Inland sites – divers guide 2022
Diver net has produced a comprehensive guide to the inland dive sites of England and Wales, the full article is on Inland Sites Diver’s Guide 2021 – Divernet. I have created a summary of the article below and removed NDAC as it has recently closed.
ANDARK LAKE
LOCATION Oslands Lane, Lower Swanwick, Southampton, Hants, SO31 7EG
WEBSITE andarklake.co.uk
CONTACT 01489 885811, lake@andark.co.uk
WAS Purpose-built for diving
OPEN Wed-Sun 10am-5pm, pre-booking required weekdays.
ATTRACTION Jet-ski, barge bow, mirrors, pipes, platforms, pontoon
WILDLIFE Grass carp, sturgeon
FACILITIES Shop, changing-rooms, showers, café, training pool
DAY TICKET £18, members £15, annual sub £25
BLUE LAGOON – ‘The Bluey’
LOCATION Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK2 3BB
WEBSITE mksac.co.uk
CONTACT email only – diving@mksac.co.uk
WAS Clay pit
OPEN From 10.30am Sun, 6.30pm Wed (summer only)
ATTRACTION 2 cars, bus, small aircraft, 6 boats, concrete pipes
WILDLIFE Carp, crayfish, mussels, perch, pike, roach, tench
DAY TICKET £5, Individuals and clubs can dive on application with 48 hours’ notice
CAPERNWRAY
LOCATION Jackdaw Quarry, Capernwray Road, Carnforth, Lancs LA6 1AD
WEBSITE dive-site.co.uk
CONTACT 01524 735132, info@dive-site.co.uk
WAS Limestone quarry
OPEN Summer: 10am-5pm (Tue, Thu, Fri), 10am-9pm (Wed). Winter: 10am-5pm (Wed, Thu, Fri). 9am-5pm weekends year- round. Most bank holiday Mondays
ATTRACTION Airliner, 2 light aircraft, 9 boats, 2 helicopters, diving bell, cannon, container, sculptures, platforms
WILDLIFE Carp, perch, roach, sturgeon, trout
FACILITIES Air & nitrox/trimix fills, shop, kit-hire, toilets, changing-rooms, showers, conference room, seated indoor restaurant, scuba workshop
DAY TICKET £20, £15 members, lifetime membership £25
CROMHALL
LOCATION Wotton Road, Cromhall, South Gloucs GL12 8AA
WEBSITE southwestmaritimeacademy.com
CONTACT 01454 260130, info@southwestmaritimeacademy.com
WAS Limestone quarry
OPEN 8.30am-4.30pm weekends, dive-schools can use in week
ATTRACTION Aircraft, helicopter, boat, platforms, pontoon
WILDLIFE Great-crested newts
FACILITIES Gas fills, equipment repairs
DAY TICKET £16
DOROTHEA – ‘Dotty’
LOCATION Nantlle Road, Talysarn, Caernarfon, Wales LL54 6AE
WEBSITE nwtd.co.uk
CONTACT 07787 974953, dave@nwtd.co.uk
WAS Slate quarry
DAY TICKET Club membership £25
DOSTHILL – ‘Dozzy’
LOCATION Church Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, Staffs B77 1LU
WEBSITE divedozzi.com
CONTACT 01827 281304, ian@dosthillquarry.com
WAS Granite quarry
OPEN 1-9pm (Thu, Fri), 7am-4pm weekends
ATTRACTION Aircraft, container
WILDLIFE Carp, crayfish, eels, perch, roach, sterlet, sturgeon
FACILITIES Air, shop, kit hire & servicing, changing rooms, toilets, catering van
DAY TICKET £15, £10 members, annual sub £20
ECCLESTON DELPH
LOCATION Halfpenny Lane, Eccleston, nr Chorley, Lancs PR7 5PR
WEBSITE thedelph.com
CONTACT 01257 450663, delphdi.shaw@btconnect.com
WAS Slate quarry
OPEN 10am-4.30pm weekdays, 9am-4.30pm weekends
ATTRACTION Aircraft & cockpit, AA guns, armoured personnel carrier, tank, 3 boats, van, mini-cave, gnome garden, containers, playground
WILDLIFE Goldfish, perch, roach, sturgeon
FACILITIES Air fills, shop, kit hire & servicing, café
DAY TICKET £15
EIGHT-ACRE LAKE
LOCATION Mires Lane, North Cave, Brough, East Yorks HU15 2QP
WEBSITE scubadream.co.uk
CONTACT 01430 423311, info@scubadream.co.uk
WAS Stone quarry
OPEN 10am-4.30pm (Wed), 10am-8pm (4.30pm winter) (Thu), 9am-4.30pm weekends
ATTRACTION Helicopter, boats, armoured personnel-carrier, trailer, pipes, platforms
