If you’ve climbed elsewhere before, and consider yourself competent enough to climb unsupervised, this is the page for you! Follow the steps below to prepare for your visit:
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STEP 1 – Register
To climb at White Spider, you first need to fill out a registration form. As an experienced adult   climber, you’ll need to fill out the Unsupervised Registration for yourself.
On your first visit to the Centre, we will give you a very quick safety test based on your answers to the questions in the registration form. This usually takes about 2 or 3 minutes. Once you’ve passed the test, we will assign you a Proficiency which dictates which parts of the Centre you can use.
STEP 2 – Supervision Rules
Once you have passed the necessary safety tests and given a proficiency, you can supervise novice climbers.
Supervision Rules:
- You may only supervise a maximum of 2 novice climbers per day.
- You are fully responsible for, and must remain with, the novice climbers you are supervising at all times.
- You must inform the novice(s) of all relevant risks and help them manage these risks
- You may only supervise within your own level of competence (E.g. – if you are a Boulder Only user, you may not supervise roped climbing)
- If using the roped walls, you must back up the dead rope when the novice is belaying.
- When you arrive at the Centre, we will check you in and ask you, as the supervisor, to sign in any novices you are looking after. They will need to do a Novice Registration Form before climbing here.
STEP 3 – Come Climbing!
Our opening times can be found here, and prices below:
Day Entry Prices for Registered Competent Climbers
These prices apply to competent climbers or climbers being supervised by a competent climber.
Please Note: A £2.50 initial lifetime registration fee applies to all prices on your first visit.
| Peak *** | Off Peak **** | |
| Initial Life Time Registration Fee | £2.50 | £2.50 |
| Registered Adult | £13.50 | £10.50 |
| Junior / Concession Entry | £10.50 | £8.50 |
| Student Wednesdays** | N/A | £7.50 |
| Belay / Supervise Only | £3.00 | £3.00 |
| Castle | £6.00 | £6.00 |
| Castle <3yrs | FREE | FREE |
Once registered, you’ll receive 15% discount from Cotswold Outdoor when you show your membership card (Kingston store only).
* Concessional rates are available for full time students, over 65’s, registered disabled, Fire/Police/Ambulance services, Mountain Rescue, Armed Forces and JSA. All concessions must provide proof of concession with a valid ID.
** available for Full Time Students with a current card and enrolment email.Â
*** Weekdays: 5pm – 10pm All day at Weekends Bank Holidays
**** 10am – 5pm
Direct Debit and Pre-Paid Membership Prices for Registered Competent Climbers
These prices apply to competent climbers or climbers being supervised by a competent climber.
Please Note: A £2.50 initial lifetime registration fee applies to all prices on your first visit.
| Direct Debit** | Monthly | 10 x Day-Pass | |
| Adult | £60.00 | £70.00 | £121.50 |
| Junior/Concession | £50.00 | £60.00 | £94.50 |
| Adult + Child | £85.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Adult + 2 Children | £110.00 | N/A | N/A |
Benefits
Direct Debit** and Pre-Paid memberships give you:
- Fast track entry
- Entry at any time to White Spider
- Entry at any time to other Spider centres (Red Spider, Yellow Spider, Blue Spider and Green Spider)
- And for Direct Debit**, 10% off ALL your retail purchases – climbing shoes, T shirts, chalk bags and much more.
* Concessional rates are available for full time students, over 65’s, registered disabled, Fire/Police/Ambulance services, Mountain Rescue, Armed Forces and JSA. All concessions must provide proof of concession with a valid ID.
** Direct debit membership subject to a minimum 3-month contract.
* concessional rates are available for (i) students with a current card, (ii) 65 yrs +, (iii) registered disabled and (iv) Police, Fire, Armed Forces, London Ambulance and South East Coast Ambulance Service
** Direct debit membership subject to a minimum 3 month contract.
Cancellation Policy. Please note that all coached bookings are subject to a 72 hour cancellation policy for a full refund, after this time no refund is permitted.
Kit Hire
| Shoes | £3.50 |
| Harness | £3.50 |
| Belay & Carabiner | £2.00 |
| Chalk Bag | £2.00 |
| Ground Anchor | FREE |
| Helmet | FREE |
| Full Kit (Shoes, Harness, Belay, Carabiner, Chalk Bag) | £8.00 |
