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Ambleside Climbing Wall

Open Now: 12:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Open today: 12:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
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Great time

Just wanted to say how good the experience was taking the grandkids for a lesson on the climbing... read more

Reviewed 4 weeks ago
stevelambeds
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
Great fun and good encouragement

We visited Ambleside Climbing Wall in late August 2019 and were taken care of by the lovely Adam... read more

Reviewed September 3, 2019
rich_reeve
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UK
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Indoor climbing venue suitable for all ages in the heart of The Lake District! Offering Taster sessions, Private Lessons, Children's Clubs and Climbing for Experienced climbers and beginners alike. We are open throughout the week, see opening times...more
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Hours Today: 12:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Suggested duration: 1-2 hours
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101 Lake Road, Ambleside LA22 0DB, England
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+44 15394 33794
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Just wanted to say how good the experience was taking the grandkids for a lesson on the climbing walls it's was well set up and very helpful. Would definitely go again and if your thinking of going just get it done you will love it....More

Date of experience: September 2019
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Reviewed September 3, 2019 via mobile

We visited Ambleside Climbing Wall in late August 2019 and were taken care of by the lovely Adam. Daddy and daughter climbed and Mummy watched and supported. We loved the gentle introduction in the Bouldering room and the increase in the difficulty of the challenges...More

Date of experience: August 2019
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Reviewed September 1, 2019 via mobile

Booked a private session for our family at the Ambleside Climbing Wall. Adam was an excellent host and coach, building the confidence of our children (7yo & 5yo) on the boulder wall before we all went up the big wall. Learned a lot and had...More

Date of experience: September 2019
Thank Wotski
AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded September 3, 2019

Hi, Thanks for booking one of our private sessions, Its brilliant to hear you had a fantastic time! Adam is certainly the hostess with the mostess and likes to entertain as much as he likes to climb. We're happy you learned a lot and hope...More

Reviewed August 29, 2019

Booked a 90 minutes climing session for the kids to cover for a rainy afternoon - 2nd time we’ve done this, and kids were thrilled to find out that Adam was going to run their session again. Lots of fun for the kids, Adam was...More

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank Italiantrotter
AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded September 2, 2019

Hi, Being in the heart of the beautiful national park we call the lakes our taster session is a great activity for a rainy day in, and Adam is thrilled you enjoyed his group session and hopes you come back again! Safety is paramount on...More

Reviewed August 29, 2019

My 11year old Grandson had a brilliant session run by Adam. 90 minutes climbing for just £20 and the tuition by Adam as part of a group in 9 kids was first class. They learned traversing and climbing, they worked as teams and had a...More

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank Richard W
AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded September 2, 2019

Brilliant Review. Cant thank you enough for this appreciated review. Adam had loads of fun on your grandson session, and we're really happy he did to. We see ourselves as good value for the activity we provide in the area we reside, unfortunately our prices...More

Reviewed August 22, 2019 via mobile

We visited on a rainy day having pre-booked a session, and were well and truly impressed with the service from the staff and the climbing experience. The children started off on the boulder wall learning the basics, before moving onto the main climbing wall. Sam,...More

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank 1977AndyG
AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded September 2, 2019

Hi Andy, So happy to hear you were impressed with the service here at Ambleside Climbing Wall, the staff here are avid climbers and really enjoy helping those wanting to enjoy our favourite sport achieve. Safety is a big deal at Ambleside Climbing Wall and...More

Reviewed August 16, 2019 via mobile

When we knew we had a very rainy holiday day in store, I booked my 11 year old twin daughters a taster session and so glad I did! They totally loved it! Fantastic place, the staff are great, make it fun for everyone, it wasn’t...More

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank Twinmummy07
AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded August 25, 2019

Hi, Thank you for your review! We're glad you got to try our wall, wet spells need not ruin a visit to the lakes when there's fun to be had climbing indoors! So pleased you enjoyed our taster session and the dog friendly Cafe Altitude,...More

Reviewed August 9, 2019

We have visited every August for the last four years, coming twice this week. Our daughter, Elizabeth has done plenty of climbing before but our son, William, was a first time climber. Mum, Harriet, climbed last year and had another go this year. William discovered...More

Date of experience: August 2019
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AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded August 25, 2019

Hi Harriet, Thank you so much for saying we have a fab team, we all get on well at the wall and with great climbers like yourselves to! We really loved reading your descriptive review of your experience here, and I'd just like to say...More

Reviewed August 7, 2019

We went with our five grandsons for a private instruction. Theta were a novice group of different levels of ability and confidence. The instructor, George, was very attentive to their differing needs and managed the session of about 75 minutes with a great deal of...More

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank Alan B
AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded August 8, 2019

Hi Alan, Thank you for your excellent review and taking the time to write it. Id like to say a big well done to all your five grandsons who climbed astoundingly well, and really gave it there all. I'm really pleased they enjoyed their climbing...More

Reviewed July 28, 2019

We had a family private session with Sam. The children are 9 and 5 years old, both had an excellent experience and felt safe throughout the whole experience. Sam is an experienced climber and is full of local knowledge. My wife even managed to get...More

Date of experience: July 2019
Thank Mattolivia
AmblesideWall, Manager at Ambleside Climbing Wall, responded to this reviewResponded July 30, 2019

Hi Matt Thanks for a great review of our private sessions! Your family did amazingly and worked brilliantly as a team, we're really happy you took the time to write and share how much you enjoyed it here at Ambleside Wall. Local knowledge is a...More

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