Cromhall Diving Centre

It has 9.5 acres of water, is only 1.5 miles from Junction 14 of the M5 and has probably the biggest and easiest waterside car parking of any inland dive site in the country.

The slightly undulating rock bottom gives an ideal training depth of 20 metres. It slopes upwards to the former haul road entry, giving a shallow beach area allowing easy access and egress for entry-level dive trainees and rescue scenarios.

At the north end of the quarry is a pontoon floating in 15 metres of water that has been specifically designed for ease of use by divers.

The former limestone quarry has filled naturally and the water quality meets EU bathing standards, with underwater visibility during November 2006 of up to 12 metres.

We are open from 9am on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays for dive shops, schools and other organisations, at a cost of £10 per diver. Air is available to 232Bar.

Divers are requested to clear the water by 4pm in Summer and 3pm in Winter and we are closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Teas, coffees and snacks are available at the Dive Centre, and if you need something more substantial, The Royal Oak is close by.

The site is unique - it is home to EU-protected Great Crested Newts (click here to find out more about the newts), and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest containing, among other fossils, the Cromhall dinosaur.

This uniqueness raises severe restrictions on the site's use and requires strict compliance with its environmental conditions.

Current in-water features include two shipping containers used as training tables with the tops in approximately 7 and 10 metres of water, an aircraft cockpit and a 36ft offshore racing catamaran, as well as Billy the Koi Carp who has been spotted at both beach and pontoon areas!

The easiest way to find us is from Junction 14 of the M5: take the B4059 towards Wotton-Under-Edge. At the main T junction, turn right on the B4058 towards Cromhall, Rangeworthy and Iron Acton.

After about 1/4 mile, just past the Cromhall village sign, there are some workshops on the right hand side. Turn into the entrance marked by a small yellow sign with a diver's helmet on it.

Follow the signs through the coach and truck parks, along the lane and down onto the quarry bottom.

With the end of one of the wettest summers and following a period of dry weather, the access road to the beach area is fully open.

Cromhall Quarry
Cromhall
South Gloucestershire
GL12 8AA
Tel: 07901 832 862

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