Yorkshire Dales, Great Britain · about 6 km from Coniston
Hodge Close Quarry
- Max depth32 m
- CertificationIntro to cave
- Water temperature≈ 4–6 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialFlooded mine or quarry
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What it looks like
Diving Hodge Close Mine in the Lake District UK Hodge Close diving Diving Hodge Close (music by Brian Eno - Deep Blue) Hodge Close Quarry Oct 2015
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Diving Hodge Close Mine in the Lake District UK Hodge Close diving Diving Hodge Close (music by Brian Eno - Deep Blue) Hodge Close Quarry Oct 2015
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The dive
Hodge Close is a green-slate quarry in the Lake District, with sheer, unfenced walls. Underwater lie large boulders and wrecked cars; two large openings at water level lead to Parrock Quarry, with the steel base of a crane.
Profile and sections
Hodge Close is a green-slate quarry in the Lake District, with sheer, unfenced walls. Underwater lie large boulders and wrecked cars; two large openings at water level lead to Parrock Quarry, with the steel base of a crane. Visibility is usually good (up to ~10 m), but it is dark.
The quarry was worked from the 19th century to the early 1960s and was originally ~100 m deep from ground level. Altitude: 150–186 m.
Practical: air and nitrox at Capernwray.
- Depth and profile
- Quarry max ~-32 m (sources: 28–32 m). Mine entrance at -27 m according to UKMC (other sources: -23/-24 m) in the far wall: ~200 m of passage through three chambers and two connecting tunnels, up to ~150 m from the dive base (another source gives ~80 m explored). Second dive: 'the sump', a cavern to -8.5 m reached through a pitch-dark ~20 m tunnel.
- Configuration
- All configurations; quarry and tunnels are roomy (~3 m wide, 2 m high). Drysuit recommended: the water is 4–6 °C.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- ~200 m of tunnel from -23 m and an awkward carry: no gain.
Who can dive where
- At least Intro to cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 32 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
No formal permission and no CDG membership needed; a goodwill parking fee is asked (TDI). Large car park (National Trust) above the quarry. To the water: ~100–150 m through a half-flooded tunnel (1.8–2 m high, thigh-deep water) and a fixed ~3 m scaffold ladder, or on foot through the old quarry to a platform. No vehicles at the tunnel: expect several carries. No cafés or shops nearby.
Around Hodge Close Quarry
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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