Capernwray Dive Centre
Capernwray Dive Centre is a large flooded former quarry, presently operated as an inland scuba diving site and training centre, near the village of Over Kellet, Lancashire, England.
History
Formerly a 22-acre limestone quarry, after the end of its commercial use it flooded and was later converted into a dive centre.[1]
Diving centre
Capernwray has a range of depths to 80 feet (24 m).[1] There is a small dive shop, with a filling station providing air and nitrox as well as a licensed restaurant. There are two sets of training platforms with levels at 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) and 6 metres (20 ft).[citation needed] As of 2010, the centre received around 30,000 visitors per year.[2]
As well as being stocked with fish including trout, perch and at least two sturgeon, the underwater attractions include:
- Numerous boats, including the former minesweeper HMS Podsnap[3][4]
- A medium range, twin turboprop airliner (a Hawker Siddeley HS 748),[2] a Cessna 150 light aeroplane and two helicopters
- A vidor diving bell
- ISO shipping container
- Two plastic horses
- A small yellow submarine in the style of Thunderbird 4
- A devil statue
- Two plastic pigs
- Various garden gnomes
References
- ^ a b "A dive in profits!". The Bolton News. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Latest attraction for Lancashire lake divers is 'plane' to see!". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Divernet review" Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016: Breathtaking photos from under the sea". International Business Times UK. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
