Just like mountain biking, climbers want some big hills to climb preferably.
Bangor is great as it’s located right on the edge of Snowdonia plus it has the sprawling North Wales coastline to explore as well.
Bristol also has a huge climbing community with Avon and Cheddar Gorge just half an hour down the road.
The Lake District is obviously one of the birthplace of British rock climbing. Keswick and Windermere are all great places to live. The town of Kendall even has an indoor rock climbing wall for rainy days.
The Peak District is another hot spot for climbers. Sheffield is a great place to live, it’s on the edge of the Peaks with lots of great crags and a handful of decent indoor walls.
If you’re seriously into climbing, head up to the Cairngorms in Scotland. They’re bang in between Inverness and Aberdeen if you don’t fancy uprooting to live in a tiny village.
Although if you do, try Aviemore – they have climbing in the summer and skiing in the winter.
We’d recommend…
Sheffield, Bangor in Wales, Aviemore in Scotland
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