Capernwray Dive Centre
Capernwray Dive Centre is a large flooded former quarry, presently operated as an inland scuba diving site, near the village of Over Kellet, Lancashire, England.
History
Formerly a limestone quarry, after the end of its commercial use it flooded and was later converted into a dive centre.
Diving centre
Used as a training centre, Capernwray has a range of depths to 21 metres (69 ft). 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). 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[1]
- A twin engined jet plane (a Hawker Siddeley HS 748), a Cessna 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
- ↑ "Divernet review" Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
Coordinates: 54°08′11″N 2°43′22″W / 54.1363°N 2.7228°W
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