Crag features

The Cleave runs down the hillside until the two "buttresses" are met. Above them the rock has been overtaken by vegatation: there were many fun bouldering problems here. The two buttresses were cleaned up in the 1980s for group use and certainly there was climbing here before then. The routes on these buttresses have been climbed hundreds of times by holiday makers who booked taster sessions for climbing and abseiling at the crag. All the "routes" here have ben climbed before but not recorded electronically. There are many "routes" here, as different options can be taken to the obvious finishes. The Cleave is a nice picnic spot above the river. There are two butresses each approx 10m high, with stakes for belays - popular with groups. It is not granite but a metamorphic rock giving a good variety of holds which makes it a useful place for beginners.