plan a visit
Planning your first visit to Mile End Climbing Wall and not sure where to start? There are three options:
If you have little or no experience of climbing, we’ll show you around the centre and explain the basics of bouldering - ie, climbing without ropes above crash mats. Booking is not required.
After you’ve completed the induction tour, you can climb for as long as you can manage! This is without an instructor and at your own risk, and you won’t be registered to use the rope climbing area. £11.00/£8.50 pays for your climbing (peak or off peak) & the induction tour. £5.00 covers your (one-off) registration fee & if you need climbing shoes you can hire these for £3.00. (This is for over 18s only. For information on under 18s, please click here.)
*Peak times:
Monday-Friday 4pm-9:30pm, all day Sat and Sun, and bank holidays
** Off Peak times:
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm
So you want to try climbing, but you’d prefer to spend your first time under the watchful eye of one of our qualified instructors? Or maybe you’re not sure if one of courses are right for you and want a one-off session to get more of an idea (please note. This is not a course, you will not be taught how to use the equipment or any techniques for climbing, it is a taster session aimed at providing an experience for people wishing to try the sport at an easy level under the watchful eye of our instructors. People wishing to learn the skills associated with climbing should partake in one of our Roped Climbing for Beginners or Introduction to Bouldering courses).
The Taster Session has a maximum group size of 6 and gives you an 1½ hours of supervised climbing with the opportunity to try both bouldering and top-rope climbing. The sessions are available to anyone over 14 years old and must be booked in advance. It doesn’t provide full instruction to become a ‘competent climber’ (for that you’ll need our Beginners Course).
If you want to learn the skills associated with climbing at a beginner level you can book a spot on one of our courses:
If you're not sure what bouldering is, it's climbing without the aid of ropes and harnesses above impact matting. It's the most accessible form of climbing and because of this more and more opportunities for partaking in bouldering are springing up all over the place.
This course is the perfect introduction to this growing area of our sport and will provide you with all you need to know to begin your climbing journey.
During this 1.5hr course our nationally qualified coach will take you through the very basics of bouldering as well as giving you a comprehensive tour of our facilities.
Book an Introduction to Bouldering Course Online
This course is the perfect introduction to the world of climbing with ropes.
Under the watchful eyes of our nationally qualified instructors you will progess through the basics of indoor top rope climbing.
Once you've perfected these skills you will be able to climb unsupervised on the ropes in our centre.
This course is suitable for people who have never climbed before or those seeking a refresher for their top roping skills.
