Information about Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

2 New Gatton Rd
BS2 9SH, Bristol
+441179558508

Opening hours

  • sunday: 9h-18h
  • monday: 8h-22h
  • tuesday: 8h-22h
  • wednesday: 8h-22h
  • thursday: 8h-22h
  • friday: 8h-22h
  • saturday: 9h-18h
Bouldering

Our comment from FitFit UK about Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall:

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall is an exciting climbing centre located in Bristol, UK, offering a fantastic experience for climbers of all ages and skill levels. With a spacious bouldering area, it features an extensive variety of climbing problems that cater to beginners and advanced climbers alike. Visitors have praised the welcoming atmosphere and friendly staff, which enhance the overall experience.

Highlights include:

  • Vast Bouldering Space: There are numerous routes available, with challenges appropriate for everyone from novices to seasoned climbers.
  • Great for Kids: The center offers a Clip and Climb section, making it a popular destination for families looking for fun and engaging activities.
  • Welcoming Community: Guests have noted the friendly nature of both staff and fellow climbers, creating a supportive environment.
  • Café and Refreshments: The café serves delicious coffee and snacks, providing a nice spot to relax between climbing sessions.

However, some users have expressed concerns regarding the registration fee and pricing, particularly for occasional visitors. The initial costs may be higher than comparable venues, which can deter some from returning. Additionally, while most staff members are described as helpful, there have been a few mentions of inconsistent service during busy times.

Overall, Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall stands out for its quality climbing routes, friendly atmosphere, and community-focused environment. It's definitely a recommended spot for both local and visiting climbers!

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Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall: Opinions

4.2/5 (182 Opinions)
giovanna scotolati 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Big bouldering area with lots of different problems for any level. I was there on a Saturday morning and there was plenty of space for everybody. Loved it!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Giovanna, great feedback…see you soon!

Emma Maze 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: It was my very first time climbing! We used the clip and climb section. Sam was very helpful and helped me through my fear! I really enjoyed it but I am not sure if climbing is for me. The rest of my group enjoyed themselves too.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Emma, for the feedback.

tom eves 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great Wall for young and old, nice cake and coffee as well

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Tom. Nice review

Mark Smith 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Went to do clip and climb with a small gaggle of 10 year olds. First time there, but been to many a climbing place. Staff were absolutely lovely and responsive. World recommend to other parents as a party place. Also looks like a very good bouldering place to boot. Thanks all

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Mark, see you again!

Luke Plowman 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Grading is sometimes all over the place - boulders graded much easier or harder than they actually are. However, the routesetting is some of the best I've seen anywhere, and this more than makes up for it. A joy to climb here.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Luke, for your feedback.

Jon Wilde 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: We love this place! I take our kids (8 and 10) pretty often plus some evening climbing each week with friends. The kids both did Clip and Climb in the past but we all boulder now. The routes have a great range, easy to get started and plenty of challenge for later on. Everyone is really welcoming and helpful, staff and customers alike. One request I would have would be an up/down vote place for the music. It is usually great and sometimes… absolutely dire. I’m sure everyone feels the same way and if we could all vote, maybe it would be changed?

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Jon, great to hear you all Boulder now! We note your comment about the music and will monitor this more carefully. It would be really helpful to me if you could please email [email protected] to let me know when you were last in and if possible the type of music that didn’t go down so well. Thanks Jon

Nick Bruton 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great for the kids, very pleasant and helpful staff, we will go again

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

So great to hear your feedback Nick! Look forward to welcoming you again soon :)

Sammy Newport 1 year ago

Positive experience: climbing wall is huge and multi-dimensional with the moves, styles and techniques you can pull off, i especially like the information on the difficulty of the holds and also it’s a nice place to meet people and get talking when they’re not on the wall, as for prices i think they’re reasonable for the quality of equipment and diverse range of routes that are available particularly if you’re going every 2-4wks or so but i wouldn’t give it a 5* because the staff unfortunately come off dryer than the chalk i use to climb with at times for some reason (maybe it’s the cold? which i can understand), but nonetheless they’re still mostly helpful and also the snacks served are really tasty. overall, good job.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Sammy for the feedback. All points noted!

Mike Langmead 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A nice friendly atmosphere with so.e great climbs. Especially good for kids

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Mike

Andrew Mills 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A great time had by my 2 Grandsons. Enjoyed Very much. Quiet time here, So plenty of choice to explore, & climb. The Instructors, & helpers were all 100% Helpful. Also a Lovely Coffee!!.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Andrew. Glad you all had a good time.

