UK diving at prettiest inland dive site. Minutes from M6/M42

SCUBA DIVING & FREEDIVING BOOKINGS
THE AVAILABLE BUDDY PAIRS CHART IS UP TO DATE

USE THE AVAILIBILITY CHART BELOW PRIOR TO BOOKING, AND FOR CHECKING OPENING TIMES.

PLEASE DO NOT JUST TURN UP
WITHOUT BOOKING, OR BOTH BUDDIES RENEWING THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THANKS.

Government Restrictions Eased from Monday 29 March 2021, Therefore, Dosthill Quarry is open.

COVID-19 -Secure Safe Steps

Outdoor physical activity can continue, so you can travel to Dosthill Quarry for diving. As a diver you are equipped with great PPE equipment, so maintain social distancing until you are fully kitted, wearing your mask with your regulator in your mouth, before you zip up drysuits and do buddy checks. Viral transmission is still possible outdoors, but it is very unlikely when you & your buddy are protected by dive gear.
You must adhere to the rule of 6, or 2 households indoors with a 30 person limit outdoors.
Our café caravan is permitted to continue takeaway sales, so you can get hot & cold drinks, chocolate bars, crisps & simple snacks like sausage sandwiches & hot soup to eat outdoors on site while maintaining social distancing, or in your car on the way home.
Ensure you stay 1 metre apart from anyone not in your household or support bubble, when you are outdoors with unlimited ventilation, although 2 metres is still preferable where possible.
You must not travel if you are experiencing any coronavirus symptoms, are self-isolating as a result of coronavirus symptoms, are sharing a household or support bubble with somebody with symptoms, or have been told to self-isolate after being contacted by NHS Test and Trace.

Staying at home for a prolonged period can be difficult,
so it is important that you maintain your mental & physical wellbeing by diving in stress-relieving open water, staying healthy, and thereby reducing the load of sick patients on the NHS!!

TOP 12 TIPS FOR YOUR VISIT TO DOSTHILL QUARRY DURING COVID-19

1. MEMBERSHIP ESSENTIAL. All divers have to be a registered dive member at Dosthill Quarry. If you are not registered, please register now for £20 at https://www.divedozzi.com/dive-dozzi/registration/ before completing the booking form below. Previous registrations must be in date, so if your annual membership has expired then you can renew it for £12 at https://www.divedozzi.com/dive-dozzi/membership-renewal/. There is no facility at Dosthill Quarry for registering or renewing on site.

2. COVID SYMPTOMS. Stay at home if you, or someone you live with, have any of the following symptoms.
A high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back. You do not need to measure your temperature. A new, continuous cough means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours. If you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual.
Loss or change to your sense of smell or taste means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.

3. WATCH THIS VIDEO! Click this link to watch the Covid Dive Video Briefing, created recently at Gildenburgh Water but relevant to Dozzi, before you arrive, to save valuable dive time having to attend an on-site briefing.

4. AVAILABILITY. Check dive availability on the chart below. Then book your 1, 2, 3 or 4 hour dive session on the form below the chart. During Covid we have limited diver numbers to 15 buddy pairs per dive session.
BOOKING FORM. One of the buddy team must book separately, in their own name, and must also state the name & current membership number of their dive buddy. An under 18 diver who is being driven to Dosthill Quarry by a non-diving parent, must also state the name of that parent. This robust Covid-Secure policy provides us, and the authorities, with essential “track & trace” information in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak among our divers.

5. STAY UPDATED. Check this website’s home page at https://divedozzi.com/, and this Dive Session Bookings page before every visit to stay updated with current fast-changing conditions, special arrangements, and last-minute dive availability.

6. GLOVES PROTECTION. Bring diving gloves with you to protect you from Covid-19 infection from our communal surfaces e.g. toilets and entry handrails. Don your gloves before you touch the handrails or any other communal surfaces e.g. portaloos. Ensure you don’t touch your face with gloved hands after contact with communal surfaces. Do not touch your buddy’s equipment before, during or after buddy checks.

7. SATNAV POST CODE & CAR SHARING. Car share ONLY with Dozzi-renewed divers in your household. Do not bring spectators, or invite them to come separately. Best SatNav postcode is B77 1LU, Church Road. Drive past the church on your left, and turn left through our green gates.

8. CHANGING. Our changing rooms are not allowed to open during Covid, so ensure you park at least 2 metres away from the nearest car, so you can maintain social distancing between your car boot and the boot of adjacent cars in the car park, kit up, brief, conduct buddy checks & dekit from the boot of your car. Bring a towel robe or dressing gown with you to ensure your personal privacy while changing adjacent to the church graveyard.

9. ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE. ARRIVE 30-40 MINUTES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME OF YOUR DIVE SESSION TO CHECK IN & PAY, GET FILLS, BRIEF, KIT UP & COMPLETE BUDDY CHECKS. YOU WILL HAVE 30-40 MINUTES AFTER YOUR DIVE SESSION TO DE-KIT, GET REFILLS, DEBRIEF, LOG THE DIVE(S) AND LEAVE.