WILDLIFE Carp, golden rudd, perch, sturgeon, trout
FACILITIES Air fills, shop, café
DAY TICKET £15
GILDENBURGH – ‘Gildy’
LOCATION Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambs PE7 2AR
WEBSITE gildenburgh.com
CONTACT 01733 351288, ian@gildenburgh.com
WAS Brickworks
OPEN 8am-4pm daily, 8am-8pm (Fri)
ATTRACTION Two aircraft, six boats, three cars, coach, lorry, water tank, platforms
WILDLIFE Carp, crayfish, perch, roach, pike
FACILITIES Air fills, shop, kit hire & servicing, changing rooms, classrooms, toilets, bar
DAY TICKET £18, £13 members, annual sub £20
LEYBOURNE LAKES
LOCATION Lunsford Lane, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6JA
WEBSITE leybournelakewatersports.co.uk/scuba-diving
CONTACT 01634 246006, info@leybournelakewatersports.co.uk
WAS Gravel pit
OPEN To be finalised – check website
ATTRACTION Cabin cruisers, sculptures, platforms
WILDLIFE Bream, perch, pike
FACILITIES Toilets
DAY TICKET £10
ST ANDREWS LAKES
LOCATION Quarry Grove, Halling, Kent, ME2 1BA
WEBSITE standrewsdiving.co.uk (no longer active)
CONTACT 01634 926204, info@southernscuba.co.uk
WAS Chalk quarry
OPEN 9am-5pm Wed-Sun (summer), 9am-4pm (Fri-Sun) winter
ATTRACTION 2 vans, lorry & cab, speedboat, yacht, plane, postbox, gnome garden, caravan, containers, platforms
WILDLIFE Carp
FACILITIES Air-fills, changing, shop, café
DAY TICKET £20, members £15, membership £35
STONEY COVE
LOCATION Sapcote Road, Stoney Stanton, Leics LE94DW
WEBSITE stoneycove.com
CONTACT 01455 273089, diving@stoneycove.com
WAS Granite quarry
ATTRACTION 3 iron & 1 historic shipwreck, aircraft, diving bell, aircraft cockpit, Nautilus sub, helicopter, armoured personnel carrier, bus, hydrobox, archways, ‘Nessie’, platforms wildlife Crayfish, perch, pike, roach, sponges, zebra mussels
OPEN 8.30am-4pm daily
WILDLIFE Crayfish, perch, pike, roach, sponges, zebra mussels
FACILITIES Gas fills, shop, kit hire & servicing, school with classrooms and indoor training pool, changing rooms, toilets, restaurant, bar
DAY TICKET £25, £18 members, annual sub £20
VIVIAN
LOCATION Parc Padarn Country Park, Maes Padarn, Gwynedd, LL55 4TY
WEBSITE viviandivecentre.com
CONTACT 07375 113576, viviandivecentre@gmail.com
WAS Slate quarry
OPEN 10am-4pm Wed, Thu, Fri; 9.30am-4pm weekends (three-hour sessions)
ATTRACTION Mining houses, carts & equipment, submarine, boats, platforms
WILDLIFE Carp
FACILITIES Gas fills, shop, kit hire & servicing, guided shore & boat dives, all levels of PADI training
DAY TICKET £15, £10 members, annual sub £15
VOBSTER QUAY
LOCATION Upper Vobster, Radstock, Somerset BA3 5SD
WEBSITE vobster.com
CONTACT 01373 814666, info@vobster.com
WAS Limestone/sandstone quarry
OPEN 8am-8pm (six-hour sessions); 8am-3pm Nov-March
ATTRACTION Helicopter, aircraft sections, quarry crushing works, tunnel, 4 boats, cars, caravan, troop-carrier, platforms
WILDLIFE Perch, roach, white-clawed crayfish, zebra mussels
FACILITIES Gas fills, shop, kit servicing, training, changing rooms, toilets, shelters
DAY TICKET £17 members, annual sub £45.
WRAYSBURY
LOCATION Station Road, Wraysbury, Middlesex TW19 5ND
WEBSITE wraysbury.ws
CONTACT 01784 488007, info@wraysbury.ws
WAS Gravel pit
OPEN 9am-6pm daily
ATTRACTION 737 fuselage, 27 boats, bus, milk-float, van, taxi, cars, cave system, camper-van, platforms, confined water area
WILDLIFE Carp, crayfish, eels, mussels, perch, pike, sponges, tench
FACILITIES Gas fills, shop, kit hire & servicing, 5* school (PADI, SSI, TDI), classroom, café-bar
DAY TICKET £15 (no booking required)
