Great routes and brilliant atmosphere! Lovely warm up areas and good hangboard varieties. Staff really friendly, lots of places to climb even at full capacity. Looking forward to returning soon and competing with myself 😂😂🤙🏼

We decided to come for a quick climb while visiting bristol. There are a number of places to climb in bristol and we were told here was really good. In terms of the climbing it was good, the are loads of routes and of good range from easy to difficult. I personally found the setting a bit inconsistent. The staff were friendly enough but lack enthusiasm to help or show new climbers the settings etc. It was not cheap thats for sure, as a guest coming once its not somewhere I will come back to at the cost of a one of trip. There are lockers but you must bring a padlock, we didnt have one so no way to protect our stuff, this is the kind of information that should be on their website. That being said, still a fun climb and got a few hours out of it.

Cane here for my toddler to play in soft play. She got bored and would leave easily as there has no safety gate and she'd explore but not safe as there has lots of metal steps from upstairs. The cafe was OK but overpriced. Chicken panini was nice, brownie wasn't to bad and hot chocolate wasn't that tasty or hot enough. It was chilly in there which not ideal for little ones as my lil one now has runny nose.

Came for my first visit and the lady on reception was super friendly and helpful. I'm new to bouldering but as far as I can tell the layout is great and lots for all abilities.

Very nice wall. Route setting excellent for not-Sheffield. A little less compy than some, so don't expect to be jumping around all the time. No jamming whatsoever. Music extremely loud, so perhaps not as social as some places. Cafe superb and they've got beer. 4* would send again.

Been coming here for just over a year, staff are always friendly and helpful, love the atmosphere and early opening hours on some of the week days! Always helps me fit a climb in a lot more easily:)

Nice and hard routes😆 with a cozy little gym area

Great gym, I visited for the first time today. The staff were lovely and helpful. There was loads to do, a good range of styles and difficulties from complete beginner to incredibly hard. My only small criticism is that they could do with a few more down climb jugs dotted around. I will definitely be back the next time I'm in town!

A very servicable gym if you are starting out, but unusable as a regular haunt if you are flashing V5 or above. The setting is uninspired (which is particularly odd as the same team sets the far superior redpoint bouldering), and the number of routes to climb at higher grades is insufficient to really develop a balanced skillset, particularly when compared to TCA Mothership, which has vastly more routes available at those grades and above. It is clear that the different in style between Redpoint and Flashpoint is intentional, but a shame that the setters aren't very good at setting in the comp style that Flashpoint is trying to emulate, the result being that most climbs at Flashpoint are incredibly prescriptive in how they must be tackled. I am a comp-style climber myself, and Flashpoint setting falls woefully short, and Redpoint setting sets much more creative comp problems in passing than Flashpoint ever achieves. To some extent, this is the result of Flashpoint having a fairly constrictive collection of holds in each of their colour sets, but there isn't really much excuse for that at a high-end gym. Learning to climb hard at Flashpoint will not be enough to make you a better comp climber as you'll never have to solve problems in your own way, and it will not be sufficient to strengthen your fundamentals either. Additionally, pricing at Flashpoint/Redpoint is absurdly high given what facilities are actually available. The other significant Bristol bouldering competitor, TCA, are almost £100 cheaper than Flashpoint for an annual pass, and provide significantly better gym facilities for that price. TCA also offers 3-month passes to students, at a rate that is slightly better than Flashpoint's annual student pass, allowing students to save significantly by not purchasing membership for the months they are not living in Bristol. Even Bloc, the other Bristol bouldering gym infamous for its terrible pricing, has better annual rates than Flashpoint, with their student price being £90 cheaper than Flashpoint! The comparison is even worse when compared to chains outside Bristol. Depot Climbing charge £36 a month for an annual membership, which continues at that price rolling monthly from then onwards, allowing you to cancel your memership at any time in the year without losing out. The Climbing Hangar gyms outside of London charge around £30 a month, which is vastly cheaper. Flashpoint might argue that their prices gives you access to their sites in Cardiff and Swindon, but realistically how often is any member going to make use of that offer? (TCA also offers this for their Chippenham and Glasgow gyms). It is truly absurd that Flashpoint think their prices are justifiable, particularly given the subpar service they offer. To end on a positive note, the food and drink services at Flashpoint and Redpoint are great, and more bouldering gyms should have alcohol licences.

Amazing climbing gym, really friendly staff and overall just a really pleasant environment. Their rental shoes are always very clean and staff are there to help when needed!

Great gym. Staff are friendly and routes setting is nice mix of styles, with walls being reset often enough that there's always something to project.