Right now

Temp19°C

Wind18 km/h

Gusts27 km/h

Humidity49.6%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Wednesday 16 September

Good

Temp19°C

Raindry

Wind18 km/h

Gusts27 km/h

Humidity49%

No recent rain

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

15:00 19° dry 18 — 49.6%

16:00 19° dry 17 — 48.8%

17:00 18° dry 15 — 52.9%

18:00 17° dry 11 — 59%

19:00 15° dry 10 — 65.5%

20:00 14° dry 15 — 68.3%

21:00 14° dry 16 — 70.8%

Thu Thursday 17 September

Poor

Temp19°C

Rain0.6mm

Wind25 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity61%

0.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 14° dry 21 — 81.8%

07:00 15° 0.3mm 23 — 79.6%

08:00 15° dry 24 — 86.6%

09:00 16° dry 28 — 83.3%

10:00 17° dry 27 — 80.8%

11:00 19° 0.1mm 26 — 75.3%

12:00 18° 0.2mm 25 — 74.9%

13:00 19° dry 23 — 65.1%

14:00 20° dry 24 — 46.3%

15:00 20° dry 25 — 39.7%

16:00 19° dry 23 — 42.5%

17:00 18° dry 21 — 48.1%

18:00 17° dry 20 — 53.1%

19:00 16° dry 20 — 60.7%

20:00 14° dry 19 — 68.6%

21:00 14° dry 17 — 73.8%

Fri Friday 18 September

Caution

Temp17°C

Raindry

Wind23 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity56%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 13 — 93.5%

07:00 12° dry 14 — 87.1%

08:00 14° dry 16 — 74.2%

09:00 15° dry 18 — 68.8%

10:00 16° dry 19 — 60.4%

11:00 18° dry 20 — 51%

12:00 18° dry 21 — 47.9%

13:00 18° dry 24 — 50.9%

14:00 17° dry 24 — 57%

15:00 17° dry 26 — 58.2%

16:00 16° dry 27 — 63.7%

17:00 16° dry 27 — 64.5%

18:00 16° dry 23 — 69.8%

19:00 16° dry 23 — 72.8%

20:00 16° dry 23 — 72.3%

21:00 16° dry 23 — 71.7%

Sat Saturday 19 September

Poor

Temp20°C

Rain0.8mm

Wind32 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity65%

0.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 16° dry 25 — 92.1%

12:00 20° dry 32 — 65.2%

18:00 17° 0.8mm 27 — 86.2%

Sun Sunday 20 September

Caution

Temp18°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind21 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity51%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 15° dry 14 — 94%

12:00 18° dry 21 — 51.3%

18:00 15° dry 10 — 54.1%

Mon Monday 21 September

Caution

Temp17°C

Raindry

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity57%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 10 — 90.1%

12:00 17° dry 9 — 56.7%

18:00 14° dry 5 — 69.9%

Tue Tuesday 22 September

Caution

Temp19°C

Raindry

Wind3 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity55%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 5 — 92%

12:00 19° dry 3 — 55.1%

18:00 17° dry 3 — 71.2%

Wed Wednesday 23 September

Good

Temp19°C

Raindry

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity64%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 2 — 91.9%

12:00 19° dry 8 — 64.2%

18:00 17° dry 10 — 67.8%

About Happy Valley Rocks

NEVER climb when wet — damages rock. Happy Valley Rocks sits west of St Paul's Church on Rusthall Common, a ten-minute walk from Tunbridge Wells station through the park, and only a short hop from Bull's Hollow. The venue is a slightly disjointed collection of sandstone outcrops along a wooded valley edge, with Cheesewring Rock as the largest feature — mixing around 50 short top-rope routes, 30 highball boulder problems, and several traverses on the same soft Ardingly sandstone. The very thin outer skin makes the rock especially fragile: no leading, no metal gear, and no climbing when damp. Set in a heavily wooded valley, holds can be damp and mossy for much of the year, so the venue is really only worth visiting in summer. Volunteer conservation crews maintain the outcrops; there is no entry fee but strict soft-rock ethics apply. Some bolts exist on Cheesewring Rock (retained after consultation with the BMC despite being placed without permission) — use at your own risk.

Region: Southern Sandstone — Rusthall
Rock type: Sandstone
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 120m
Exposure: low
Seepage: high

Other crags in this region

Bull's Hollow Rocks