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Gwynedd
and Pwllheli in Wales provide a wide choice of diving
opportunities. The different depths of dive sites provide for
divers of all levels. The novices can enjoy sheltered diving near
the shore while the advanced diver can go for the walls, cliffs
and the wrecks. Around Cardigan Bay there are sightings
of whales, sharks and dolphins.
Always dive according to your level of training.
Never enter the water without checking with the local dive center
for safety, additional information, level required for each dive
site and without being accompanied by a professional. All the
information provided is purely informative for our readers and
shouldn't be used as is to plan your immersion.
In Gwynedd the underwater scenery has a lot of
variety. There are bays and cliffs as well as pinnacles all which
attract plenty of marine life. Here you will see the rare Parazoanthus
anemones and jewel anemones.
Pwlheli has a number of quite easy dives. The
Cardigan Bay area is relatively sheltered and has lots of inshore
boat dives.
The visibility is generally good going up to
20 metres (65 feet). Keep an eye out for sharks, whales
and dolphins.
Dorothea, located in Gwynedd, North Wales is
an inland quarry and is one of the most beautiful quarries. Contrary
to the other inland dive sites in the UK this one has to be dived
with caution. The maximum depth is 120 metres max (394 feet) so
obviously it's not for novices due to the extreme depths in some
parts of the quarry.
The visibility is usually good and the water
cold in general but quite clear. There are no facilities on site
and this is not an official dive site although advanced divers
usually venture here looking for a challenge. You will see lots
of vans and cars tunnels and garden gnomes and a crane that was
used formerly in the quarry works.
At the tip of the Lyen Peninsula is Bardsey Island
which provides some of the most outstanding diving in Nortern
Wales. The dives here are recommended for advanced divers as the
tides can get very strong. Diving should be conducted at neap
low water slack.
Wreck lovers can dive the many wrecks on Bardsey.
One popular wreck is the Ilesha whose lenght is about 32 metres
(104 feet).
Half Tide Rock in Pwllheli is the ideal place
if you want to dive around seals. There's plenty of fish life
around here including lobster and crabs. A little
further from these rocks you can dive on some wrecks
that are well broken up.
The Menai Straits has some exciting drift diving.
This dive is usually done by entering at Menai Bridge at slack
water and then swimming mid way through the channel. When the
current eases off submerge and drift for about half a mile (0.8
km) past the Swellie Rock then come back with
the flood tide. You should resurface near your entry point. Be
sure to use a conpass on this one to make sure you're satying
on the northern side during the return.
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