1 / 2Westway Climbing
📍 London, Greater London
Westway offers 350+ routes on 110 roped lines up to 13.5m, plus 450sqm of bouldering with 150 problems. Eight autobelays, campus and finger boards, junior coaching, and holiday camps. Routes are graded harder than comparable London centres.
Routesetting is thoughtful and varied in style. You will find that some routes can wander and the setting presents a lot of interesting side-ways movement/moves, which will challenge you if you are used to more “straight-up” climbs. The competition wall is a mighty overhanging lead wall and unique in its challenge and fun/fear factor! Grading isn’t soft. Ticks feel well earned. The Boulder walls are big and the problems tend towards being quite long and technical, although there is a small section dedicated to shorter “competition-style” problems. Massive slab and massive overhang area. The wall feels invested in, i.e. the bouldering and many of the roped wall panels have been rebuilt and (sadly for some) the old-school fiberglass feature walls have been replaced by modern plywood panels which look and climb great.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Best for families with older children or teens who already have some climbing experience — routes are consistently graded harder than other London centres, which experienced climbers will appreciate. The scale and rope-plus-boulder combination make it excellent value for a half-day or longer session.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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mainichi
9 months ago
“Routesetting is thoughtful and varied in style. You will find that some routes can wander and the setting presents a lot of interesting side-ways movement/moves, which will challenge you if you are used to more “straight-up” climbs. The competition wall is a mighty overhanging lead wall and unique in its challenge and fun/fear factor! Grading isn’t soft. Ticks feel well earned. The Boulder walls are big and the problems tend towards being quite long and technical, although there is a small section dedicated to shorter “competition-style” problems. Massive slab and massive overhang area. The wall feels invested in, i.e. the bouldering and many of the roped wall panels have been rebuilt and (sadly for some) the old-school fiberglass feature walls have been replaced by modern plywood panels which look and climb great.”
Adam Ross
2 years ago
“Great wall, with good resetting schedule and friendly staff. The gas-powered heaters are suboptimal. They are extremely powerful and don't seem to have any temperature cut-off. It's fairly unpleasant climbing anywhere near to them. Hopefully they will be replaced at some point or controlled so that they turn themselves off when the air temperature reaches 17/18 degrees.”
Zizi Zhu
7 months ago
“Great place!!! The best scale and price ratio out there. Not only have rope climbing but also boulder area.”
markus moll
4 months ago
“The routes are good to v good. Biggest climbing centre for lead climbing in London. Beware, often it takes quote some time for routes to re-populate after events. Which is a bit annoying. Also don't expect a reset of routes too often. So if u climbing in a narrow grade range u will find yourself climbing the same routes again and again. The changing rooms are pretty basic. The toilets pretty horrible.”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Westway Climbing holds the largest lead climbing capacity in London with 110 roped lines reaching 13.5m and a dedicated 450sqm bouldering area. Eight autobelay machines allow independent climbing without a partner. The training zone includes campus boards and finger boards. Junior holiday camps and coaching sessions run throughout the year. Routes are reset monthly and known for challenging, technically varied setting with notable sideways movement.
