Get to grips with your first visit at Chimera Chatham - Register today and get let's start your climbing experience!
Situated a 20 minute walk from Gillingham Train station, accessible from London Victoria or St Pancreas.
We run lots of classes, lessons, events and competitions throughout the year. Book onto your next climb now!
Our incredible array of walls provides an exhilarating indoor rock climbing experience that can be enjoyed by anyone from the age of five and up. Whether you are a seasoned pro looking to get stronger, a complete beginner who needs a new challenge or a family looking for a fun activity to do together, Chimera has something for you all to enjoy.
Located in the South East, an hour outside London in the heart of Kent, Chimera is full of friendly knowledgeable staff who all climb locally on the sandstone rocks and are always happy to give you some helpful advice.
Any questions? Get in touch today: 01892 457 294
Monday - Friday: 10am-10pm
Weekends: 9am - 6pm
Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pm
Weekends: 9am - 2pm
Christmas Eve - 10am - 6.30pm
Christmas Day - CLOSED
Boxing Day - CLOSED
New Years Eve - 10am - 6.30pm
New Years Day - CLOSED
Day Entry: £14.70
10 Hits (Entries): £115.00
Day Entry: £11.50
10 Hits (Entries): £94.50
Day Entry: £11.50
10 Hits (Entries): £94.50
Single Payment: £66.00
(No Contract)
Bouldering is a type of rock climbing. It is where you climb smaller walls or rocks without a rope. Instead, there are big crash pads under you in case you fall.
You can rent specialist climbing shoes at reception. You can also hire chalk if needed - chalk is useful for drying the sweat on your palms, or you can buy chalk from our shop. You can bring a reusable water bottle as there is a refilling station near reception.
Yes, absolutely. Everyone over the age of five can come and climb. We do have strict supervision ratios though. One adult can supervise two kids, but if the adult wants to climb they can only supervise one child. Everyone under the age of 16 needs to be supervised, and everyone under the age of 18 needs their waiver signed off by an adult.
You don’t need any previous climbing experience to supervise kids.
All three walls are open seven days a week. Monday to Friday, they all open at 10am and shut at 10pm. At the weekend, Canterbury opens at 8am until 6pm, while Chatham and Tunbridge Wells open at 9am until 6pm.
There are restricted opening hours for under 12’s - they can climb until 6pm in the week and 2pm at weekends.
Primarily, routes are categorised by colour so stick to the easier colours (yellow, orange, purple) to get you going. Once you are a pro, you can look at the grading chart for each wall via the TopLogger app - we use the Fontainebleau grading system at Chimera.
Loose, comfy clothing is best - any sports clothes or baggy jeans or leggings.
Yes, we run clubs across our three centres. Our Little Monkeys clubs are for 5-7 year olds, Rock Ninjas are for 8-11 year olds and Academy are for 12-16 year olds. To find out more about our kids clubs, please select which location you are closest to: Canterbury - Chatham – Tunbridge Wells.
Yes we do. Please click here for the Ukrainian and Russian translations of our rules.