10. PAYMENT. Pay by contactless card at Dozzi reception when you arrive for your 1-2 hour dive session at £12 per diver, OR a 3-4 hour dive session at £14 per diver, OR a 1-2 hour, 5-dive session pass for £50 per diver OR a 3-4 hour, 5-dive session pass for £60 per diver.

11. SOCIAL DISTANCING. The track from the car park to the lake, and the area around the entry points must be kept clear at all times. Maintain a physical distance of 2 metres or more between yourself, our staff & other non-household divers, at the surface, as well as on land. Waving to friends meets this recommendation, whereas handshakes, hugs or elbow bumps don’t. Adopt the rule of the road and pass others on the left while onsite.

12. TRAINING AGENCY PROCEDURES. Implement all recommended procedures of your training agency during briefings, equipment set up, kitting up, entries, skills, drills & general diving procedures during the dive, exits, de-kitting and debriefing. Dive site staff reserve the right to monitor this, impose social distancing of divers, or ask you to leave the site.

Dive Session Available Buddy Pairs.
Please read this booking description.

The chart below shows the number of spaces still available e.g. 7 means there are 7 buddy pairings left. 5.5 means there are 5 buddy pairings left + 1 diver if you opt to book a threesome.

You can’t amend the chart yourself.

During the BETA-testing of our Covid-19-Secure procedure we have increased availability to 15 pairs per 2-hour session. Subsequent weeks will be made available based on BETA feedback, and the number of buddy pairs may be further increased based on the success of the BETA testing, and further relaxation of the Government's Covid restrictions.

With, or while in contact with your buddy, refresh this webpage and check your preferred date & time for availability on this chart. Note what day & time has available spaces that are convenient for you and complete the form below the chart to reserve a 2-hour buddy dive session.

Only call Dozzi on the number above, at the stated times, if you have a query which can't be answered from the information on this webpage.

AVAILABLE TIMES	THURSDAY 29/07/2021	FRIDAY 30/07/2021	SATURDAY 31/07/2021	SUNDAY 01/08/2021	AVAILABLE TIMES	TUESDAY 03/08/2021	THURSDAY 05/08/2021	FRIDAY 06/08/2021	SATURDAY 07/08/2021	SUNDAY 08/08/2021	AVAILABLE TIMES
08:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	08:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	08:00
09:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	09:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	09:00
10:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	10:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	10:00
11:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	11:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	11:00
12:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	12:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	12:00
13:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	13:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	13:00
14:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	14:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	14:00
15:00	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	15:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	15:00
16:00	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	16:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	16:00
17:00	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	17:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	17:00
18:00	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	18:00	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	18:00
19:00	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	19:00	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	19:00
20:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	20:00	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	20:00

Important Information
Before You Complete The Booking Form

NOW 1, 2, 3 OR 4 HOUR SESSION! During these Covid-19 restrictions, dive sessions will be limited to 1-2 hours to include 1 or more dives, surface interval & dive logging time, and air refills. Kit up & de-kit is to be undertaken from the boot of your car in the car park, but can be completed outside the 2 hour session. If you wish to book a 3-4-hour session. please consult the prices below.

PRICES If you are a newly-registered or renewed member, OR an Entry Level Trainee with a dive school, branch or club, you can enjoy a 1-2 hour dive session for only £12, or save £10 with a 5-dive session pass for £50. If you wish to book a 3-4 hour dive session, the cost is only £14, or save £10 with a 5-dive session pass for £60. 2020 Prices for freedivers are £7 per 1-2-hour session per dive day, or save £10 with a 10-dive session pass for £60. When the number of sessions is increased to include morning & afternoon sessions, freedivers who prefer that split option may book 2 separate 1-2 hour sessions at £7 per session, or use 2 dive pass sessions at £6 each. These passes have no expiry date, so can be carried over to next year if needed.

Until further government guidance is issued regarding the number of people from outside your household that you can meet up with, and to limit the number of divers to a level to ensure social distancing, diving at Dosthill Quarry will be for buddy pairs only, with no spectators (unless one of the divers is under 18, and one parent has driven them to the dive site)

To book a dive slot at Dosthill Quarry during these early phases of relaxation of Covid-19 lockdown, we only accept bookings from registered, renewed diver members, OR Entry Level Trainees with a dive school, branch or club. You will need to have your member number ready, or Entry Level Trainee details, to make a booking. Entry level trainees exempted, if you are not a member, please register at https://www.divedozzi.com/dive-dozzi/registration/ before proceeding with the booking. If your membership has expired, please renew it at https://www.divedozzi.com/dive-dozzi/membership-renewal/ before proceeding with the booking. Divers who had current membership between 15/03/2020 & 14/06/2020, but were unable to dive at Dosthill Quarry during the Covid-19 lockdown, will have an additional 3 months added to their membership if it is renewed by 31/07/2020.

Completion of this form by you, for you & your buddy

These are the main symptoms of coronavirus, as declared by NHS.UK.

1. A high temperature . This means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back. You do not need to measure your temperature.
2. A new, continuous cough . This means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours. If you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual.
3. Loss or change to your sense of smell or taste . This means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.

Required Medical Declaration. Do you or your buddy have any of these symptoms?

