BlocFit

Fantastic experience: Small, intimate gym with very interesting routes and nice staff

Fantastic experience: Consistently interesting and inspiring setting and variety of routes in a small space, great training boards and weights area as well. Staff and climbers are all super friendly and it has a good sense of community. Best climbing gym in London.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this gym. It has everything you need to train for climbing and all the boulders are set so well with no parkour and “comp style” rubbish which makes them even better. Great community and all staff are really friendly. I personally just can’t fault this gym. After being to many gyms across country this is by far the best one without a doubt. 10/10

Fantastic experience: Great place with plenty of options for most levels. Basic but decent gym too. Good people!

Fantastic experience: Best route setting in London.

Positive experience: Great climbing wall, staff are super friendly and vibes are generally great. Social atmosphere with a decently kitted out gym

Fantastic experience: The best place in town to get stronger, cool people, good music and with amazing boards. Blocfit training program is definitely a must have if you want to get strong.

Fantastic experience: The dons. Well set routes and lovely staff.

Fantastic experience: Really great climbing gym, not too hard to get to and a cozy space. Perfect if you want a place to train hard and want a climbing space free of egos. I usually go during standard working times and it's not busy.

Fantastic experience: Not the faint hearted. Great vibes and good gym for experienced climbers. Great gym to work on technique.

Fantastic experience: Awesome training gym! If you want to get stronger and climb better, BlocFit is your place. Top tip- leave your ego outside and have fun! Extra points for friendly faces at the reception and good playlists

Fantastic experience: Great gym, lovely owner

Fantastic experience: Top gym! Best community vibe in London, top setting, excellent music, the staff is amazing, and the hidden gem backyard is the cherry on the cake. Best place to get strong, have fun, meet people and chill

Fantastic experience: A class bouldering gym. It’s rough and ready, but you get something you’ll get at very few gyms in London, an old school climbing gym with personality. Really good use of the space to get the mega bouldering and training spaces in. Leave your ego at the door, and even if you’re a total beginner, keep working at it and you’ll benefit from the stiff grading. A good spot to get wicked strong.

Positive experience: Lovely reception staff but the bouldering space is very limited (2 small rooms). Most of the walls are slanted, we found it very difficult and unfortunately I hadn't looked at the reviews first so I wasn't aware. I would not recommend this space for beginners or amateurs.

Positive experience: Cool vibes but a real small climbing space. Wouldn’t say recommend it for beginner/early intermediate

Fantastic experience: Awesome place

Fantastic experience: Starting with the best parts: 1) the atmosphere there is great (more on the chilled side if that's your thing), 2) the staff are very welcoming and helpful (thank you so much to Nathan for patiently helping me to find the right pair of shoes for me!) and 3) in Spring, Summer and Autumn it's so nice in there as it opens out into the outdoors, so you get some (indirect) sunlight, fresh air coming in, and don't feel cooped up. Definitely a smaller space than most climbing gyms but high quality! Pretty "hardcore" (outdoor style) so expect to be humbled, and more advanced climbers will probably get more out of it, but there is still something for everyone. Probably works better as a place to revisit so you can project the climbs. They have a few walls/boards (moonboard? not 100% sure of the nomenclature) for training on and a decent weights area too (considering the fact that it's a climbing gym!)

Fantastic experience: Best route setting in London, on the smaller side but amazing gym and vibe makes up for it

Fantastic experience: By far nicest gym in this area - simple and really nice space to be in. Shout out for amazing staff who are always super chatty and have great music taste!

Positive experience: Really nice quiet spot, very welcoming staff and a cool vibe. Being casual climbers, we found the selection of routes pretty challenging. Nothing against the venue, but definitely more of a spot for experienced climbers

Fantastic experience: Fresh holds, spicy blocs with powerful moves, really enjoyed the Tenzing session here and seems like a real community built around this. Not for everyone but we'll worth checking out. Pic: lack of skin indicates max effort

Fantastic experience: A bit chilly. Great old school-style climbing Gym, very strong setting (expect one or two grades harder than LCC). Circuit wall was

Fantastic experience: Friendly Staff, great facilities really enjoying being a member.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great vibe, great climbing.

Negative experience: The manager is unprofessional. Edit for clarity: It is the owner, Dave, that is unprofessional.

