A lot of our family UK travelling is now partly dictated by whether there is a good indoor climbing wall nearby, but reliable info on the quality of less 'famous' walls seems hard to come by.
My usual go to of trip advisor doesn't work as well for climbing walls as it does for hotels as reviews tend to be full of parents saying 'great birthday party venue' or ' the instructor was really good with the kids' rather than 'Max wall height was 20m so our 30m rope was not enough and there were only 5 top rope lines, and most of the routes were reachey 6bs' (fictional example)
I haven't found any websites that collate useful information, and the quality of walls own websites is very variable.
Unless someone can point me in the direct of this info, or a thread where its been done before, could the hive mind help by providing info on their local walls? My wish list of info would be
1- Height of wall
2- Number of lines/routes
3 - Number of autobelays
4 - Split of lead/top rope lines
5 - Rough grade distribution
6 - Whether there is also bouldering
7 - Can you get there by public transport/what is the car parking situation
8 - Is there a cafe and if so is it just snacks or could you also have a light lunch?
9 - What locker storage there is (ie are there plentify average sized lockers, or just a few phone sized ones)
10 - Any random bits of info you should know before going (eg only belay devices being allowed being gri gri or pilot types, or no loose chalk, that type of stuff)
If I win the lottery, I will do a UK tour (followed by a tour of France, and then of Italy, and the of America...) collecting all this info first hand and feed back.... but since I keep forgetting to even buy a ticket I'd be grateful for your info!