Hodge Close Quarry
Cave diving in the Yorkshire Dales · about 6 km from Coniston
- Max depth
- 32 m
- Type
- Backmount
- Certification (estimate)
- Intro to cave
- DPV
- Not DPV-suitable
Green-slate quarry in the Lake District, worked from the 19th century to the early 1960s; originally ~100 m deep from ground level, with sheer, unfenced walls.
More about Hodge Close Quarry
Signed-in divers also see:
- Whether this site fits everyone's certification, gas and gear
- Access, parking and the route from the road
- Exact map pin and navigation
- Depth profile and sumps
- Configuration advice
- Warnings with sources (1)
- DPV suitability
- Driving times from your stay and a plan with the AI instructor
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Current conditions
Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:
- CNCC – Council of Northern Caving Clubs ↗
Access rules per cave in northern England (including Keld Head, Hurtle Pot and Joint Hole).
- Northern Caves ↗
Cave database for northern England with location, length, depth and access notes.
- Cave Diving Group (CDG) ↗
The British cave-diving club; the Northern Section knows access and conditions in the Dales.
- Cave Diving Group (Facebook) ↗
The CDG's page with news.
- UK Caving forum ↗
British caving forum with a Dales section; diving topics too.
- UK Mine/Cave Diving and Exploration (UKMC) ↗
Club for mine and cave divers with a private members' Facebook group on conditions and trips.
Plan a cave diving trip to Yorkshire Dales
Enter your team, with certifications, gas and configurations, and see right away which caves fit. With driving times from your stay, fill stations and an AI instructor who thinks along.
Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from public sources (CNCC 2017–2023, Northern Caves, Cave Diving Group, InDEPTH 2020, a 2021 dive report, Wikipedia, TDI/Scubaverse 2019–2021, finstrokes, DeeperBlue 2019, Furness Diving Club, Visit Cumbria, British Caving Association, British Hyperbaric Association, DDRC, Capernwray, divernet and The ScubaDiving Gear Store; Sept 2026). Pins converted from Northern Caves and CNCC grid references (Hurtle Pot and Joint Hole accurate to ~70 m) and from finstrokes (Hodge Close). ~ = estimate. Access and rules change — check locally.