Owen Hewlett 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing place. Had an induction with Mitch (think I have that right) with myself and three ASD kids. Dealt with the chaos they bring so well and was really kind and generous with them. They (and I) had a blast. Can't recommend more.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Owen, we love chaos!

Matt Burns 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome place, great for kids (especially competitive ones )

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Matt! That’s great to hear. Hope to see you all back again soon

Tzern Toh 1 year ago

Negative experience: Expensive lifetime registration fee of £11, where you complete a form and answer a few common sense “safety” questions. Other places do not charge a registration fee and have much stringent safety training. They have claimed that the costs are proportionate to their costs. You rarely see staff patrolling the climbing area.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi, thanks for the feedback. You should come back again after your single visit…We have cctv that’s monitored and we complete signed walk round safety checks every hour. Not sure what you mean ‘the costs are proportionate to cost’ do you mean our charges are proportionate to our overhead cost. It’s a shame you feel that but we try to be fair and balanced with our pricing.

Sasha Novikova 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Had a great first visit today, no previous bouldering experience. After reading some of the reviews I was a bit worried about the fees but because we were guest visitors of already registered members we didn't have to pay the registration fee. Also I was pleasantly surprised that we were allowed to go in wearing our own training shoes (and it was absolutely fine btw). We had a great time! Thinking about registering ourselves now. Additionally: If you need a locker, bring a padlock. The toilets are absolutely fine, I didn't get the fuss in the reviews. It wasn't cold. The air conditioning works fine. Not too busy on a Saturday afternoon.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Sasha, for your feedback. Glad you had a great time.

Evelyn Mason 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Alex, Deputy manager at bloc climbing, bristol, gave me and my daughter a very special experience. She has always been scared of heights, but Alex’s sensitivity and encouragement meant that she overcame her fears with ease and loved every minute of her session. Thank you so much- I will be recommending your centre whenever I can. 5 stars! Eve ( mother of three)

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Evelyn, glad your daughter and you had a fab time.

Ben Thompson 1 year ago

Positive experience: I love climbing at Bloc. It's a really nice open space with interesting routes and a good chillout area. Climbing with friends today, was dissapointed the staff could lend or even sell us some tape when one of us had a bleeding finger. It's also dissapointing to not have all the prices online, instead saying to speak to a member of staff about prices. It's on the board behind the counter but apparently I should have taken a photo!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Ben, could you squeeze to a 5!

Andrew Freeman 1 year ago

Positive experience: Visited here for the first time, a little pricey to get set up, but it is a large centre, very open and airy, good atmosphere. Challenging routes, even the beginners have an element of challenge. Something for everyone it seems. My work colleagues visit regularly and say the courses appear to be changed regularly and updated. They were clearly working on a few walls when I visited today as they were blank canvases. Good to see as otherwise it gets boring. New challenges are always gratefullly accepted, so I'll definitely be going back! No real complaints. Find some of the negative reviews baffling tbh....

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Andrew

Hope 1 year ago

Positive experience: We had fun, but beware that it is more expensive as you have to pay a registration fee plus admission. Not sure how they calculate the registration fee (£11) when I just put in my contact details, and signed a waiver on an ipad, and answered 4 health and safety questions. So, I'm not sure why the fee is so steep. You should be paying me £11 to sign up considering I did the work to type my details into the ipad, joking of course, but the fee makes no sense. I could understand a couple of quid but £11! Daylight robbery!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you for your review Hope. We are glad you enjoyed climbing at Bloc. We do offer discounts, memberships and special offers to make climbing more affordable but if you would like to have a chat to discuss how our lifetime registration fee is calculated into our costs please do ask for a member of management on your next visit.

Ellie Clark 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Have been climbing at Bloc for nearly 3 months now. Love the atmosphere in here, it’s very friendly and chilled. Staff are absolutely lovely, and there are a great variety of climbs for all abilities. Loads of parking, good coffee, seating for reading/ working and a large open space to warm up in. Can’t fault it!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Ellie, for the great feedback.

