Wolf Mountain continues to climb

It was once filled with the sounds of families splashing around.

But years after its centrepiece swimming pool was drained and left derelict, the former Compton Park Leisure Centre is now enjoying a renaissance and transformation into one of the city's most striking leisure attractions.

Wolverhampton's popular Wolf Mountain activity centre has finally completed its long-awaited move into the new premises in Paget Road from its former site in Dunstall, making it one of the largest indoor climbing centres in England.

With a breathtaking 12-metre high wall - double the size of the old wall - is fast becoming the city's newest attraction.

The empty leisure centre has been transformed into a state-of-the-art indoor climbing facility, which is five times as big as the old centre at Racecourse Industrial Estate.

The new centre also boasts the biggest indoor caving system in the UK, featuring caverns, stalactites, stalagmites, squeezes and drops.

Co-owner Julian Porter, who along with brother Damian and Michael Brown invested £500,000 into the new facility.

Back in 2007, Wolf Mountain was given two years to find a new home when its lease at Racecourse Industrial Estate finally came to an end.

Bosses immediately identified Compton Park Leisure Centre as a possible location after it closed in the same year amid a storm of protests after the council said it was proving too costly.

The empty building was saved from the bulldozer when Wolf Mountain revealed it wanted to take it on.

Wolf Mountain is open from 10am to 10pm on weekdays, and from 10am to 6pm on weekends.