Bouldering in Bristol · Bedminster, Easton, Harbourside
Three walls across the city, colour-coded circuits from your first session to your first V8, and a membership that works at all of them. No ropes, no harness, no fuss.
Circuits, not numbers
Follow one colour from the floor to the top. Grades overlap on purpose, so a hard green can feel like an easy yellow. If you can flash most of a colour, it is time to move up.
Green
V0 to V1
Big holds, straight lines, feet where you want them. Your first session lives here, and so do warm-ups for everyone else.
Yellow
V1 to V3
The moves start to matter. Flag a foot, trust a smear, learn what a heel hook is for. Most members spend their first month here.
Orange
V3 to V5
Where projecting begins. Steeper terrain, worse holds, a few moves you will fall off ten times before they click.
Red
V5 to V7
Real power and real footwork at the same time. Sessions become three or four problems, not thirty.
Purple
V7 to V9
Set by our comp team on the 45 and the Harbourside comp wall. Expect to tape your fingers and to book a rest day.
Black
V9 and up
A handful at any one time, changed monthly, and each one has a name. Send it and it goes on the board by the front desk.
Three gyms, one card
All three open at 06:30 on weekdays for the before-work crowd and stay open till 22:30. Each gym sets to its own personality, so a Wednesday at Easton feels nothing like a Wednesday at Harbourside.
The original. Steep boards and a big slab.
Friendliest walls in the city. Best for beginners and kids.
The new one. Comp wall, tallest roof, longest bar.
Membership
Prices include shoes for your first month, unlimited chalk and every social session. Direct debit, no joining fee, freeze for up to three months a year.
Rolling, cancel any time
All three gyms before 16:00 on weekdays and all day at weekends. Made for shift workers, students and anyone who likes an empty wall.
Rolling, cancel any time
Any gym, any hour we are open, as often as you like. Bring a friend on Fridays. This is the card most people end up with.
Two adults at one address
Two full memberships at one address, and kids under 16 climb free with you on weekend mornings. Add a third adult for £40.
Setting schedule
1,400
holds come off and go back up across the three gyms every seven days. Each colour rotates on its own cycle, so there is always one circuit fresh and one you have nearly finished.
Setters strip the day before. If your project is on a wall listed below, this is your warning.
| Gym | Wall | Circuits | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedminster | 45 degree board | Orange, red | Wed 10 Sep | Up now |
| Easton | Main arch | Green, yellow, orange | Fri 12 Sep | Stripping Thu |
| Harbourside | Comp wall | Red, purple | Sun 14 Sep | Stripping Sat |
| Bedminster | Big slab | Green, yellow, purple | Tue 16 Sep | Scheduled |
| Harbourside | Roof and cave | Orange, black | Thu 18 Sep | Scheduled |
| Easton | Traverse wall | Green, yellow | Sat 20 Sep | Scheduled |
Before you come in
Anything else, ring the gym nearest you. A human answers between 09:00 and 21:00.
Yes. Book a £15 taster or buy a day pass at the desk, watch the four-minute safety video, and you are on the wall. Start on green, stay on the mats' side of the marked line, and climb down rather than jumping when you can.
No. Shoe hire is £4, and free for your whole first month as a member. Chalk is free at every gym, always. Trainers are fine for the first session if you would rather.
Every membership works at Bedminster, Easton and Harbourside. Off-peak follows the same hours at each gym. Your card, or the app, gets you through the gate at any of them.
Freeze for up to three months in any twelve, from the app, for free. Monthly memberships cancel with one month's notice. Annual memberships run for the year and can be transferred to someone else if you move away.
Under 18s can climb with a signed form from a parent or guardian. Under 14s need a supervising adult on the mats. Kids club runs at Easton on Saturday mornings and Bedminster on Sunday mornings for ages 6 to 12, £11 a session or £38 a month.
Bedminster has 30 spaces and 40 bike racks. Easton is street parking only, with a big bike shelter. Harbourside is best reached on foot, by bike or on the harbour ferry, which stops outside the door.
First time here
Shoes, chalk, a 30-minute intro with a coach, and the rest of the day to climb. If you join within a week, we take the £15 off your first month.