It's fun but very tiring. A very good work out. We spent about 3 hours climbing the different walls they had, I am not as fit as I used to be and this really showed me how unfit I am. They can supply you with the climbing shoes if you need them. I suggest wearing light clothing, I only own jeans and I think I could have done better in tracksuit or short. The ground is very soft, so a little fall won't hurt too much. They have a little coffee shop that you can buy coffee and snack. The staff were friendly and helpful. Most of the people that were there were very friendly and if you struggle on something there is always someone about to give you some advice. I saw kids climbing the walls aswell as adults so it's good for the whole family. A nice day out.

Chimeira was a nice gym. The staff were friendly (and served us gin - always a win to find a bar at the climbing gym!) and the routes were fun and seemingly correctly graded. There was also a pretty decent training room upstairs.

Amazing bouldering gym, best I've been to so far. Unfortunately, the visit was marred by inappropriate behaviour by a colleague. As far as problems, layout and quality, it's a spotless gym and seriously enjoyable

I visited last week and intend to go back again. Here are my first impressions and my perspectives. Pros: - Great, friendly, front of house staff - Pretty quiet during the day, so you can get a lot of climbing in - A good mixture of easy to difficult routes - small gym as part of the fee - plenty of parking - 2 walls set every week, very frequent. - competition wall looks very professional Cons: - a quarter of the facility is taken up by walls with only competition / very difficult holds. For me it’s a con because I likely won’t ever climb those so I won’t ever use a quarter of the facility. That’s a whole one side of the entire building. At £14 a time, that’s a lot of facility to not use. - only opens from 10 am. feels late to me for a leisure facility. Climbing before work would be awesome. Even opening 2 hours earlier would be a big boost. - not many lockable lockers. Seems most people leave valuables / gear in their car. Final thoughts: it’s the large section dedicated to a competition wall which, for me, makes this a four star review. It’s a shame that the competition wall can’t also include standard routes outside of competition times, making it an accessible space for everyone. That being said, the rest of the facility is very good. I bought a 10 hit advanced payment thing so I’ll definitely be heading back!

Amazing centre! Friendly staff, a large variety of walls and solid route setting have come together to bring great bouldering to Tunbridge Wells. The routes are changed regularly to keep the avid climbers entertained, and I feel the entry price and shoe/chalk hire are very reasonable! Well kitted out and kept clean, this centre has everything I could ask for. 10/10 will come here every week.

Father and Son bonding at a bouldering session. Most ages welcome depending on fitness levels and minimum age restriction. Refreshments available with an upper level observation area.

Great atmosphere. Good variety of climbing challenges

Great place for climbing. Lots of different routes and challenges. Went on Sunday afternoon and not too busy.

My daughter has climbing lessons here every week and couldn't recommend more! Super friendly team, lovely relaxed atmosphere.

Great bounding gym- very tightly run, we’ll set routes (with consistent colour coding). Some really interesting walls too, and a preponderance of challenging overhangs. Catering is fine, service can be a little slow because the reception and kit hire is also the coffee shop, but the staff are friendly and helpful.

Staff are friendly and welcoming. There is a great community spirit here. Children welcome on weekend mornings. Open late during the week.

Great route setting, they have invested a lot of money into fantastic holds. And I learned to slackline here, I've climbed in many different countries around the world and this is still my favourite gym.

The kids love coming here. They particularly like the up and over walls. Friendly, welcoming and great coffee too!

Booked a 1.2.1 climb session with Marisa to try and get my head around techniques and how to climb and would definitely reccomened it. I learnt a lot from the session and feel confident to return independently and learn more from trying different climbs. If you're new, I would recommend a private to learn the basics. All the staff were really lovely and an open, bright space. It also has a little cafe and is well laid out. Plenty of parking. Visited on a weekday, and there were people climbing, so it's obviously a popular place.

It's not cheap but I believe you can come and go during the day you have paid. Very pleasant staff. Nice coffee. Free water. Plenty of space to play! 🙂

Moved recently from London, where I got into bouldering at Mile end wall This place is well set up ,friendly, and am looking forward to getting to know my new facilities better ( have to get used to the change in colours and grading) But yes great place . . Getting back into the sport after six months

We drove 40 minutes to get to chimera to be told that our 5yr old children couldn't climb. Nowhere on the website did, or does it, say that Saturday afternoons are over 12s only. The frequently asked questions says children over 5 are 'absolutely' welcome, and the opening hours are just given as from 9/10am. Two very disappointed children and two cross adults! Really poor compared to other local climbing offerings. Would highly recommend parents try Volume 1 in East Grinstead instead.

One of the best places in the whole of Tunbridge Wells. Everything about Chimera is wonderful, from the facilities to the coffee, and especially the staff. My son adores the classes, and I love the way the staff are so encouraging and enthusiastic.

Chimera has some pretty challenging route setting that’s fun to crack but watch yourself as they can be risky for injury. It’s a great place to push your boundaries but can get packed quite quickly as it’s on the smaller end of climbing gyms I’ve visited. The entry price is the most expensive of all gyms I’ve been to and when comparing to others I don’t think the experience reflects the price. Nevertheless, still worth a visit!