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Junior Climbing

Essex Sport Junior Climbing

Reach new heights on our brand-new climbing wall

We have many opportunities for children aged 8 onwards to explore the challenging and rewarding world of climbing.

Learn the basics by joining our junior climbing programme, book a fun-filled climbing party, or get your school involved and make use of one of Essex’s best indoor climbing walls!

 

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About the wall
  • 250 metres of climbing space
  • 30 plus regularly updated routes and bouldering cave
  • 6 auto-belay devices

Children's climbing courses

Utilising our brand-new climbing wall, our fun filled sessions provide the perfect springboard to get into climbing.

Children will learn the basics of climbing and bouldering. These sessions will also promote safe practice within the climbing wall and nurture your children’s interest in climbing by providing a physical and mental challenge, encouraging them to reach new heights (literally!).

If you’d like to come watch your children climb you are more than welcome to do so! Please let our instructor know at reception when they come to pickup your child.

Children must be age 8 or above, children under age 8 will not be permitted to take part.

Costs

  • £52.50 per half- term (5 weeks)
  • £73.50 per half-term (7 weeks)
  • £120 for full-term (12-weeks)

Upcoming courses

When booking onto a course, you only book onto a single day of the week. For example, if you book onto a Wednesday then you would attend the Wednesday sessions each week for the term. 

We currently run the following children’s courses, with 10 spaces on each course:

We are now offering 5 to 12-week courses for you to choose from, these are now live*. 

5 week course: 23 April - 24 May (£52.50)

7 week course:  4 June  - 19 July (£73.50)

Full 12-week course: 23 April - 19 July (£120)

Junior climbing 8-11 years
Day 5 Week Course 7 Week Coures Full 12 Week Course*
Wednesdays, 4pm-5.30pm 23 April - 21 May 4 June - 16 July 23 April - 16 July
Thursdays, 4pm-5.30pm 24 April - 22 May 5 June - 17 July 24 April - 17 July
Fridays, 4pm-5.30pm 25 April - 23 May 6 June - 18 July 25 April - 18 July
Saturdays, 9.30am-11am 26 April - 25 May 7 June - 19 July 26 April - 19 July

*Excluding May Half-Term

Junior climbing 12-15 years 
Day 5 Week Course 7 Week Coures Full 12 Week Course*
Wednesdays, 4pm-5.30pm 23 April - 21 May 4 June - 16 July 23 April - 16 July
Thursdays, 4pm-5.30pm 24 April - 22 May 5 June - 17 July 24 April - 17 July
Fridays, 4pm-5.30pm 25 April - 23 May 6 June - 18 July 25 April - 18 July
Saturdays, 9.30am-11am 26 April - 25 May 7 June - 19 July 26 April - 19 July

Find out more about our Pay and Play climbing sessions on our Junior climbing webpage.

 

How to book

Each term you will need to complete a consent form for your children’s participation in our climbing courses. Please fill this in at reception at the start of each term, if this is not completed then we may not be able to allow your child to participate in the climbing sessions.

If you have any questions, or problems with booking on, please get in touch by phoning 01206 873250

  • Essex Sport members can book and pay via our online booking system Connect using their email address and pin.
  • Non-members can either visit or telephone the Sports Centre reception on 01206 873250, and book and pay using a debit or credit card. 

School Packages

Climbing is not only a great way to improve strength and fitness, but it's a great confidence booster and way to improve focus.

Student climbing aims to:

  • enhance personal development
  • increase self-confidence
  • develop new skills
  • improve social skills by working with others
  • overcome fears

For more information on our work with schools email sportsdevelopment@essex.ac.uk or head to our schools page.

Get in touch
Sports Development Find out more about climbing for juniors
Telephone: 01206 873250

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