Paul 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to climb and socialise

Angus Davidson 1 year ago

Negative experience: I came here today for the first time. I spent £28.50 for registration, shoe hire and entry. That is far too expensive for an evening hobby. If you pay for registration they should give you free entry that day. Entry with registration costs £13 during peak hours. The toilets were in poor condition so it’s ridiculous how expensive it is.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Angus, thanks for your feedback. Our charges are in place to cover staff costs and other overheads. Please expand on your comment about the toilets which are cleaned daily. Please email any comments to [email protected]. uk Thanks

Georgina Nicholl 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great climbing wall. Friendly staff and good range of problems for all levels of climber.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Georgina, for the feedback.

Martin Alford 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Take my son here and he loves it. The registration fee is unusual compared to other places but I can understand the thinking behind it. Maybe a bit more of an introduction for new members would make it feel like there's more value to it? We've always had good service from friendly staff when visiting although I feel the entrance process could be a bit more streamlined. We really enjoy the climbing. Some challenging and enjoyable routes have kept us coming back.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Martin for your feedback. Your entry points are noted.

Spencer Clements 1 year ago

Negative experience: It doesn’t even deserve a star firstly you have to pay a steep entry fee of £13 for rude customer service and climbs which are beginner level. Its daylight robbery

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Spencer for giving us feedback. Our pricing is competitive, with excellent setters and our staff are great, so its a shame you had a bad experience.....

Andy Sainsbury 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: What a great bouldering wall, and it has a kids clip n climb! The staff are super friendly and the route setters are some of the best in the country, with over 30 years of experience! I highly recommend checking it out.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Andy for the great feedback.

J E 1 year ago

Negative experience: Visited with my girlfriend whilst in Bristol for the weekend and not being local expected to pay for a single entry. Whilst waiting in line we completed the waiver, as fully expected to have to do one anyway. Waited around 15 mins to be seen and was initially told that we’d need to pay £11 each for a registration fee and then £13 each for entry free. I explained that this was a lot considering we were not local and not expecting to return often. We were then told we could pay £4 single day registration + £13 single entry but would need to fill out more paper based forms and sent off away from the desk to complete these. These took a couple of minutes and then we returned to the back of the line. After waiting again whilst the two staff juggled sign ins, registrations and making coffees, we decided to walk away. £17 is not, in my eye’s, reasonable for a single entry. Never mind the £24 which were originally told it would cost. On top of this the staff seamed to be managing too many different things for just the two of them. To be clear, the staff were polite and clearly working hard and we have no complaint with them at all! The disappointment for us, is the price point and registration system in place. A long wait on top of this made our decision. From the door route setting looked well thought out with a range of quality holds. Though I cannot give a fair comment of the quality of the climbing set. Would love to visit in the future at a more reasonable price.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks for your feedback JE.

Joe Leo 1 year ago

Negative experience: I regularly climb between 4 different gyms back home in north Wales, none of which charges as registration fee. Told staff member I was only in Bristol for the weekend but still had to pay to become a "lifetime member". Entry fee is pretty standard but Id still consider it pretty pricey seeing as you only access to boulders, no sport or TR. The shop consists of a small locker with a couple of phyche chalk bags and brushes, pretty underwhelming, which leads nicely onto route setting, which is repetitive and pretty boring. Most of the staff seemed in a pretty low mood. Prices at this gym are crazy, it's not worth it and I feel slightly extorted ngl. I cant wait to get back to North Wales. *edit* I do appreciate the lockers tho

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks for the feedback.

Andrejka Nagy 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: This is where I started climbing, love the place! The atmosphere, setting and cafe, just perfect

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Andrejka for the great review.

Specs 2 years ago

Positive experience: Strangely high price to sign up. £11 for registration (almost 3x the price I've paid elsewhere; some places even do it free), or £4 for "day registration". Staff just left us for 20 minutes after giving us forms and then when we asked to finally sign in, the staff member who was available didn't seem to know how to do the registration process. A further £12 for the day's climb, which isn't uncommon. Other than poor service and over charging for sign up, we had a good climb. Lots of walls and quite varied environments to try. As asked below, my name is Jacob. Registered for a day pass and climb at about 1 o'clock on Saturday 30/09/23.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

We have no record of you climbing with us at Bloc Climbing. Please provide your name/ membership number and we will investigate your complaint.

Darren Salmon-Penneth 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Some great setting across a range of grades, weekly resets, nice vibes and good music. Highly recommend! Actually, although I think the setting ia great overall, it would be cool to see more spicy problems in the low range (v1-v3) and maybe the introuction of new grade bands: v6-v7, v7-v8, v8+. I know there's an argument of where do you stop. Well, I think this is where you stop :)

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Darren for the feedback!

