Lakeside Diving

[divingniknaks]

Originally Posted by Captain Deco

I spoke to an old business partner of his recently who informed me that Kevin was no longer at Lakeside.

Cheers for that info, not what I hoped to hear but thanks anyway.

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[Captain Deco]

Originally Posted by divingniknaks

Cheers for that info, not what I hoped to hear but thanks anyway.

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No problem. The old business partner aluded to the fact that he and Kev were not mates anymore either. Some bridge burning going on between them I think.

[GTRJazz]

Originally Posted by hammerheads

Friend of mine did dive it and said vis was truly awful

I did my Dive leader rescue training at Grange water as it had a small beach, but that was back in the early 90s things may have changed. The vis however was always poor

[Rod]

I have done loads of dives at Grangewaters in the past when it was run by Divers 2000 and I was teaching there.
It is just like every London area dive site:- Poor viz almost all of the time, in the winter with no algae you can have 5 meters + until anyone stirs up the silty bottom.
Fine for checking out kit or just getting wet.

[hammerheads]

Thanks for the input ill have to load up my gear and go have a look for myself i think.

My initial reason for asking was that I heard if an Instructor takes students there for a course the Instructor dives for free as a thank you. Obviously with low profit margins free diving has its possible benefits but if the vis is no good then taking students there is a no go anyway.

I hasten to add i would have tried it myself first anyway I was just trying to get a feel for the place from anyone who had experience here

[RonProwse]

its open times, (unless they have changed in the last six months) are 07:30 -9:00 Sat and 06:30 - 09:00 Sun but dont quote me.

if you do see the two people running it say hi to Brian for me, it was him that got me into diving.

Ron

[Julian Goffin]

Leybourne is a pretty good training / Diving Lake.... Gets busy and viz can deteriorate when lots of OW Students in there (And some experienced Divers).. but a good little dive area, Had to open the second lake for divers on Sunday as it was very busy though

Julian

[davebarber]

Originally Posted by Rod

I have done loads of dives at Grangewaters in the past when it was run by Divers 2000 and I was teaching there.
It is just like every London area dive site:- Poor viz almost all of the time, in the winter with no algae you can have 5 meters + until anyone stirs up the silty bottom.
Fine for checking out kit or just getting wet.

Vis last week was about 3metres. Saw a pike under the pontoon.
Vis will improve over the winter

Thurrock Aqualung Club have the diving rights.
Sat/Sun 7:30 to 9:00 ish or later plus night dives.
Slipway you can test your boathandling.
Showers, toilets, changing,parking, pontoon, beach, its about 6m deep

You generally get the whole pit to yourself (its big).

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