SAT 22 – SUN 23 AUGUST 2026
Join us this Summer for our second Climbing Festival. With epic climbs, fun competitions, plus a bunch of prizes, loads of stalls & exhibitors, tasty food and live music it looks set to be a fantastic weekend!
We’ve got loads of things lined up. It’s set to be two days of climbing, prizes, fun, food & music (and hopefully some sunshine) with something for everyone from inexperienced to hardcore climbers. There’ll be lots of fun challenges to try out with routes and problems for all abilities so everyone can get involved and give things a go.
Many events, such as the Accumulator Comps, Money Climb and Speed Comps as well as various fun challenges and activities, are included within your Festival Pass. Some events require pre-booking, you can do this when purchasing your Pass or at a later date (subject to availability). Workshops and Socials are not automatically included and must be pre-booked to join, the costs for these vary and prices can be checked when booking.
We have over 20 workshops from some of the best and most exciting coaches in the country covering everything from route reading to movement across bouldering and lead aimed at various ability levels. We’re also running some special social sessions with online media star Hannah Morris as well as a paraclimbing social with Team GB Paraclimber, James Rudge. Plus there’ll be talks with legendary British rock climber, Johnny Dawes as well as Hannah Morris sharing their esteemed climbing stories, plus a number of BMC Local Area Reps will be also be giving some short talks.
Check our Festival poster for further info – or keep scrolling for more details on the sessions and to book passes and workshops.
KEY DETAILS
A quick overview of the two days:
- Dates: Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 August 2026
- Tickets: Single Day Passes or Weekend Passes available (free for all 270 Members and 270 Squad)
- Boulder Accumulator Comp (sponsored by Unparallel)
- Lead Accumulator Comp (sponsored by DMM / Tenaya)
- Auto Belay Accumulator Comp
- Money Climb Comp (£400 for highest or fastest flash)
- Speed Climb Comp (£200 prize pot)
- Adult/Kids Workshops & Sessions (must be booked) with loads of exciting climbers and coaches
- Free Q&A Talks, no booking required
- Free Parking
- All Festival Pass holders get HALF PRICE Fun Walls and High Ropes sessions over the two days (book on the day)
- Plus loads of stalls & exhibitors, live music, tasty food trucks, floodlight climb & late bar on saturday & general good times!
TICKETS & COSTS
What is costs to take part…
Festival Passes
| Saturday Day Pass | Sunday Day Pass | Weekend Pass | |
| Adult | £26 | £24 | £40 |
| Under 16 | £21 | £19 | £30 |
- Festival tickets are free for all 270 members and 270 squad members
- Workshops & Sessions – are priced individivually. All must be booked. See booking system for more details.
THE COMPS
All Comps are included with your Festival Pass. You dont have to pre-book these, but by doing so, especially for the Speed Climb and Money Climb, guarantees you a fixed time slot.
Accumulator Comp – Boulder
- Sponsored by Unparallel
- 20 blocs.
- Grades from 1 to 7 on Showcase and/or Outside Boulder Wall.
- Categories: Male/Female open in Adult, (16-39) Youth (7-15) and Masters (40+), plus Gender Inclusive (7yrs+).
- Open both days of festival.
- Pair of Unparallel climbing shoes prize for each category winners!
Accumulator Comp – Lead
- Sponsored by DMM Tenaya
- 8 routes
- Grades from 5 to 7c on lead walls in C2
- Categories: Male/Female open in Adult, (16-39) Youth (7-15) and Masters (40+), plus Gender Inclusive (7yrs+).
- Open both days of festival.
- Self-scored on Griptonite or paper scorecards available from Reception.
- Pair of Tenaya climbing shoes for each category winners!
Accumulator Comp – Auto Belay
- 8 routes
- Grades range from 5 to 7a on the Auto Belay balcony in C2
- Categories: Male/Female open in Adult, (16-39) Youth (7-15) and Masters (40+), plus Gender Inclusive (7yrs+).
- Open both days of festival.
- Self-scored on Griptonite or paper scorecards available from Reception.
- Goody bag prizes for overall winners.
Money Climb
- Get to the top of our Money Climb route to win £400!
- One qualifying route and one finals route set from 7b+ to 8a
- Fastest flash wins (or highest point reached) wins £400 (or voucher equivalent if under 18 years).
- Open category.
- For 7yrs & over.
- All participants must be a competent lead climber.
- Qualifying rounds Saturday & Sunday morning, with top leaders going through to the Finals on Sunday @ 1.45pm.
- Weather permitting, due to take place on outside Lead Wall on C2.
Speed Climbing (Adult)
- Male/Female open.
- For 14 yrs & over.
- £100 for each category winner. Goody bags for podiums.
- Saturday Only.
- On outside Speed Wall on C2.
Speed Climbing (Youth)
- Open categories
- Two age categories: Youth B – 15 years and under / Youth A – 11 years & under (all ages on the day of the festival).