James Shipman 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazed with the experience, considering it was so busy there were still plenty of routes to try and share. Everyone was accommodating and friendly including how nice the staff were!!! Facilities are great and reasonably priced! Just keep in mind on your first visit you need to pay a registration fee! Defo visiting more often now I am working in Bristol!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi James, thanks for the great feedback.

Ruth Revell 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Went back to climbing at Bloc after a 5 year hiatus due to ill health. Staff were patient and welcoming, despite me being very anxious. They open earlier than they used to which means I can climb in a quiet centre which is less overwhelming. Lots of interesting routes regularly re-set. Centre clean & tidy. Only small wish is they had more time to keep social media updated about when walls are going to be reset/ sections cleaned, makes it easier to plan a quiet time, or know what to expect. Would be good if the lockers could be replaced in the future as many don't work even with a good lock.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Great Ruth, thanks for the feedback!

Ellie Edwards 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly, helpful staff. My kids loved the click and climb sessions. Great cafe too!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Ah thank you Ellie! So lovely to hear you all had a great time . We look forward to welcoming you again soon.

Mark Woods 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Helpful friendly staff, good facilities a bit crowded but overall

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you for the 5 star Mark!

Robert Sindall 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: We had a great birthday party their for our son

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Robert, we are glad you all had a great time.

Saffron Murray 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really nice climbing gym, good atmosphere. Staff are all really friendly, Angus was very helpful :)

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Saffron for the great feedback.

Andy Robertson 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Took my children (12 &15) there on Saturday, and they loved it! It was very busy, but they still managed to get on all the climbs they wanted.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

We love to hear feedback like this … makes it all worthwhile. Thank you Andy and we look forward to seeing you all again

Edward Blackburn 2 years ago

Positive experience: Good routesetting, chill vibe, nice cafe - all in all my favourite of the three bouldering centres in Bristol as far as the climbing is concerned. With a better gym area (free weights please!) it’d be 5 stars, especially given the cost of the membership compared to TCA and flashpoint

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Edward, thanks for the good feedback. We have considered a weights area but the majority prefer what we currently provide but we will review regularly.

Philippa Seal 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic morning at clip n climb. Everyone so helpful. Mish was fantastic with my girls when they did the leap of faith.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Philippa for the feedback. See you again soon!

Yas xo 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best climbing center in bristol. The routes are super unique and fun, and range in difficulty. Staff members are always available to assist when needed and it’s always a super fun experience for me!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Yasmin. Great to hear how much you enjoy climbing at Bloc

Colin Walke 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff are friendly and really helpful. My kids LOVED the clip and climb.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Colin, great to hear. Look forward to seeing you again soon

Andrew Titerickx 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facility that’s different from anything else in the Bristol area. My kids loved the clip’n’climb and the staff couldn’t be more helpful. Great coffee too. Top class bouldering, I will definitely be going again.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Fantastic, thank you Andrew! Hope to see you again soon

Amy Winn 2 years ago

Positive experience: I've been as a guest a few times and found it to be a good experience. Good use of space and I appreciate the short reach options! However, I am reluctant to go by myself because of the £11 registration fee. Neither Flashpoint or TCA have this reg fee so if I'm by myself, I feel I might as well go to one of those for a similar entry price. So cool place, good routes, good vibes but Id be more inclined to go without this reg fee:)) Edit: I would also like to mention that Flashpoint did have a first visit fee but has since taken that away due to negative feedback!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Amy, thanks for the feedback Our lifetime one off registration is aneccessary to cover direct costs to your membership. We are really pleased you enjoy bloc and hope you will continue to climb with us as a guest or a perm member. The upfront cost helps us make it such a great centre.

Lucy Sperring 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Lucy

Jennifer Ashton 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Enjoyed our session, great customer service after booking online on the wrong day! Thanks

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Jennifer, really glad you had fun . Hope to see you again soon!

patrick karisa 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience for kids

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Patrick

J 2 years ago

Positive experience: Good climbing, friendly staff, but I can't imagine how they justify the prices compared to other centres in Bristol. Considerably more expensive than both TCA and Flashpoint, while being the smallest with the least gym facilities. Also, with membership at the other two centres you have access to sport climbing/lead climbing centres, while Bloc only offers bouldering.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks James for the feedback.

