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Rocktype Sandstone (soft)

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What a view! © JohnHartley

Crag features

Decent little crag if you live locally, the rock is a course grained sandstone. In winter only visit after a couple of consecutive properly dry days or it'll be damp and scrittly, particularly in the woods. The mainstay of the problems were originally entered from the old online guide supplied by lakesbloc.com.

The original lines are listed here along with some newer additions; all feature annotated topos and expanded descriptions, currently making this the most upto date guide available (all sectors have good mobile signal).  

NOTE ON ACCESS RESTRICTION: The access restriction on the main Chapel Ruin Boulder seems utterly pointless as the ancient rock graves (on the top of the block) referenced for preservation are walked on daily by dog walkers and tourists alike. To suggest the occasional boulderer scuttling over the top of this block will some how compound damage/erosion seems highly questionable. There is also no on site signage to make the general public aware of the apparent need for care (surely a measure with far more potential impact), which begs the question how much serious thought anyone at the National Trust actually put into this climbing restriction. Make of that what you will.

Approach notes

Some of the routes are on the coastline, down by the water, the rest are in the wooded area above the church or below the chapel ruin. Each block/sector has its approach info described below.

Restricted Access

The landowner - the National Trust - have asked that no climbing takes place on the boulders below the Viking graves which form an ancient monument here. In particular the problem "Stardust" is not to be climbed on as it tops out directly into the graves. The Trust are happy for the other bouldering around Crag in the Woods to continue.

Checked this out yesterday, in no rush to come back. No traffic means all the problems are super sandy so there's hardly any friction as half the rock just slides off!
M1V0 - 04/Jul/18
I went down by myself after work, recently. There are some nice bits of rock around, with lots of low-grade problems. The Crag in the Woods is now quite overgrown, whilst the Boogaloo Shrimp Area has a lot of broken glass around. (Someone had a smashing time here...) Pleasant couple of hours, with lovely sunset. Not in a massive rush to go back, though.
C Rettiw - 19/May/15
Perfectly fine location for a few hours of playing. All spread over sea crags, boulders in fields and boulders in the woods. The area is very popular with dog walkers so beware. Also a fair bit of broken glass in the wooded section. However, pleasant enough.
Rampikino - 17/Mar/14
Someone should up load photo's of these problems/ where they are :)
Sol Armer - 31/Mar/13
Unlike some people don't see the problem with the climbs hear many need a good clean up but as for chavs think some ppl need to grow a pair if ya get my drift
bigworthy - 13/Apr/12
Poo. Don't bother.
lancslon - 20/Jan/08
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