Sportspace Reviews

Brilliant place, my son and his friend loved XC extreme camp.

Went in at 11am Saturday morning:
"Hey we are two experienced climbers visiting the area, and just want to climb today please."
"Sorry we have no staff to rope check you.
"We are both ex climbing instructors"
"Yeah sorry all the staff are busy"
"Okay, we'll just leave then"

Taster climbing session, booked from 1pm til 2pm didn't start climbing til 1:32, complete waste of money, when I complained it was just " oh well sorry" poor would never return. Don't waste your money

Climbing wall here is awesome. Sets can be varied, sometimes very interesting. Routes are long and the artificial rock wall (which takes pro if you fancy practising trad) is awesome!

Ace pool bowl but the whole park needs a sweep as it's super slippy

Brilliant staff , clean and reasonable price , my son loves it here

Two excellent bowls, and a good sized mini.. I try to get there every week!

Turned up today to do some bouldering. Rude staff member on the desk. Did everything in her power to prevent us from climbing. Very disappointing.

Thank you guys. Very friendly staff and good prices

Great climbing and skating for kids upwards. Host great parties. Right by restaurants and supermarket

Ramps themselves are great!Placement of them is a bit weird but it's no problem really,20ft mini ramp,enjoy!

Great for the kids or adults interested in scooter, skateboard etc. Noticed rock climbing too. Nice for a lunch snack too.

The routes are set hard, holds not cleaned often enough and it's very cold during winter but it is big bold and good fun/value.

My little boy loved the wall climbing. Cafe area not too great but ok for a coffee while you wait.

My seven year old took a climbing session at the centre and he loved it. The instructor was calm and understanding and the climbing wall is amazing.

Good facilities, friendly staff. I really enjoy climbing here! I might try skating some time.

Perfect place to have some fun- either Climbing or skate area are rad !

My son had a climbing and caving party - it was really good! The staff were accommodating, helped with ensuring waivers were completed and were completely professional. The children loved both activities - the instructors were all great. Cafe and reception staff were great too.

We stumbled on XC by chance and my son was adamant he wanted his party there. I'm so glad we did!

Staff have alot infusazam to teach.

shame I took my 7 year old and constant swearing in the cafe area and the staff didn't say anything.

Even though they looked me and shrugged

Great place, had a really good day. Very good value for money and helpful staff.

Came here with my cousin who is ten years younger than me for the caving. Staff were very good.

I found out that I was claustrophobic (have done a lot of "proper" caving before. The guide was exceptional, worked to calm me down and help me. When i was able to get out offered to take me back in as well (i declined!).

Will not fault the staff or the caving at all and will be happy to return with my family again (just not go caving!)

Incredible facilities at XC, but there are too many things in the skatepark that need improvement.

An indoor skatepark should be open whether it's raining or dry, but over 5 times now when I call up the skate park it has been closed due to condensation on the ramps making it even more slippy than it already is. An indoor park shouldn't have to deal with weather conditions, that's the whole reason people go to indoor skateparks! This is the only indoor park I experience these problems with.

Another issue is the wasted half of the skatepark, being a skateboarder I like to dip into the whole park, whether it's the mini, street section, big ramps or the bowls. But the concrete used to create these bowls are so dangerous.

Companies like maverick industries use spray concrete and it is pure perfection in terms of grip and smoothness, but whatever concrete is used here may as well be made of ice, the first time dropping in I could feel the board sliding under my feet, it would only take the smallest lean for the board to slip out and for myself to fall straight into the ramp. The design of the bowl is incredible and could be one of the most creative bowls I have skated, but being the material it is, you may as well transform it to another scooter build because that would get more use...

I wish I could say good things about this place as it has more potential than anywhere within a 50 mile radius but sadly there are just so many issues that need to be looked at and sorted. The one thing I will say is perfect is the mini ramp, I would not go to this place anymore if it wasn't for that mini.

If you're looking for a busy death trap on a scooter then maybe this is the place for you!

Only indoor skatepark I've been to that closes because it gets wet.

Recently completed the intro course, taken by Tom who is great, which has now enabled me to climb unsupervised. Great centre and really friendly staff.

Quite a large climbing wall and bouldering area. Reasonably priced. Discount after 8:30pm.

Great venue, if going on a cold day, bring warm clothes!

Great climbing wall. But is very cold in the winter.

Thanks XC for all the guidelines you have put in place to be able to open and finish the courses that had started and been booked as it was nice to get some climbing done again.
Great instructors and staff as always.
Thanks guys and see you when you can start the next courses.
Good to have you back.

