3 clubs and groups you can join, with training nights, fees and the beginner route into each.
The LGBT climbing club, formed in 2007 out of a Gay Outdoor Club group, now more than 100 members from their 20s to their 60s with an equal gender balance. The fixed meet is every Thursday at the Castle Climbing Centre, gathering from 7pm, about 15 people, then the Brownswood pub. Not a teaching club: you need to climb and belay already. Full membership £35.49 for 2026, and you can climb as a prospective member for up to three months first.
North · Thu, Sun · Beginners
A gay climbing group that exists only on Instagram, known here from one verified event: its annual Pride Social at Rise Climbing on Saturday 27 June 2026, £16 standard and £12 concession. Its regular socials are unconfirmed.
A venue-run social rather than a club: City Bouldering Stratford hosts a Queer Climbers Social every Friday, 7pm to 8pm, for boulderers of all levels, run by LGBTQIA+ team members when possible. £9.50 for non-members with shoes included, free for members.
East · Fri · Beginners
New clubs, changed training nights, and the occasional weekend. No more than that.
A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.