Inland Training Locations

There are two excellent inland dive facilities within an hour's drive from our base in Bristol. These inland dive sites offer diving all year round and aren't affected by poor weather, which can cause problems when coastal diving. This means that these inland lakes make excellent training locations through the Winter, with the bonus of being able to easily return home when training across multiple days. 

Vobster Quay

Vobster Quay offers a friendly welcome and excellent facilities for its visiting divers. You can get air fills, and there is an easy-to-use tab system so you don't need to carry money around the site. To warm up, there are plenty of hot drinks and cooked food available at the catering van.

In the lake, divers can visit many of the underwater attractions. Highlights include the aeroplane, crushing works, helicopter and the large sunken boat called the Jaquin II. Multiple training platforms and access to a wide range of depths make Vobster Quay an excellent dive site for new divers and those in training.

Visibility and water temperature vary throughout the year. In summer, water temperatures can reach 18^oC, whilst in Winter it's not uncommon to be diving in water around 5^oC. Visibility is usually in excess of 10m, although this can reduce in Spring when an algae bloom may reduce this to just a few metres (luckily this never lasts long!)

The Lake at Cromhall Quarry

The Lake at Cromhall Quarry is the closest dive site to Bristol. At Cromhall you have facilities for gas fills, hot drinks and snacks, albeit these are a short drive from the main diving entry area. 

For divers, Cromhall has multiple entrance points around the lake, including giant stride entry points and a 'beach' entry where you can simply walk into the water. This makes an excellent site for Rescue Diver training, especially as the maximum depth in the whole site rarely gets deeper than 16m. Underwater, there are plenty of places to visit, including a cesna plane, a helicopter and multiple boats sunk around the site. If you're lucky, you may even see a Greater Crested Newt on your dive!