Really nice place, resi box is a nice and new addition

Excellent climbing wall, spacious skate park, winding caves and thrilling high ropes plus friendly staff and a safe atmosphere make for an enjoyable time every visit.

A great place to climb and skate, and always friendly staff.

Nice Climbing centre. The walls are nice and varied, and the lobby is pleasant, and the staff are welcoming. The lobby is confusing if you are new, but you can get the hang of it easily enough. It has changing and shower facilities and a cafe. I would recommend this place to all skill levels.

Great place to go. Good climbing and bouldering. Skatepark looks good but never used it myself. Friendly staff.

Good facilities, nice staff, reasonable climbing wall. Most climbs are a bit reachy and lack intermediate holds to make them the same grade for shorter climbers and older kids. No doubt this is due to a lack of holds. Bouldering is pretty good and there has been some investment in the last year that has made it a okay place to climb. If they could get the more routes non-height dependent it would be a excellent wall.

My son loved his session, would see think about making this a regular thing for him.

Great place as long as it's not wet and cold outside as the building is not properly enclosed and gets wet damp inside making it slippery and dangerous. Sometimes they close it for this reason.

Took my 6&9 year old today for climbing taster session with John. He was amazing with my kids. They really enjoyed the time spent with him. They enjoyed it so much. And having a session at 1pm, it was nice and quiet! Great for home schoolers!
All the staff are really nice and friendly.
I've walked past the xc place for a couple years thinking I'll never go in there! But I was surprised that they're so welcoming and friendly. And a little cafe too!

Great spot. It's like a really sweet outdoor spot that's dry and clean. It's a bit slippy on your wheels but great ride had by all

Helpful staff and a good skatepark with well varied equipment

Well built skatepark...but very slippery, overall a good park

Visited the boulder wall here.

Induction was easy for an experienced climber. Grades are harder than I'm used to, but the range is pretty good. Not enough slab for my taste, but plenty of interesting overhangs and cave angles.

UPDATE: Went back with a friend but there was no instructor available to do the induction. The induction I received was about 30 seconds and any semi-experienced climber wouldn't benefit from it. It's a shame, -1 star.

I took my 5 year old for a taster climbing session and he thoroughly enjoyed it. The teachers were very sweet and patient and seemed to be enjoying themselves. The XC centre was very busy but we got seen quickly and I really liked the casual atmosphere.

A fun place, very lively & a good mix of people. I did the high ropes course, but was only allowed one go on the course. It was a short course & not very challenging. I would return to do rock climbing, but can t recommend the high ropes.

Had a great time! Not too expensive or too busy. Lots of walls to climb! Was exhausted before I got round a fraction of them.

Excellent wall, 14m, biggest in the area. Auto Belay systems are good - 8 there, so don't have to belay friends and we can all climb at the same time if we wanted. Plus additional routes to belay. Also a good bouldering area, not as good as the Big Rock in MK or The Castle in Finsbury Park but still plenty of routes to practice.
Staff are friendly too. Easy parking round the side of the building, I've had some friends park at Tesco, not realising they could park adjacent to the XC, you just need to drive round the block of restaurants and follow the one way system.

The layout of the skatepark is fine, fairly mediocre, miniramp at the back is quite fun, as well as the bowls, however the park is very poorly maintained, the lights are too dim, sometimes unsafely so, the ramps easily give splinters, even on the main riding surface. Other than that it's fairly priced but I wouldn't strongly reccomend visiting

My girlfriend and I decide to pop into the Kultivation skate store for a look around.

This is a nice little store, packed with a wide range of equipment for all your skateboarding needs.

The service from the staff was second to none when helping choose the bits I needed for my new set up super friendly.

Extremely happy with my purchase.

Thank you Dec

Incredibly extensive variety of climbing from Level 4 for complete beginners to Level 8 for advanced. 9 autobelays, 20+ top rope walls and many opportunities for Lead climbing. There is also a large bouldering section to try out. Only drawback is the price. There are cheaper walls in St Alban's, Hatfield and Watford however none can compare to the XC.

Prime flow skatepark with a park and street section with two bowls, one with pool coping and one with metal coping

Great climbing for adults and kids. Excellent instructors.

This is a great place for climbing and skate park, fantastic climbing wall with NICAS courses, and skate park where you van hire scooters too. They have plenty of party options and rooms available. Lovely friendly staff.

Climbing centre with good routes regularly reset. Mixture of top rope, self belay and lead climbs with a compact but useful bouldering section. Does get very cold in winter months.

Nice bowl a bit slippy , scooter kids everywhere though.

Brilliant tuition for the climbing walls. Very good indeed. Friendly place with chatty partons.

My kids love the rock climbing, fantastic instructors, will take them again