Denham Quarry

Lancashire

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NOTICE: There are Kestrels nesting on End of Time. Please avoid all routes from Concave Wall to Flick of the Wrist until 17th August. Whilst kestrels are not a schedule 1 protected species, they are in decline in the UK and climbers should take every care to avoid disturbing nesting birds and chicks.

from 20/05/2025 to 17/08/2025

Mostly good quality quarried gritstone. Can be sandy in places. Some fantastic routes equal to peak classics. Mohammed the Mad.... is unmissable at VS 4c as is Splash Arete at VDiff. Flick of the Wrist and End of Time are superb and tricky E2s. Generally the routes have a bold feel to them; protection can be sparse and the fixed gear is often poor. The quarry does not deserve the poor reputation it seems to have despite the steady influx of summer visitors. There is also some very good but limited bouldering.

Crag information
Climbing Area: North West Rock Type: Gritstone
Importance: Local CRoW Land: No
Ownership: Unknown No. of Routes: 108
Within National Park: No Year Developed:
Grid Reference: SD592227

Owned by Council which is happy to let climbers in. Watch out for local kids lobbing stones from the tops in summer.

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