Andy Dodd 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great space with really good instructors and a decent cafe. Kids bouldering is fantastic and the perfect way to start a Saturday morning.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Andy. Great feedback.

Mike Johnson 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really nice climbing gym. Lots of different types of holds and very spacious

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you for your review Mike! That’s great to hear

John Puddy 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Visited Bloc Climbing Wall today to take my 5yo son to the ClipNClimb. Staff were fantastic, Mishka (hope I’ve spelt her name right!) was patient and a great coach. Facilities were surprisingly large and the cafe was a great treat. Will definitely be back.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you John, that’s great to hear and we look forward to welcoming you again soon

Liam Reynolds 2 years ago

Negative experience: I climbed at bloc for several months and the negatives unfortunately outweighed the positives. To start with the positives - 1) The setting is 3/5 - Great vision but unless you like parkour, you'll struggle with a large number of the problems. 2) Good coffee & cakes (albeit overpriced) 3) Not too busy, unlike many Bristol based centres. 4) The staff are really nice (however the entry lines are often bonkers). Negatives - 1) They charge customers for a 5* service when in reality, it's the worst bouldering gym in Bristol. Not only are they nearly £20 more a month than their competitors, you don't get a dual membership to a local sport climber centre like you do with others (TCA & Flashpoint). 2) The place is freezing half the year. Your feet will be so cold you'd prefer not to climb through the winter months (this also impacts staff moral & it's evident). 3) Their facilities aren't great - you can expect no showers, minimum training/warmup facilities & a non-functional water fountain. 4) THE COST. 5) Managerial attitude. I've no personal experience of this, but having checked other negative reviews, the owner obviously has little respect for his customers. Snarky comments in response to critical feedback is never appreciated. 6) Take home - go to TCA or Flashpoint. You'll get much better value for money.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Liam for your feedback.

Adam Hughes 2 years ago

Negative experience: Started climbing here a year ago as it was close to home. Saved some money by signing up to the year membership. You can't get out of the contract so if you sign up so make sure your circumstances aren't going to change in 12 months. The walls and setting are very good, the problems are decent and the only times the walls are too crowded is peak mid-week (same as anywhere). The staff are all really nice. Problems are set more frequently than other centres and the setters are top tier. Facilities aren't great. They are overpriced enough and get enough trade to not have to provide much so expect a basic stretching area, a few pullup bars and hang boards. Nowhere near the same gym facilities as any other climbing centre in Bristol. You'll pay about £20 pm more than somewhere else and receive worse facilities and no showers. Parking is always great though, it has a huge car park round back. The nature of the building makes for extremely cold climbing in the winter months so spend time warming up, it's not as warm as other centres in Bristol bar the Church. Not Bloc's fault at all but worth mentioning if you climb in the mornings before work as you'll need to wrap up. It opens later than other centres at 8am too, so you'll need to warm up at home to get some time in before work. You can work from the cafe and they provide free WiFi. It's not justifiable to spend the membership amount over a year on this place so just pay one-off fees here to climb with friends and use another centre in Bristol for your membership. My advice would be to try some other centres and check out the facilities of each before signing up to get the most value out of your membership; Bloc is nice but won't provide value for money.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Adam for your feedback, much appreciated. Quality comes at a cost.

Jacob Delacruz 2 years ago

Negative experience: On the website I thought you'd only have to pay the entry fee, there is no mention of any registration fee on there prices pay and was surprised that I had to pay an extra £4 each on top of entry to climb, not too much but they need to mention on the website, as I was only up for the day and would have gone flashpoint instead if knew. The holds look like they have never been cleaned, dey desperately need a jet wash as many of the foot holds have got so much shoe rubber they act as a non textured hold. gym has almost nothing in it, que to get in took ages and there was only 2 people infront of us, very slow registration process, poor quality toilets. Overall, not worth the money at all.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks for your feedback Jacob. We are very busy.

Ana Fdez 2 years ago

Negative experience: I am beyond disappointed with my recent experience booking an activity for my group of three on the website. I specifically booked an activity advertised as suitable for all ages - Clip n Climb - only to find out upon arrival that it was only for kids. When I requested to change to bouldering or explore other options, the staff flatly refused. Despite seeing only kids and parents doing Clip n Climb, they insisted it was appropriate for adults and young people. As a result, my group was unable to participate in the activity we had been looking forward to. I am extremely frustrated with the website for providing such misleading information and the staff for their unhelpful and unsympathetic response. It's a complete waste of my time and money. I am also deeply saddened that our plans were ruined by this experience. We were excited to try something new together and ended up leaving feeling disappointed and upset. It's a shame that the website and the staff's incompetence has led to such a negative experience.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Ana, We routinely have all age groups attend and enjoy Clipnclimb and you certainly would not have been advised having booked you couldn’t participate. Please drop me a note to detail who said you could not climb. And we will investigate the facts. [email protected]

Just Excessive Carnage 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great and friendly staff

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Great to hear!! Thank you.

