Climbing somewhere new? Find gyms near me →
Landscape from this climbing area

Home / United Kingdom / South West

OUTDOOR REGION

South West

Portland, Swanage, Cheddar, Cornwall granite. The limestone and sea-cliff half of the map.

LincsPaul (talk) — regional photo (Public domain) · source

Season

Shoulder seasons and neap tides. Summer heat on Portland; winter swell shuts the coast.

Access

Tide, nesting, quarries, and gorges with tourist traffic. Check BMC RAD. Coastal venues are not indoor-style walk-ups.

Crags & areas

Rocky paths through the old quarry area.
OUTDOOR

Portland

South West · Limestone · V0–V10

Dancing Ledge
OUTDOOR

Swanage

South West · Limestone · V0–V8

Image of Cheddar Gorge
OUTDOOR

Cheddar Gorge

South West · Limestone · V0–V9

Bristol : Avon Gorge
OUTDOOR

Avon Gorge

South West · Limestone · V0–V8

Baggy Point, Devon taken from Putsborough Beach
OUTDOOR

Baggy Point

South West · Sandstone · V0–V8

Sennen Cove, Cornwall
OUTDOOR

Sennen

South West · Granite · V0–V9

Gateway gyms

Rain-day indoor. The reason the city pages exist.

TTM

TCA The Mothership

Bristol

Bristol bouldering centre spread across two floors, with training boards, gym, café, shop, showers and free parking.

BoulderingCafeShopTrainingBoardsshowersparking
UR

Undercover Rock

Bristol

Bristol climbing centre with ropes and bouldering. Old-school wall, still working.

BoulderingRopes
CHB

The Climbing Hangar Bristol

Bristol

Hangar in Bristol. Bouldering volume for the school night.

BoulderingTraining
TTC

TCA The Church

Bristol

St Werburgh’s Church. TCA ropes hall — limited bouldering; Mothership is the boulder session.

RopesCafe
RB

Redpoint Bristol

Bristol

Winterstoke Road, Bedminster. Bristol ropes and bouldering besides TCA.

BoulderingRopes
FB

Flashpoint Bristol

Bristol

Templegate Park. Independent Bristol bouldering.

Bouldering