Negative experience: I signed up for BlocFit and it wasn’t quite right for me because it didn’t have privacy in the changing rooms, so I cancelled the membership, but then received a very rude email from the company and owner which was just unnecessary.

Positive experience: If you're a beginner this isn't the best place to go - there are some routes avaliable but it's generally quite tricky to really give bouldering a try! Super friendly and nice vibe if you want more advanced wall.

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Best climbing gym in London period. Big shout-out to my boy Felix that works the desk. Super unique climbing equipment in the gym.

Fantastic experience: A true dirtbaggers gym. Interesting sets and well-equipped workout area.

Fantastic experience: Smaller, more community oriented climbing gym that focuses on what counts.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in area

Fantastic experience: Great gym! You’ll find community, good setting and knowledgeable staff.

Fantastic experience: Definitely my favourite climbing gym in London. The problems are really challenging and interesting, plus the training area is perfect for anyone trying to improve their climbing skills. On top of that, it's a very friendly environment. Easy to talk to other climbers, and everyone that works at the gym is very nice and actually learn your name. Best gym in London, hands down

Fantastic experience: Great spot - very welcoming and friendly staff. Nice music also!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic climbing gym, with great coffee as well

Fantastic experience: Best setting, best vibes, best community. 10/10 best bouldering gym in town

Fantastic experience: best blocks and vibes

Fantastic experience: Great climbing gym. Very friendly and welcoming!

Fantastic experience: My absolute favourite gym in London, so good for the value, as long as you be creative. I had a plateau for years, soon as I came to this gym, i immediately smashed it, something about the grading and the problems itself, seem closer to the outdoor experience.

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym for beginners through to the experts. I live locally and at first had gone to other gyms in search for more simple beginner routes, but actually blocfit is loaded with really fun routes for beginners. Most importantly, the staff and regulars are not only friendly but offer super sound advice. Such a strong community element which is so critical to a good climbing wall. You can make quick progress at Blocfit and learn how to climb properly. All for very reasonable prices especially when you look at other local gyms.

Fantastic experience: Great wall with challenging problems. The whole vibe of the place is totally on point with the staff and clientele being extremely friendly and helpful. A must visit for anyone who loves bouldering.

Fantastic experience: Heard to be the best bouldering gym in London, nice routes.

Positive experience: Nice place, chilled atmosphere. Pretty small

Fantastic experience: Not just a ridiculously good training gym, but a brilliant boulder park. The blocks are set by some of the best routesetters out there and you've got no choice but to get strong or go home. Only joking, grades are V0 to Vforgetaboutit so plenty of selection for all levels. Best part of it though is that you get to know the rest of the crowd including Dave himself, great community feel! I'll be seeing you 6am-ers soon.

Fantastic experience: This is probably my favourite bouldering gym in London. While it is smaller than other gyms it packs a punch with plenty of problems across the grades, two boards downstairs, campus rungs and a circuit board. The staff are always friendly and even better, Blocfit has a good sense of community.

Fantastic experience: Great little wall and some very friendly faces. The gym, circuit board and splat board look amazing. Can't ask for more.

Fantastic experience: Best bouldering gym in London

Fantastic experience: Great little centre, friendly staff. Routes are a little tougher then elsewhere so expect a challenge! Well worth a visit ☺️

Fantastic experience: Good climbing gym with good coffee and open super early

Negative experience: £11 for entry and only 2 walls. There are much better value places to climb in London.

Fantastic experience: Really good fun and super friendly staff / other climbers to help out a newbie like me

Fantastic experience: banging

Fantastic experience: Love it

Fantastic experience: I have been bouldering a handful of times at other places and have had no formal tuition/ training so I decided to try the beginners session here to learn some fundamentals. Marcella who took the class was incredibly friendly and welcoming. She definitely knew her stuff and was able to give me some great pointers that have drastically improved my technique! Felix who was working the reception area at the time was also very friendly and we had a nice chat after my climb. I will definitely be visiting this climbing gym on the regular now and look forward to my next visit!

Fantastic experience: cosy gym with great routes! Nice place to climb if you are not into the modern day competition style boulders

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Good vibes.

Fantastic experience: Lovely wall and people, highly recommend

Fantastic experience: Best bouldering gym in London. Hard blocs, great staff, brilliant community.