Matthew Harland 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great bouldering gym & excellent coffee

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Matthew for the great feedback.

Puny Matt 2 years ago

Positive experience: Excellent route setting and spatial design, really enjoyed climbing. Would be 5 stars were it not for the bizarrely high cost of registration (£11!!). I paid more to register at the centre than for the actual climbing. I've visited a large number of bouldering centres across the country and the most I've paid to register previously was £2.50. Really soured the experience unfortunately. EDIT IN REPLY TO OWNER Thank you for the response. The four centres in London I've registered with were for life not for a year so I'm not sure that's a fair assessment of other places, but 3 of them were free to register anyway. What does the £11 pay for aside from copying the information into your system from the form I completed? Thank you for your time.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Punny, thanks for the feedback. Most centres registration is yearly, ours is lifetime so the one off payment covers you thereafter. I hope that helps and would justify a 5 star!

Tim Pugh 2 years ago

Negative experience: good facilities but a bit of a money pit. 11 pounds just for the honour of registering. Shoes deer too and the 10 pass only last 3 months. Set up to take your money which is a shame. Management need to think a bit harder

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Good news is the registration is lifetime, and a one off payment.

Tim John 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I found the website a bit confusing and hard to navigate to get the information required but once there it is simple.... Climb. Some good bouldering for all levels and a very relaxed environment. My kids loved it and didn't want to leave and want to go again and again. There is a seating area for any non climbers with a cafe providing food and drink. Great day out. The only reason for 4 stars and not 5 is the website. The venue itself is 5 stars.... So I am giving it 5 on the review, but if you have difficulty with the website it's a 4.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Tim, thanks for the feedback. Sounds like you all had a great time. Shame despite that we didn’t get a 5 star.

Sugandha Sharma 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: It's really great place for kids. Spacious and safe. Kids enjoyed a lot. Can arrange birthday parties for kids.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Sugandha for the feedback.

Andy Spillman 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: We had my son's 7th birthday party with his friends here at clip'n climb. Good selection of walls to climb with a simple harness connection and sorry belay system, so most kids were able to clip themselves in and climb without much adult help. Unfortunately most of the 6-7 year olds in the group were too short (125cm min) to jump the leap of faith. The birthday package was good, with party food in individual paper bags setup on tables in the corner of clip'n climb. I've been bouldering here for many years. Great venue, nice and clean, friendly and helpful staff, and great coffee.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Andy!

Celeste 3 years ago

Negative experience: I used to do some climbing many years back and was really looking forward to picking it up again with my partner (who is a complete novice). Having just moved to Bristol, Bloc seemed like the perfect place as it was close to where we live so we booked onto an induction class. As luck would have it, I tested positive for COVID on the day. I called and emailed to ask if I could rebook onto a different day but was told ‘no, we have to stick to our 48 hour cancellation policy’ despite me explaining the situation. No compromise whatsoever. They offered to have a manager review the case but more than a week later I have not heard a single word from them at all. The whole correspondence left me feeling a little put off and cheated as I paid £60 for the group class I couldn’t attend even if I wanted to. What a shame as I was hoping to make this my regular gym- I do hope Bloc will review their policy for extenuating circumstances and improve their customer service in the future.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Less, Can you drop me an email please [email protected] as I am surprised you did not get a response noting our manager was on some well deserved leave.

Samantha Paterson 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really enjoyed the indoor climbing lots of routes for every level.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Samantha.

Grace Clifford 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love this wall, great place, friendly staff and great routes

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Fantastic, thank you Grace . So glad you enjoy coming to Bloc. Hope to see you again soon!

Michael Thompson 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff are so friendly and what a amazing place to climb

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Michael.

Dan Read 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fresh place! nice cafe/seating area and small warm up area with lockers upstairs. Lots of routes since the place is pretty big! Just fairly expensive considering you cant climb for too long before the arms are dead

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Dan

James Picton 3 years ago

Positive experience: Bit expensive and needs air conditioning to get a 5 star but it's a great climbing centre with high walls and a good variety of problems

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks James.