- Goody Bag prizes for each categories fastest times over the weekend.
- On Kids Speed Wall in C1.
WORKSHOPS, SESSIONS & TALKS
TALKS
These are included within your Festival Pass so will be free and they do not require booking – you can just turn up on the day to attend. Unless it rains these are likely to take place in the tent out on the grass. The times for the talks are scheduled to be between 30 & 45 mins long at the following times:
- Saturday 11am – Johhny Dawes
- Saturday 2pm – Hannah Morris
- Saturday 3pm – BMC Local Area Rep
- Sunday 11am – BMC Local Area Rep
- Sunday 3pm – Johhny Dawes
WORKSHOPS & SOCIAL SESSIONS
These must be pre-booked to join, and these are not automatically included with a Festival Pass. Costs for Workshops and Sessions vary from £5 to £25 each, the latest prices will be displayed when booking. Spaces are limited so may be available on the day, but to avoid any disappointment, we strongly advise you to book any of the ones you wish to attend or participate in to guarantee your place. Remember, ensure you only book events that are taking place on the day that you attend.
Most “Senior” Workshops are aimed at 16 years and older, while “Family” Workshops are suitable for children aged at 7 years and older and families – so parents can also join in and take part.
The majority of workshops & sessions last approx 90 mins. Most have multiple slots at fixed times throughout both days and will start at one of the following:
- 9:30am – 11:00am
- 11:15am – 12:45pm
- 1:30pm – 3:00pm
- 3:15pm – 4:45pm
- 5:00pm – 6:30pm
If a Workshop has booked up at any point, it’s worth checking back from time to time as we will try to open up more spaces for various events upon demand.
We have some of the best and most exciting coaches in the country, ranging from online media stars to elite performance instructors and established climbers providing a variety of different workshops and sessions.
THE COACHES & CLIMBERS
Social Climb: Bouldering Social / Auto Belay Social with Hannah Morris
- Saturday Only.
- These socials are a fantastic opportunity to climb with one of the most popular climbers in the country – Hannah Morris, a climber, video creator and storyteller who has been sharing her climbing journey online over many years. Hannah is a champion of building a strong community and is the founder of the largest female-led bouldering collective online with her YouTube channel – Hannah Morris Bouldering.
Social Climb: Paraclimbing with James Rudge
- Sunday only.
- This para climbing social is a safe, supportive space which is open to all people with disabilities, or neurodivergence who enjoy climbing.
- James Rudge is a Team GB Paraclimber of seven years, and founder of GRIT Collective who seek to make climbing more accessible for adaptive athletes. James was born without the lower part of his left arm, so climbing has always involved finding adaptive solutions that work for his body. It’s one of the reasons he’s so drawn to the sport.
Workshop: Dynamic Movement Bouldering with Tommy Matthews
- Saturday & Sunday.
- Tommy Matthews is an accomplished climber, competing at national and international standards for over 10 years, and is one of the UK’s best athletes in the sport of ninja being a multi event winner and record holder. He will be holding workshops on Dynamic Movement which covers executing jumps, lunges and dynos and learning to move with control and precision.
Workshop: Confidence Above The Clip / Confidence at Height (Female Only) / Fall with Confidence with Danielle Griffith
- Three workshops available over both days.
- Danielle is a highly qualified and renowned climbing coach with over a decade of experience of delivering professional performance for GB Climbing, the BMC and NICAS. Danielle has coached beginners through to high performance climbers and para climbers at international competitions and world championships across the globe.
Workshop: Develop Your Lead Climbing / Lead Belaying for Parents with Guy Davenport
- Two workshops available over both days.
- Guy is Competition Squad Head Coach at White Spider. He has over 15 years experience as a development and performance coach having helped numerous young people to achieve GB selection and produced many national champions and a World Champion!
Workshop: Slab Skills for Kids / Boulder Comp Development / Top Rope Comp Development / Lead Comp Development with Alex Hupje
- Four workshops available over both days aimed at children (aged 7 years & older)
- Alex is a highly experienced coach who is known for developing young athletes to compete both nationally and internationally as well as those aspiring to compete in the future. His aim is to help develop climbers towards their goals in a healthy and sustainable manner, building suitable processes along the way.
Workshop: Climbing Improver on Auto Belays / Bouldering Route Reading / Slab Masterclass with Ben Brooks
- Three different workshops available over both days.
- Ben is a CWDI & Development Coach qualified who is an approved provider for coach education workshops with the BMC and Mountain Training. Ben is also part of the NICAS Coach Development Team.
Workshop: Movement Masterclass / Flagging Masterclass with Pete Edwards
- Two workshops available for Senior and Kids/Family over both days.
- Pete is a highly experienced climber and qualified climbing development and performance coach. With a master’s degree in Elite Performance which focussed on climbing performance and learning philosophy and a natural affinity for coaching it has given Pete a very different mindset on the teaching of climbing and coaching.