Positive experience: A great climbing gym. There is stuff for everyone of any strength and ability. I love the variation in walls and the different boards to practice on. There is a good space and equipment such a trx and free weights to do your own workout. The owner Dave is always bringing good banter, training and climbing tips. There is a great vibe and nice community feel Definitely worth checking out if in London for a climb

Fantastic experience: Brilliant facility for climbers old and new. The recent addition (summer 2019) of more bouldering walls means there's a lot more pure climbing. There's still all of the training boards, finger boards and free weights/stretching/training area so definitely something for people who want to just go for a sociable climb or go for a hard training session. Top notch setting too, Dave makes a huge effort to get loads of varied setters in from all over the UK (lots of big names and local setters, both men and women). I love the endurance board in particular - the set is ALWAYS bang on. Loads of events, comps and classes, there's such a great community feel, loads of banter from the staff (Dave and James - you guys do such an amazing job!) and the people that go there seem to be always friendly and up for a chat. Oh yeah and there's great coffee and they sell the peanut butter filled Clif bars. Best climbing and training spot in London. Without a doubt.

Fantastic experience: Been using this for a while after deciding that brute force was not yielding anything reliable. My movement has improved, as has my finger strength and flexibility since I've been using. Great coffee, good folk. it's a well known secret spot if there can be such a thing.

Positive experience: Good

Fantastic experience: Yeah it’s decent.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym, great problems and real community vibe. Love the place!

Fantastic experience: This is a great place in the heart of Brixton. Great problems, boards, training facilities and above all great people. Dave, the owner, is a top chap. Go and see for yourselves.

Fantastic experience: Blocfit is a class climbing wall with great coffee, music and an awesome set of boulders to try!

Fantastic experience: Awesome wall. Best training venue in London by a long way.

Fantastic experience: Excellent facilities and a great alternative to a normal gym, cool and unusual setting beyond run of the mill. Also wonderful coffee!

Fantastic experience: Only dedicated climbing training facility in London. Circuit board for sport climbers. Techy slab. Moon board. 30 degree symmetry. 50 degree. Campus and hangboards. TRXs. Weights. Parking is free in local streets on weekends

Fantastic experience: Excellent place to train with very friendly staff who are on hand to give advice if you want it. Great facilities so that you can really train anything you need to. Plus the coffee is pretty great!

Fantastic experience: Awesome training area, a real community feel, if you want to se around really high quality climbers to learn a thing or two Blocfit is unparalleled. Suitable for anyone from around 6a up!

Fantastic experience: Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. However, this is not a gym for new/casual climbers.

Fantastic experience: Probably the best and only place to get stronger and train for being a better more athletic climber. It's all here, the only question is, why aren't you?

Fantastic experience: For climbing specific training this is definitely the best centre in London! Get seriously strong at Blocfit Brixton!

Fantastic experience: Lovely training centre, James was super friendly, brilliant selection of training equipment, good tea and good music, very layed back vibe which is always appreciated. Cool venue too! Will be back very regularly. (for climbers climbing 6a font or higher. Not for new climbers!)

Fantastic experience: Top gym, top coffee. Lots of boards and training space, but no set problems. Not punter friendly

Fantastic experience: I'm editing my previous review as BlocFit has been refitted ... BlocFit is a compact and well equipped climbing training gym built into railway arches. There are 2 main training boards (a 20 deg circuit board for endurance, and a 45 deg wooden board for power) plus a small adjustable angle testing board. These boards are moderate to difficult. New to BlocFit is a wall of competition set Blocs. Whilst there are easier climbs amongst these overall they are slightly harder than you will find in most gyms - it's better to warm up on the circuit board I feel. Also downstairs there are multiple styles of campus blocks slopers and rungs. Plus there are many types of fingerboard (beast maker, lattice, slopers) and pulleys for weighted hangboarding. Upstairs on a landing area there are bars (ie for pull-ups), TRX and rings. There are weights and a pretty tight space that is used for small Pilates, Core training and Yoga classes. Overall it's different to other climbing gyms in London. The focus is on it being a "gym" for climbers and especially those trying to improve (Ladies improvers classes too). That said it's very welcoming and encouraging to all.