Silver Senders, 50+ Indoor Climbing Session

Silver Senders is back at Street Rocks on Thursday 12 November, part of a weekly run of indoor climbing sessions for active over-50s. It's run by friendly instructors, so if you've never put your hands on a climbing wall before, you're in safe hands. The session runs from 09:30 to 11:00, and it's not a one-off: the same slot returns on 19 and 26 November, then continues into December on the 3rd, 10th and 17th.

Street Rocks is the indoor climbing facility run by Coast and Vale Community Action (CaVCA) at The Street in Scarborough. The centre was part of the charity's vision to grow the rock climbing community along the coast, and it took more than three years of planning to get it off the ground. It opened on 18 January 2025, with CaVCA retrofitting expanded climbing into a building they already owned and managed. Since then, it's become a proper hub for the sport in the town.

There's plenty to work with inside. The facility offers top rope and lead climbing up to 14m, a rock replica wall for something that feels a bit more like the real thing, a 10m training wall, and a small bouldering cave for those who prefer to stay closer to the ground. Climbing has its moment in the spotlight these days, too — it's now an Olympic sport, with Team GB's Toby Roberts taking gold at the 2024 Games. The centre has also held a 24-hour sponsored climbathon in the past, so it's used to a bit of a buzz.

Each session is £12.50 per person, but your first one is free, which makes it easy to give it a go without committing. That puts the cost at £12.50 for the 12 November session and any others you decide to join throughout November and December, all from 09:30 to 11:00 at Street Rocks, The Street, Scarborough, YO12 7PW.