Advantages: Great underwater scenery Disadvantages: Cold and isolated
...was decided to go to Dorothea Quarry which was my own preference as I had heard so much about the site but never had the pleasure of diving it.
A Brief Diving History
Located in the Snowdonia National Park, Dorothea (Dorrie for the rest of the review) is a former slate quarry which is in private ownership. It has long been a popular dive site for UK divers as it offers a sheltered location and large variations in depth with ledges at 9 meters for ... ...meters for the depth junkies who use special gas mixes.
Purchased in 1988 by a London Consortium with plans to develop the site in stages these plans met with local opposition and were halted.
Over the years it has been closed to diving on a number of occasions due to the number of deaths that have occurred at the site. In 2001 three deaths in close proximity bought the site national awareness and the owner attempted to close off the quarry with ...
atticusuk 22.02.2006
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