Wales

Wales

Anglesey.

There are a few shore diving locations around the island making it divable in most weather conditions, the main area seems to be Trearddur Bay.

There are two dive centres in the area.

Anglesey Divers

Diving Services ( Anglesey )

Trearddur Bay. Holyhead

A good sandy bay, great for families and half the beach is dog friendly. There is a large amount of boat traffic including many jet-skis, so a surface marker buoy is a must ( unless you want a six foot lump of plastic around the back of your head ). We dived at the foot of the rocks to the left of the beach, the depth was only 5m at low water, but the marine life was fantastic.

Ravenspoint gully. Porth Castell. nr Trearddur Bay.

A high-water gully to the left of a small bay outside the areas dive centre on Ravenspoint Road to the south of Trearddur bay.

Parking in the area is very scarce. There is some in the dive centres car park, (£5 per day) or continue down the road to where it turns in land where there is some on road spaces.

The dive needs high-water to pass out to open water where a right turn follows the large rock back into the bay that you start from. There are many gullys on the seaward side, but caution is needed in heavy seas. Air can be found at Diving services ( Anglesey )

Criccieth. North Wales.

An easy shore dive for novices with a max depth of around 8m, it has a sandy sea bed with some boulders at the foot of the castle. To dive park up on the sea front and just walk in, ( Watch out for boat traffic ). The site is best dived after a settled northerly wind. Air is available from the National Watersports Center between Bangor and Caernarfon.

Tudwieliog. North Wales.

Porth Ysgaden.

A small cove with gullies at its entrance. Depth is around 10m and caution is required when current is running across the rock. Air is available from Tynrhos Diving, Mynytho nr Pwllheli.

Trefor. North Wales.

Trefor Pier.

Park at the land end of the pier and steps lead into the water. Max depth is up to 10m. Watch out for fishing lines and people jumping of the pier. The pier offers a good novice dive with lots of life.

Abercastle. Pembrokeshire.

A shore dive can be had from the beach, parking nearby. All the usual inshore life, spider crabs, urchins etc, and toilets nearby. Thanks to Divegal for details.

Martins Haven. Pembrokeshire.

A rocky cove sheltered from southerly winds, a good shore dive with a depth of 25m. The area is a protected nature reserve so lots of marine life. Dive gear can be dropped off on the beach but cars must be returned to a car park 300m away. When diving keep to the right hand side of the bay to avoid boat traffic. Tides can be strong if you dive past the headland and the best time to dive is at high-water slack. There are toilets in the bay and air is available from West Wales Divers. For more information on the area try www.dive-pembrokeshire.com. Thanks to Kev for details.

Chepstow. Monmouthshire.

The National Diving Centre.

A new inland venue on the western side of the River Seven. A former limestone quarry is being reopened as a diving centre with depths from 9 to 80m, the shallow areas having 'attractions' on the bottom. The site will have a dive shop, air station, deco chamber, cafe and changing rooms as well as courtesy vehicles to move kit from the car park to the waters edge. The entry fee is £12 or £15 membership and £9.50 per day. Opening times are Summer 8am till 6pm, Winter 8am till 3pm. For upto date informationwww.nationaldivingcentre.com

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