The craggy mountains, towering sea cliffs and walls of stone make the Welsh landscape one of the UK’s top places to go rock climbing and abseiling. If your looking to try one of the fastest growing outdoor activities in the UK on your next adventure holiday, Wales offers a range of climbing experiences.
Wales has a great choice of inland and coastal crags to climb making it a top location for an adventure holiday.
Snowdonia North Wales
Snowdonia has some of the UK’s best and most varied mountains for climbing. If your a beginner try the Ogwen Valley or for the more experienced head to the Llanberis Pass which has many routes and the famous Cenotaph Corner. If you prefer sports climbing go to Llandudno, the limestone cliffs of the Orme or the the slate quarries in Llanberis.
Pembrokeshire
A great location for beginners and experienced climbers, Pembrokeshire has three main areas to go climbing. The St David’s peninsular has easy and more difficult routes on the north side of St David’s head and excellent slabs and walls in the southern bay’s. For limestone routes head to St Govan’s and offering superb cliff climbing, Mother Careys Kitchen is one of Pembrokeshire’s most famous crags.
South East Wales
The climbing routes in South East Wales are some the most interesting in the UK and can be split into four main areas. The Gower with it’s scenic crags, the sandstone quarries of the South Wales coalfield, the inland limestone with the famous Dinas Rock and the Bridgend area which includes the coastline from Cardiff to Porthcawl.
For more information on Welsh Crags see the British Mountaineering Council website.
If you want to learn rocking climbing and abseiling it is best for beginners and families to visit a climbing wall so you can get expert tuition on basic climbing skills and moves.
Here are 6 of the best climbing walls in Wales:
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Around Wales you will find specialist activity operators who offer climbing courses and expert instruction. Courses vary from a few hours to a weekend or even a week. A fully qualified climbing instructor will teach you the basics, provide all the equipment you need, and then let you put the theory into practice on the local crags and mountains. Lessons can vary from small groups - ideally between two and four people per instructor - to one-to-one instruction.
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