Looking for a fun new sport for your kids?

Sign up for our weekly NICAS lessons and see them flourish.

NICAS WEEKLY CLIMBING LESSONS

At the Climbing lab we have a range of sessions based around your childs age and level of experience. Our lessons start at 5 years old and progress to national competition standard.

NICAS (National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme) is a UK-wide initiative designed to introduce any children aged 7 and up to the exciting world of bouldering through a structured and comprehensive curriculum. We also have a pre NICAS class called Pebbles starting at 5 years old.

A NICAS logbook is used to record climbs and track the progress of your child. The logbook allows the child to progress at their own level and pace. An emphasis is put on knowledge and experience rather than ability.

We offer a variety of classes tailored to all ages and skill levels. Each NICAS session is led by an experienced in-house instructor dedicated to helping your child progress while ensuring they have plenty of fun along the way. These structured classes feature the same instructor and group of kids each week, providing consistent guidance and camaraderie to build confidence.

All of our Instructors are first aid and child protection certified, DBS checked, and have the relevant coaching qualifications to teach our sessions. We keep the same instructors on the sessions wherever possible to give consistency to the progression of the group.

£42 per Month

We have priced our lessons based on 46 weeks coaching a year. We have 4 weeks off for events plus 2 weeks of your choosing in the Summer. The price will remail the same each month and averages out over the year.

NICAS Classes

Pebbles 5-7 year olds pre Nicas class teaching balance and spacial awareness.

Foundation 7-11 year olds, teaching the fundamental skills of NICAS level 1-3

Development 11-17 year olds, teaching the fundamental skills of NICAS level 1-3

NICAS 4 & 5 11-17 year olds, teaching the advanced skills of NICAS level 4 & 5

Academy for the most commited young climbers we have the academy, lessons are 1.5 hours long and are twice a week.

NICAS Weekly Schedule

Monday

16:30 - Foundation

17:30 - Nibas 4 & 5

18:30 - Development

Tuesday

18:30 - Development

Thursday

17:00 - Academy

17:00 - Academy Junior

18:30 - Development

Friday

18:30 - Development

Saturday

9:00 - Pebbles

9:00 - Foundation

10:30 - Academy

10:30 - Development

Sunday

9:00 - Development

9:00 - Foundation

10:30 - Foundation

Want to try a taster session before you sign up?

We have open sessions on Saturday and Sunday afternoons which can be booked via The booking calendar.