Required Covid Briefing Declaration. Have you & your buddy viewed the entire briefing video at Top Tip #3 above? If not, view it before you arrive for your dive.

Your Contact Details

Required Your First Name

Required Your Last Name

Required Your Email

Required Your Mobile Phone

Required Your Diver Member Number, OR Enter Diver Training Centre Name + ELT (for Entry Level Trainee) or Enter Freediver

Dive Session Details

Required If available in the above chart, select the date of your dive session.

Required. If available in the above chart, select the start time of your dive session, excluding 30 mins before the session for payment, fills, Covid briefing, kit-up & buddy check and refills.

Required. If available in the above chart, select the end time of your dive session, excluding 30 mins after the session for dekit, dive log completion and refills.

Required. If available in the above chart, select the duration of your dive session.

Required. Select how you intend to pay for your dive session on site by contactless card.

Buddy Contact Details

Required Buddy First Name

Required Buddy Last Name

Required Buddy Email

Required Buddy Diver Member Number for Scuba Divers, OR Enter Diver Training Centre Name + ELT (for Entry Level Trainee) or Enter Freediver

Buddy Pair Agreement

Read the following paragraphs carefully.

This statement, which includes a Covid-19 Medical Declaration, a Statement of Risks and Liability, a Warning Statement, and a Covid-19 Recommended Behaviour At Dosthill Quarry, informs you of some potential risks involved in diving during the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK, and of the conduct required of you, while diving at Dosthill Quarry during this outbreak. If you are aged 17 or younger, your parent or guardian must read this and sign below.

Statement of Risk and Liability

This is a statement in which you are informed of the risks of diving at Dosthill Quarry during the Covid-19 outbreak. The statement also sets out the circumstances in which you participate at your own risk.

Your signature on this statement is required as proof that you have received and read this statement. It is important that you read the contents of this statement before signing it. If you do not understand anything contained in this statement, then please discuss it with Ian Forster, the owner of Dosthill Quarry.

Warning

There can be a serious risk to your health if you contract coronavirus. You can suffer from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression; impaired lung function infection which can negatively affect other organs like the heart, kidneys, and brain; other significant long-term health issues that may last after getting over the infection.

Acceptance of Risk

I understand and agree that neither the Dosthill Quarry Staff Members (“Members”), nor the facility Dosthill Quarry, nor their affiliate or subsidiary corporations, nor any of their respective employees, officers, agents, contractors or assigns accept any responsibility for any death, injury or other loss suffered by me to the extent that it result from my own conduct or any matter or condition under my control that amounts to my own contributory negligence.

In the absence of any negligence or other breach of duty by the Dosthill Quarry Staff Members (“Members”), nor the facility Dosthill Quarry, and all parties referred to above, my participation is entirely at my own risk.

I HAVE FULLY INFORMED MYSELF OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT BY READING ALL PARTS OF IT BEFORE TICKING THE BOX BELOW AS MY DIGITAL AGREEMENT.

Under 18?

Your parent or guardian must enter their name and relationship below, and also tick the agreement box for you under Required below

Applicable? Name

Applicable? Relationship

Required I, Buddy1, am 18 or older, and I hereby tick the "I agree" box provided as my digital agreementI agree

Required I, Buddy2, am 18 or older, and I hereby tick the "I agree" box provided as my digital agreementI agree

PLEASE READ THE 3 IMPORTANT STEPS BELOW TO AVOID MULTIPLE ENTRIES OF YOUR BOOKING FORM!!

If you have completed all the required fields, and ticked the "I agree" box above, then you should receive a message below the send button, "Your Outdoor Swimming Reservation was sent successfully to ian@dosthillquarry.com".

1. HOWEVER A NUMBER OF AREAS ARE EXPERIENCING SLOW INTERNET. SO IF YOU RECEIVE THE ERROR MESSAGE "There was an error trying to send your message", OR THE LOADING CIRCLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE SEND BUTTON KEEPS SPINNING, YOU MAY HAVE MISSED A FIELD OR THE INTERNET IS SLOW.

2. IF ALL FIELDS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED HIT SEND AGAIN ONCE.

3. IF YOU DON'T GET A SENT SUCCESSFULLY MESSAGE AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS CALL 01733 351288, AND WE'LL CHECK IF YOUR FORM HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

Now hit the 'Send' button below and check your inbox and spam folder for our auto reply email.

Dive Session Bookings

SCUBA DIVING & FREEDIVING BOOKINGSTHE AVAILABLE BUDDY PAIRS CHART IS UP TO DATE

USE THE AVAILIBILITY CHART BELOW PRIOR TO BOOKING, AND FOR CHECKING OPENING TIMES.

PLEASE DO NOT JUST TURN UPWITHOUT BOOKING, OR BOTH BUDDIES RENEWING THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THANKS.

Government Restrictions Eased from Monday 29 March 2021, Therefore, Dosthill Quarry is open.COVID-19 -Secure Safe Steps

Staying at home for a prolonged period can be difficult,so it is important that you maintain your mental & physical wellbeing by diving in stress-relieving open water, staying healthy, and thereby reducing the load of sick patients on the NHS!!