Tom Young 3 years ago

Positive experience: Generally OK and safety good, however, staff repeatedly walk past young children struggling to undo clip. They weren't busy, so I cannot understand why they aren't more proactive. Also, booking in state that leap of faith will start at 3pm, actually started at 3.10pm and ran out of time before all participants had a turn. We'll within their rights, but a long way short of proactive service. Could and should do better

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks for the feedback Tom. I am pleased you enjoyed the session and felt safe. We will look into your points raised.

cyriac jens 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: It was a fun experience and they make sure you're doing it right.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks for the review Cyriac! Hope to see you again soon

Dann Casswell 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I have climbed all the gyms in Bristol and I like bloc a lot, it feels bright an airy, and the coffee is great too. I like that some of the bouldering walls are quiet high and make you not want to fall which can push you to stick moves you might not have without the added adrenalin. I also liked being able to top out in a few spots which is really fun, I've not done the clip and climb stuff with kids but I think if your child is over six they would get into It!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Dann

Helen Creber 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: All grades from beginner to competition. Plenty at each level. Everyone very friendly and take turns. Warm up area and lockers - bring a padlock. Staff really friendly. Nice food and drink selection and decent coffee.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Helen for your great review! Hope to see you again soon

Tim Styles 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good bouldering and cafe. No problem parking in the car park at the back (in the evenings at least)

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Tim!

James Lotinga 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great fun had by all.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you James … hope to see you again soon

David Cheang 3 years ago

Positive experience: Great space and set up for kids party. They were short staffed on the day and parents had to help out with clipping/unclipping. Apart from that kids had a great time.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you David. So pleased to hear the kids had a great time. I hope you will return again some time and experience a 5 star service … which is what we always strive for.

Asita Bacta 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Before you read the £20+ entry review its not true! Its £12.50 which is fair for a brilliant wall with fun climbs at lots of grades + some awesome comp climbs Staff are super nice and made us feel so welcome... Glad we stopped by and are looking forward to visiting again 1 day. Big upz all @ Bloc you Rock!!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you for your great review Asita. Really hope to see you back at Bloc very soon

Joey Q 3 years ago

Positive experience: The staff are friendly and some of the routes are very interesting. However, I’m not successfully registered as they don’t like me saying that ‘you can also jump off the wall to the ground’. The expected answer is ‘you should climb down’, which is quite interesting as people do jump off the wall when it’s hard to climb down or when you are out of strength and can’t carry on. Anyhow, it’s a good place for climbing.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Joey, For your feedback. It’s a shame you reviewed us down to a 3 however we take the safety of our customers very seriously and condone down climbing for that very reason. Enjoy your climbing.

John 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and fun for the kids. A must do if you're visiting or live in Bristol

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Great John, thanks for the great feedback.

zack el-baz 3 years ago

Negative experience: I'm extremely disappointed and dissatisfied. The gym has so much potential to be great but falls short of good. The routes are just standard and are only interesting when Jack comes in to set. DO NOT PAY THE YEARLY RATE. I am a student doing a year in industry and I only came here because it was close to work. Unfortunately my work situation and hours have changed and I can no longer make it in to climbing. Due to the fact that I signed they year contract (the only contact they have) I am now essentially paying £310+ for a service I am simply not going to use, and with absolutely no sort of refund from Bloc. Don't make the same mistake as me!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Zack, Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry you feel aggrieved. Unfortunately the payment plan is a 12 month contract, we should not be accountable for your changes in circumstances which only you are in control of. Thanks

finn marjoram 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: My favourite place in Bristol, lovely people and awesome climbing walls. I never get bored of the routes but if you do, they're changed every few days or so, there is always something new to try.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Finn for the great review

Diana Maria Chirita 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent place to have some fun and relax! Highly recommended. Everyone is super friendly and nice

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Diana for the great feedback

jim bill 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Climbing is fantastic. Great centre, great staff. Definitely one to check out if your in the area.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you for your great feedback Jim! Hope to see you again soon.

