in the country?) plus large stalactite in the centre. Also dedicated Bouldering Cave with free form sides and Woody Wave ceiling. Own-built balcony traverse on bolt-ons. 176 sq m of wall surface.

Courses and equipment hire available. Sports centre facilities.

The flattest place in the world now has a half decent indoor wall. Fixed ropes on about 20 routes. Built from fibreglass panels around three sides of a redundant squash court, two of the sides are mainly vertical with an overhanging rear wall.

Holds are either cast into the panels or bolt-ons and the climbing varies from delicate and technical problems to pumpy jug pulling. Built and operated by Peterborough MC. [George Christie 4/96]

Reviews

ElvisLeg

7 Mar, 2010

Choose your day wisely. A good enough wall but just too small to share with 14 screaming children on a birthday party, especially when staff set up a 'zip-wire' across the hall - all in the space of a squash court. You can't have it both ways.

drcorbasisgod

9 Oct, 2009

A selection of graded features-only routes has been added to the notice board below the balcony. This is a welcome addition, due to the lack of new routes being created over the Summer months (presumably because everyone was outdoors).

craig h

1 Feb, 2005

Agree on all the above comments, good relaxed feel to the place, well thought out routes/problems. Well worth looking up if in the area.

Jon

27 Jul, 2004

This was a great wall for my first time! Good for beginners, and decent challenges for the more experienced climbers. Good value, great staff, and nice freindly atmosphere make this wall a pleasent place to go!

Robert paine "nobbo"

23 Jul, 2004

Ive been to this wall a few times now and spent over 20hrs climbin it. I started climbin bout 1 week ago went on a holiday thing and now ive com back home to peterborough only to find i hav an amazin rock wall on my door step. defo worth the trip if ur far away £4.50 for the whole day food drink etc available ppl there very helpful and supportive and its right next to a hospital just in case ;)

Matt

21 Mar, 2004

Great for beginners but also challenging for experts. Friendly and helpful atmosphere. Seating area for spectators. Taster session just a tenner

Tigga

8 Jan, 2003

Really good wall, with a good range of routes from v.easy to v.hard. The staff are really nice (rock on Clive) and are willing to give hints on problems.

Hannah Wright

16 Nov, 2002

This wall was great for my first time climbing and I would recomend it to any beginners. I will defintely be going again as it is near to where i live, the cost is reasonable too!! Hannah

mike

28 Jul, 2002

friendly, bit small - well...it did used to be a squash court. Can get a bit cramped if busy. Easier to get to than Wales.

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