looking for some new climbing shoes, but i’ve not had to buy much new kit since moving down from yorkshire so i don’t know the local shops.

there seem to be very few (other than go outdoors) near oxford, so i looked at MK: lots more shops but it’s often hard to judge the vibe just from their websites…

any recommendations for climbing shops in MK (or else where near oxford)??

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The Outdoor Shop in Stony Stratford is very good.

^^^^^^^^ A worthy independant shop with staff who do it.

Outdoors shop defintely

The outdoor shop is the best bet but it might be worth a look down at Bigrock climbing wall in Kingston as they sometimes have demo days and clear outs. The outdoor shop has a naff range of shoes though if thats what your after, and then there’s go outdoors in Bedford?

Ellis Brigham not got a climbing shop nearby too? Should have a reasonable stock of climbing shoes

Ellis Bingham have a shop in the Snowdome near the shopping centre.

They even have a climbing wall that was our climbing venue until a real centre opened up a over a year ago…..never bought anything from Brighams though, too dear!