Workshop: Intro to Kilter / Kilter Improver with Jim Barker
- Two workshops for over 18 year olds available on both days.
- Our very own James/Jim Barker – you may recognise him as he seems to help out everywhere across the centre but is also a highly experienced and seriously knowledgeable climber. They say what he doesn’t know about Kilter Boards and getting the most out of them isn’t worth knowing!
Workshop: Intro to Speed Climbing / Developing Speed Climbing / Speed Climbing for Kids with Zak Summerton & Ryan Buckley
- Two workshops available with the Intro & Developing on Saturday and the Kids session on Sunday.
- This action-packed workshop is being run by our very own Deputy Climbing Manager, Zak who is joined by GB Speed Climber Ryan Buckley. Ryan is a Team GB athlete who specialises in Speed discipline and can get up the wall in an astonishing 5.933 seconds!
Talk: Q&A with Hannah Morris
- Saturday Only.
- This meet and greet with Hannah will be a fantastic opportunity to hear from one of the most popular climbers in the country – Hannah Morris, a climber, video creator and storyteller who has been sharing her climbing journey online over many years. Hannah is a champion of building a strong community and is the founder of the largest female-led bouldering collective online with her YouTube channel – Hannah Morris Bouldering.
Talk: Q&A with Johnny Dawes
- Saturday & Sunday TBC.
- This meet and greet with Johnny will be a great opportunity to hear from a legend of British rock climbing. Johhny is a groundbreaking climber who in the 80’s and 90’s brought forward various innovations in movement to bear on some of the UK’s most spectacular lines. The first man to top the country’s first E9, his route established a level of boldness that still may not have been surpassed, and it has become a near-mythical part of British climbing lore.
Talk: Various Presentations with BMC Local Reps
- Saturday and Sunday. Times to be issued shortly.
- Features short 20-minute talks across the weekend from various BMC South West and BMC Midlands local area representatives covering a range of pertinent topics including;
- Cheddar Revival – the great plan to rebolt Cheddar
- Our Lovely Cliffs
Yoga: Yoga for Climbers with Dr Julia Frearson
- Saturday only.
- Aimed at climbers, designed to improve strength, power, flexibility, mobility, and coordination. All capabilities welcome. Please bring your own mats as these are not provided.
- Julia is a highly experienced integrative yoga teacher. Julia will take you firstly through a mobility, breathing and mindfulness session on the mats and help support you with applying these techniques on the climbing walls.
LIVE MUSIC
Times are subject to change but if all goes to plan then things will approx run as follows…
Tommy & The Fuse
- One of the most in-demand event bands in the south-west
- Saturday evening from 7pm (plus late bar!)
- In Cafe Bar / Patio
Act TBC
STALLS & FOOD TRUCKS
The following will also be joining us offering their services & products as well as providing some giveaways!
Stallholders:
- Climbers Against Cancer
- BMC
- DMM
- Giri Giri
- Climb Care
- Rays Climbing
- BeeKind Climbing
- Kletterkalk
- Shoe Chalk
- 8BEE
- Crag Swag
- Clover Climb
- Winter Grit
- The Chaordic Path
- MADE Clothing
- Happy Idiot Clothing
Food:
- Marinades Caribbean
- Isabel’s Bakehouse Creperie
- Plus loads more hot & cold food and drinks from our cafe bar
Business As Usual – well sort of. Due to the Festival taking place, all standard entries for Bouldering and Climbing will be charged at a Festival Day Pass. Members not interested in attending the festival can climb as per usual, however please note that we expect the whole Park to be much, much busier than usual so you may want to plan ahead accordingly. We have acquired a temporary overflow car park just a short walk down the road on Dog Lane just past the housing estate (will be signposted) for extra parking.
If you are not participating but just watching and are accompanying someone who is taking part in any of the events, you are welcome to join them without purchasing a Festival Pass and enjoy various aspects of the Festival such as the live music, the stalls and the food and general vibes!
The majority of festival events and workshops are only suitable for those aged 7 years and older. We do have activities available for younger with our Fun Walls sessions and B1 Bouldering will also be open.
IMPORTANT INFO & TERMS
- All participants must be registered – this can be done online from our website ahead of your visit by clicking here or by clicking on the button below.
- Spectators are allowed access for free.
- If you have any queries ahead of your visit, please get in touch via email on info@270climbing.com
- To help capture and support the event, we will photograph and/or film various elements of the festival. This will include entrants use of the facilities, and if happy to oblige, conversations with participants and/or their opinions on the event.
- Festival events are for those aged 7 years and above.
- Day Tickets are limited to entry and access of events on that Day only.
- All bookable events are limited to one person per booking.
- Tickets are for named persons only.
- Entry to events will not be permitted without proof of booking.
- Spaces for all bookable events are limited.
- All events are subject to availability.
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