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wage22
Oct 29, 2004, 3:23 PM
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Hello - I'm going to be in England (Southeastern area and Kent) for about 6 days over the holiday and I wanted to check out one of the gyms in London or possibly do some bouldering? I'm assuming it will be chilly so any suggestions on a gym I shouldnt miss or some cool boulders I could play around on?? :-) Thanks!
Amanda :wink:
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skeates
Nov 7, 2004, 8:34 PM
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I climb at the castle in Manour House North London. http://www.castle-climbing.co.uk. They have a lot of cool stuff for bouldering. I have only been climbing for three months and only boulder at the moment so it is pretty cool from what I think.
As for out side can't really help you there.
If you want any more info on the gym you can mail me alexis@skeates.net
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rockn_j
Nov 7, 2004, 9:21 PM
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As far as I know The Castle http://www.castle-climbing.co.uk/ is the biggest gym in England. So, if you are around there, its definately worth a visit.
Also, another gym worth a visit is Mile End climbing wall http://www.mileendwall.org.uk/. Both these places are very impressive facilities
I'm not big on plastic, but looking at the weather forecast for the forseeable future, I dont think you will have another option.
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wage22
Nov 8, 2004, 3:54 PM
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Great! Thank you both - think I will be checking out the Castle, looks like a cool place. And good ole England, think it will be a little rainy! :-)
Thanks!
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keinangst
Nov 8, 2004, 4:03 PM
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I was just in London and Kent for my honeymoon a couple weeks ago. Let's just say I didn't exactly get any climbing done...
There are several nice areas down there, believe it or not. It's supposed to be some pretty good (but grainy/brittle) sandstone with hard rules about no gear, etc.
Check out around the area of Tunbridge Wells, there are two areas within 10 minutes of there, IIRC. There is also an area that is supposedly crowded with Londoners on the weekends.
Check out southernsandstone.co.uk or ukclimbing.com for better info.
...And good luck avoiding the rain. We had 8 days of wetness, 6 of which were rain (the other 2 just wet and cloudy).
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macca
Nov 8, 2004, 4:36 PM
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I used to live in London and would recomend the Westway climbing wall as the best gym in London. The Castle is also excellent and Mile end is good for bouldering and meeting people. As they are located in different areas go the closest.
Westway - West. Castle - North. Mile End - East.
The closest place to climb outside is Tunbridge Wells (approx 1.5 Hours away) on the Sandstone boulders. Weather may make this a messy affair. If you want to travel further afield you can boulder in the Peak District (approx 3 hours) weather permitting. But with only 6 days I would recomend you stay indoors and enjoy the warmth and people.
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