Tom Baxter 3 years ago

Negative experience: Whilst visiting the area, I wanted to drop in for a quick climb. The pay as you go price was a bit expensive but acceptable, however be warned there is a registration fee! All in all, I would have been charged £21 for a single, one off session as a visitor. Ended up just going to another climbing centre a few mins drive away instead and climbing for half the price. (For reference, my regular centre charges £8.50 all in for a new visitor) Whilst I can't comment on the climbing too much, the centre looked great and the routes I could see looked very nicely set. Maybe next time I am in the area it's worth another look - fingers crossed the registration fee is gone by then!!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi Tom. The charges you summarise in your review of our centre are incorrect. You do not pay a one off ‘lifetime’ £10 registration on top of your entry fee if you are just visiting the area, or are signed in by guest, and do not wish to become a regular member. I apologise as there was clearly a misunderstanding. I hope that you will consider visiting us again if you return to Bristol some time in the future and maybe you can then review us again. Thank you Tom.

Roz 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Our fave hometown climbing wall. Great staff and always fun. Good mix of routes from beginner to advanced.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

That’s so great to hear Roz! Thank you & look forward to seeing you again soon

Ben Wal 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great indoor climbing for a 9 year olds party. Event staff really helpful and approachable. There is dedicated parking to rear of building which is behind the coffee place next door.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks for the great feedback Ben!

Stephen Grier 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Quality climbing wall. Helpful staff, great little cafe too.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you Stephen, great to hear! Look forward to seeing you again.

Kris Self 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice place with a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Plenty of routes, from children-friendly beginners to competition level. The Cafe is great too - the Coffee is amazing !

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Kris for your feedback … so great to hear . Look forward to seeing you again soon!

Angus Taylor 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great setting

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Great, thanks for your feedback Angus!

Rob Goddard 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great to be back after such a long time away (us being away due to C19 !) Friendly as always, and the extent of the climbing had been extended since we last visited.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Rob. Great to see you back at Bloc. Hope you enjoy the extension

S P 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great youth climbing session

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you for taking the time to rate us. Very happy with the 5! Look forward to seeing you again soon.

Arran Gibson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic day out with the family. A solid bouldering center with a great selection of routes in increasing difficulties. The staff are polite and extremely helpful while other patrons are friendly, offering route guidance and tips. Added intended 5th star, had finger trouble writing review.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi thanks John, for the great feedback. What would get us a 5 star! amazing thanks John!

Random Cucumber 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Coffee, Climb and the Beer. Providing you follow this order of activity, little can go wrong. I have a lot of time for more traditional climbing walls, but I must say I do enjoy the atmosphere of this bright and open venue - and I do enjoy the problems. Had to re-do my intro, as I took a break and the membership I’ve had since the opening week seems to have become invalid - the instructor was enthusiastic and rather funny!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Fantastic Random Cucumber! Thanks for your review & hope to see you again soon

frankylee 70 4 years ago

Positive experience: Staff are friendly enough. Too many kids per session imo. Also almost everyone finds difficulty using the clip and unclip lock. Kids seem to enjoy it though.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Hi thanks for the feedback.I wander if you could move the feedback to our Clipnclimb business site rather than Bloc, Glad your kids enjoyed themselves;

evstage 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: We had a lovely time. Great place for a kids birthday party. Well organised, nice staff.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

So great to hear! Thank you for your feedback and we hope to see you again soon.

Steven Morgan 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Loads of different walls inclines and choice, updated regularly

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Steven for the great feedback

Zachary Larson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great indoor bouldering gym! Registration was simple, staff were helpful, and it's fairly inexpensive. Easy to spend several hours climbing the many different walls and still be discovering new routes. They require a bit of experience to register/join or a current member to bring you as a guest.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Zachary.

Dániel Varga 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Super nice people and decent drum and bass music all the time!!! The best place to work out without getting bored or burned out.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Daniel! Great to hear your fantastic review. See you again soon.

Rachael Nicklin 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great friendly place to climb.

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Rachael for the feedback, see you again soon!

Michael Maringi 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great indoor bouldering spot! Chilled vibes, friendly staff and climbers. Nice and peaceful on weekday mornings!

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thank you for the great review Michael! Hope to see you again soon.

Juliusz Baranski 4 years ago

Positive experience: Great place to climb indoors, can be crowded sometime though

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks for your feedback Juliusz

stephen 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Super-friendly bouldering centre with 4.5m walls. Loads of variety of routes and grades. Covid means wearing masks as you move around and a 1 way system but doesn't detract from the climbing

Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall
Bloc Indoor Climbing Wall

Thanks Stephen, for the great feedback.

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