Beest Boulders Het Lab: Pool, board games and climbing & bouldering in Westerpark, Amsterdam
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Beest Boulders Het Lab is a bouldering gym on Transformatorweg in Amsterdam, with a training room, an open kitchen and a fireplace you can sit by while others climb. You climb without ropes above mats, so you need no partner and no experience: a short safety briefing gets you started. Stay on afterwards for pool, table football or a board game. It is one of two Beest gyms in Amsterdam.
Contact
- Phone +31 20 334 6498
- Website Visit site ↗
- Address Transformatorweg 32, 1014 AK
Opening hours
- Mon 13:00-23:00
- Tue 13:00-23:00
- Wed 13:00-23:00
- Thu 13:00-23:00
- Fri 13:00-23:00
- Sat 09:00-18:00
- Sun 09:00-18:00
Good to know
- Kilterboard
- Moonboard
- Spray wall
- Campus board
- Open kitchen
- Terrace
- Fireplace
- Pool table
- Table football
- Board games
- Climbing shop
- Lockers
- Shoe hire
- No pets
Climbing and training
The hall is for bouldering at all levels, and the training room adds an adjustable Kilterboard, a Moonboard, a spray wall and a campus board. Under-12s are not allowed in the training rooms, and 12- to 18-year-olds only with a trainer's supervision or permission. Rules are the usual ones for a boulder hall: climbing shoes rather than bare feet or socks, no jewellery or watches, nothing in your pockets, and stay off the mats unless you are climbing. Alcohol before or during climbing is not allowed. There is a shop with climbing gear and staff to advise on it.
Prices and how it works
You register on your first visit, which costs €5 and gets you a member card. A first-time day ticket for adults is €19.70, and after that a day ticket with a card is €14.70. Students pay €11.25 off-peak, which means Monday to Friday before 17:00 and at weekends from 17:00. Shoe hire is €4.50, a chalk bag €3, and an introduction lesson €24.50. A ten-visit card costs €130. You check in at the bar when you arrive.
Food, games and children
The open kitchen works from a seasonal menu, and you can eat by the fire, on the floor above the hall or on the sunny terrace. Your own food and drink are not allowed. A pool table, table football and a shelf of board games are there for after your session.
Anyone from age eight can come at any time, even without experience. Children under 12 must climb under the active supervision of an adult, with a maximum of three children per adult, and 12- to 18-year-olds can climb on their own once a parent has signed a declaration. Youth training is available from age eight. Pets are not allowed.
Common questions
- What are the opening hours of Beest Boulders Het Lab?
- The gym is open on weekdays from 13:00 to 23:00 and at weekends from 09:00 to 18:00. Check the gym's page for changes on public holidays.
- How much does bouldering at Het Lab cost?
- A first-time adult day ticket is €19.70, and a day ticket with a member card is €14.70. Registration with the card costs €5 and shoe hire €4.50. Students pay €11.25 during off-peak hours.
- Can beginners go bouldering at Het Lab?
- Yes, no experience is needed. You get a short safety briefing and can then climb on your own. An introduction lesson is also available for €24.50.
- From what age can children boulder at Het Lab?
- Children can come from age eight. Under-12s must climb with an adult actively supervising, up to three children per adult. From 12 to 18 they can climb on their own with a signed parental declaration.
More pool and billiards nearby
- Café Marktzicht Westerpark
- Café 't Mannetje The Jordaan
- Café de Poort The Haarlemmerbuurt
- Café Duzz Dat! Oud-West and De Baarsjes
- Saarein The Jordaan
- Café de Vos Oud-West and De Baarsjes
Opening hours change: check with the venue before you go. Ratings from MapAtlas.