The arch climbing Jan 18, 2025 ยท It began life in 2008 in a railway arch in London Bridge, and has since grown into two full-sized climbing centres, in Bermondsey and Surrey Quays. Friendly crowd although they should, like other centres have done, ban climbing shirtless. Since January 2015 it's comprised of two centres on the same complex which offer routes of varying difficulties (v0-v8) and across a mix of different environments. The Arch Climbing Wall: Surrey Quays The Arch is my local climbing wall and it's the biggest bouldering venue in London. Comprising of some of the biggest competition walls in the UK, coving various grades from f5+ to f7c. The main issue is that on weeknights it is now so busy that you can barely see the mats for people standing waiting to climb. 20,000 square feet of terraced levels overlooking an open ground floor, set inside a stunning Art Deco cinema from the 1930's. The Arch Climbing Wall: Building One Drummond Rd, London, SE16 4DG. The official address is 121 Drummond Rd, London SE16 2JY, UK. . The bouldering at the Arch is perfect - great variety of routes for all abilities. Weekdays 6:30am - 10. Both spaces are supremely well-equipped, offering vast expanses of creatively-designed climbing space – 15,000 SQ FT with 300 set problems in Bermondsey and 7,000 SQ FT with 130 set problems in SQ. 30pm / Weekends 9am - 9pm. 020 7237 4418. Next time you’re in London and you’ve had enough touring around and fish and chips and just need to get that sweaty meditative pumpy fulfillment that only comes from physical exertion and, especially, from a good hard climb, check out the folks at Arch Climbing Wall. Now with two new dedicated kid’s areas and a mini-circuit of 10-15 climbs around the centre for kids to have some fun. Over 11,000 square feet of Bouldering, dozens of circuits offering hundreds of climbs The Arch Climbing Wall is one of the largest climbing facilities in the UK. jbgkvhawicdpkxqrhfafnpksxvxbkfwhvyjdadaxreiwwdn