Bear Rock may be where it all began but I LOVE The Ballroom. Situated in the best city of them all, the next City of Culture - Coventry, The Ballroom is a Bouldering Centre of joy.
The Ballroom is dedicated bouldering centre in Coventry's city centre. It opened in 2017 and they are consistently resetting routes and undergoing developments.
How to get there:
If you are driving I would recommend parking in Salt Lane Car Park. If not there are a good few buses that will get you there. If you are coming from further afield, get the train into Coventry and do the 10 minute walk from there as a nice little warm up.
Pricing
How much are you going to have to fork out? The Ballroom is great for beginner boulderers as you pay the £3 membership, £3 to hire some shoes, and then you can pay as you go from there. While there are deals and monthly/yearly memberships, available for purchase, if you don't plan on going very often, or are so new that you don't want to commit to a whole year up front, The Ballroom has you covered.
Facilities
Shop - you can buy shoes, chalk, chalk bags, finger tape, as well as refreshments.
Changing Room and toilets.
Seating Area, benches and comfy seats, with a bookshelf of various climbing books to keep you entertained if you need a break, or are meeting someone there.
There are lockers, and also open cubbyholes, I use the latter and have never had any trouble with this.
What's inside?
- Upstairs traverse wall, and children's traverse wall.
- Cave walls which have some really interesting routes.
- In the main room the walls are quite a bit higher than in the bouldering room at Bear Rock Climbing, I have found this is good for working on your fear if you are a little bit afraid of heights.
- Wall on incline, especially good for footwork practice.
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