Kids Sessions and Courses

Kids love to climb! 

From birthday parties to our NICAS programme, Brookes Climb run kids' climbing sessions for 3yrs-17yrs.

Experience our bouldering and roped walls under the supervision of our instructor team.

NICAS Courses

National Indoor Climbing Award Schemes (NICAS) are the perfect way to introduce young people to the climbing world and provide a brilliant learning gateaway allowing them to develop a love for the sport.  

NICAS Wild Climbers offers climbing skills for all, from age 3 and upwards. It's a fun, game orientated programme which aims to introduce young children safely into the indoor climbing environment, developing their awareness of climbing movements, improving confidence and creating a grassroots pathway into additional climbing activities

NICAS has five progressive levels of award for complete novices to expert climbers. The scheme is split into two parts and takes a minimum of 80 hours to complete Levels 1 to 4 and an additional year to complete Level 5. Part one contains Levels 1 to 3 and part two contains Levels 4 and 5.

NICAS Wild Climbers 3-8yrs

This session is designed for 3 years and older. Cost includes entry and supervision. The session is a supervised climbing experience of bouldering and bottom-roped climbing run by our experienced instructor team.

Mondays and Fridays 5:00pm-5:45pm.   

NICAS open sessions 9yrs+

  • Tuesday - 4:30pm - 5:50pm - NICAS level 4-5
  • Wednesday - 4:30pm - 5:50pm - NICAS intro level 1
  • Thursday - 4:30pm - 5:50pm - NICAS level 2-3
  • Friday - 6:00pm - 7:20pm - NICAS level 2-3

NICAS Rock Stars courses

Sundays

  • 9:15am - 10:00am Wild Climbers 3-5yrs
  • 10:00am - 11:45am Wild Climber 6-8yrs
  • 11:00am - 12:20pm: 9-10yrs
  • 1:00pm - 2:20pm: 11-12yrs
  • 2:30pm - 3:50pm: 13-14yrs
  • 4:00pm - 5:20pm: 15-17yrs

Birthday Parties

Climbing parties comprise a 55 minute session for a group of up to 10 climbers (maximum) 3yrs+. 

Price: £120 and this includes entry, equipment and instruction. 

For details please email climb@brookes.ac.uk.

Children's party food is available via the Breton Crepe Company. Please text 0770 8519867 for details.

School and Youth Groups

  • Taster sessions
  • After school clubs
  • Home school groups
  • GCSE courses
  • Scouts/Guides
  • Groups of up to 10 children for a series of lessons can learn to climb and belay as part of their extra-curricular activities, GCSE or A-level physical education, Duke of Edinburgh awards or to work towards cub-scout badges with the NICAS scheme or just for fun or as a reward!

Treat your class or youth group to an amazing experience, our instructors will provide all the equipment knowledge you need. You can arrange one off sessions or a series of progressive lessons. Schools and youth groups can park one minibus only on site, by advance arrangement.

To organise, please email the climbing team via, climb@brookes.ac.uk.

School holiday specials

During the school holidays we run open sessions for 3-17yrs.

To check times and availability please email climb@brookes.ac.uk.

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