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Firstly I was planning on leaping in on the 22nd but ended up going on the 23rd instead.
Apparently there may have been some issues with water access on the 22nd due to a delay for the official opening - Can't comment as I don't know the full details.
So on the 23rd. Left Bristol at 9am, arrived at about 9:20. Pretty quiet I would guess 50 cars on site
Entrance fee £12,
Car parking good. Staff friendly.
Catering OK and reasonably priced. Changing facilities and toilets on site. Shop had a selection of kit, not a huge selection but seemed reasonably priced compared to some dive shops !!.
A fair trek to the waters edge but a regular shuttle service was available, with kit loaded on a trailer and divers transferred in the back of a landrover or an old army truck.
The waters edge consisted of some very stable pontoons, a garden shed with a map on the wall and some trolleys to transfer the kit from the shuttle drop off point down a short hill (10 metres) to the pontoons. Rescue ribs were moored alongside the pontoons.
Water entry:- seated entry or giant stride.
Water Exit:- Steel ladders.
Training platforms at various depths, large stable construction, all bouyed.
Other than this the quarry was very uninspiring for diving. very barren, not a lot to see - Well bugger all really, the fish are still very timid of divers and we saw one fish the whole time. Vis was 5m to 8m, bottom composition some silt but settled very quickly.
In summary, lots of potential. I will probably not go back until some attractions have been put in place.
Also the shuttle service could end up being swamped (No pun intended) if it gets really busy.
Daz
Firstly I was planning on leaping in on the 22nd but ended up going on the 23rd instead.
Apparently there may have been some issues with water access on the 22nd due to a delay for the official opening - Can't comment as I don't know the full details.
So on the 23rd. Left Bristol at 9am, arrived at about 9:20. Pretty quiet I would guess 50 cars on site
Entrance fee £12,
Car parking good. Staff friendly.
Catering OK and reasonably priced. Changing facilities and toilets on site. Shop had a selection of kit, not a huge selection but seemed reasonably priced compared to some dive shops !!.
A fair trek to the waters edge but a regular shuttle service was available, with kit loaded on a trailer and divers transferred in the back of a landrover or an old army truck.
The waters edge consisted of some very stable pontoons, a garden shed with a map on the wall and some trolleys to transfer the kit from the shuttle drop off point down a short hill (10 metres) to the pontoons. Rescue ribs were moored alongside the pontoons.
Water entry:- seated entry or giant stride.
Water Exit:- Steel ladders.
Training platforms at various depths, large stable construction, all bouyed.
Other than this the quarry was very uninspiring for diving. very barren, not a lot to see - Well bugger all really, the fish are still very timid of divers and we saw one fish the whole time. Vis was 5m to 8m, bottom composition some silt but settled very quickly.
In summary, lots of potential. I will probably not go back until some attractions have been put in place.
Also the shuttle service could end up being swamped (No pun intended) if it gets really busy.
Daz