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Young climbers on a colourful slab wall above thick matting

First time? Youth & families

Bouldering is an adult sport that the whole family can enjoy!

Before you book

  • Minimum age 7. All under-16s need to be supervised.
  • All sessions involving supervised children must be pre-booked.
  • Maximum one child per climbing adult supervisor.
  • Maximum two children per non-climbing adult supervisor.
  • Maximum three children per group. Unfortunately, multiple families who wish to climb together can only have a maximum of 3 supervised children between them, to keep the centre safe for them and others
  • Please read our Supervision Guidelines carefully before booking.

Getting started

All children and adults new to climbing and our centre should start by booking a First Time Climb. Alternatively, book a Private Coaching session for a more in-depth instructed introduction with one of our experienced instructors.

Instructed sessions

We run a range of instructed sessions for youth, including:

  • Private Coaching for groups of up to four
  • Bouldering Foundations (age 7–11): a five-week programme that gives young climbers a solid grounding
  • Youth Boulderers Award (age 12–15): a four-week-plus programme that lets 12–15s climb unsupervised with parental permission
  • Youth Academies, Competition and Development squads.

Unfortunately we don’t currently offer Birthday Party sessions.

Contact us

Victoria Road Trading EstatePortslade, Brighton BN41 1XQ

Opening hours

Tuesday – Friday
6am – 10pm
Saturday – Monday
8am – 10pm
6 December
8am – 6pm

Pre-booking essential at Peak Times. Click to book now.

Inside the centre