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Durham Climbing Centre

From £4.00
Meadowfield Industrial Estate
Meadowfield
Durham City
County Durham
DH7 8TZ

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Durham Climbing Centre is a modern, vibrant venue for rock climbing in Durham City. The Centre has over 6500sq ft of climbing under one roof. Climbing areas are suitable for age 3 years upwards and cater for beginners to very advanced. Spectators and climbers can relax in the comfortable coffee lounge and viewing gallery or have a game of table tennis in between climbing the various challenges on offer.


The style of climbing is 'bouldering' which is free climbing without the need for ropes and harnesses. Boulderers may climb up, across or diagonally on the climbing walls. Climbs are marked out in different colours on the climbing walls with each climb called a 'problem'. Problems are graded according to difficulty and are coloured to indicate easy, medium or difficult problems. Problem solving is involved when completing climbs and deciding where to move next. Strength and endurance training is promoted through short sequences of moves making up a problem.


All the climbing routes in the centre are changed regularly to provide new challenges each time you visit. Climbing is a fun activity for the whole family as well as a great way to keep fit. Peak times are from 16:00 to closing (Mon-Fri and all day on weekends) and off peak is from 10:00 to 16:00 (Mon-Fri).

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Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Lifetime Membership: Adult£15.00 per ticket type
Lifetime Membership: Concession£10.00 per ticket type
Member: Adult£9.00 per ticket type
Member: Concession£8.00 per ticket type
Member: Under 7£4.00 per ticket type
Non Member: Adult£11.00 per ticket type
Non Member: Concession£10.00 per ticket type
Non Member: Under 7£6.00 per ticket type

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

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    • Q6834VHphilf
      Trip Type:
      Family
      Excellent variety
      5 of 5 stars
      Monday, 17th January 2022
      Great selection of climbs from beginners to professionals, very well laid out, staff helpful and polite i will be a regular from now on Read full review
    • iangZ7172SF
      Trip Type:
      Family
      Great to be back
      4 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 20th March 2022
      Our 2nd visit since Covid restrictions ended. Great bouldering centre plenty of challenging and easy routes. Girls when they were little started bouldering here and had great instruction ....sofas... Read full review
    • lisaameek
      Langley Park, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Friends getaway
      Billing centre
      5 of 5 stars
      Thursday, 14th April 2022
      Lovely centre with friendly and helpful staff. We had a beginner session with Charlotte who was friendly, supportive and informative. Can't wait to come back! Read full review
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    Opening Times

    2022 (1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022)
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    Monday - Friday10:00 - 22:00
    Saturday - Sunday08:30 - 18:00
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    Durham Climbing Centre is located on Meadowfield Industrial Estate just off the A690. It is also easily accessed via the A167. See website for more directions http://www.durhamclimbingcentre.co.uk/directions-c50.html

    Public Transport Directions

    The number 46, 49 or 50 service leaves Durham every 10 minutes and stops just past Meadowfield District Sports Centre.

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