Wraysbury Dive Centre

Air

Not only are we abundantly blessed with lots of the fresh stuff around the lake, we have two compressors that can squeeze it up into 400 bar tiny chunks for your convenience. All of our air squeezey machines are double filtered and exceed British Standard requirements for clean air and, unlike bottled water, it doesn't have a best before date! (although, unfortunately, your tank does). We have two pricing levels, one for our loyal Wraysbury Dive Centre customers who obviously can't get enough of the stuff and one for people just passing through (I'm sure you'll work out which is which!) -

3 litre £2.50 / £3.50
7 litre £3.00 / £4.50
10 litre £3.00 / £4.50
12 litre £3.00 / £4.50
15 litre £4.00 / £5.00
300 bar £4.00 / £5.50

Unfortunately, due to our pumpmonkey's not having been trained on the credit card swipey thingies we can only accept cash.

Equipment Hire

We have the following equipment available to hire. The scientific latin names have been supplied to aid familiarity for you new Open Water divers:-

Cylinders/tanks/Bottles - £7 (inc first air fill)
Semi-dry Suit inc hood (Anti-Freezy Device) - £15
Bouyancy Control Device (UDD - Uppy Down Device)- £10
Regulators (BTT - Breathy Tubey Things) - £15
Weight & Belts (ST - Sinky Thing) - 50p per kg (max 12kg)

Full Kit Hire (The Works - must be said in deep gravelly voice to show you mean business!) - £50

Prices are for a days hire. Unfortunately due to the replacement cost of new equipment against the possible amount of thieving sods out there, equipment isn't authorised to leave site. Essentially because our insurance company laughed at us before putting the phone down, this is why we need a credit/debit card as a security deposit on all hire items. Kit hire is on a first come first served basis but we've never run out yet! And again, due to the lack of credit card swipey machine we can only accept cash.

Equipment Servicing

Regulators

We only sell, and service, the complete range of Poseidon Regulators, for owners of lesser regulators we apologise for the inconvenience.

Dive Computers

As far as dive computers are concerned we know which direction to head; Suunto. Simply the best products on the market and with outstanding customer support we'd not live and let dive with anything else. We provide battery repalcement and servicing for the complete range of Suunto Dive Computers. And, again, for owners of lesser dive computers and I think you know who you are, yes we're looking at you with your square wrist mounted cornflakes box - isn't it about time to fob off your Casio SuperCalc on ebay and upgrade to a Suunto? After all you only live twice!

Main Building

This houses our classroom, shop, kitchen and, most importantly - the licensed post dive beverage machine - Arthur The Barman (who also does a lovely range of bacon sandwiches, burgers, nachos and the odd curry). If enough customers email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it a few days before our Late Night Wednesday Evenings for either Curry, Chilli OR Lasagne he will bow to public pressure.

Everybody is welcome inside, both wet and dry, to warm up, buy a drink and hot meal while filling out your log book, have a browse round our shop for those shiny things you’ve lost, forgotten and desperately need, which we shall teasingly wave in front of you as you beg & plead.

Confined Training Area

Our shiny new Confined Training Area was built by our own hands with our sweat and blood so we're all a little bit precious about it! It's a private area just for our own use unless we like you and let you hire it. Often being a bit of a sanctuary for the perch (until the pike find out where they're hiding) it's makes a great, safe environment for students to train in. And the bonus ball is that, unlike other confined training areas*, it won't rip the bottom out of your drysuit!

*as seen on TV

Training

Learn To Dive, our on-site school, offers diver training from PADI and TDI and SDI. Unlike lesser schools we charge one fee with no hidden extras, whilst you might be asked for entry fee on arrival at Wraysbury Dive Centre by our ever vigilant gatekeeper you may smugly reply, with the passcode"I'm with Learn To Dive". This will earn you a knowing nod and you will be ushered onwards and introduced to your instructor. Of course, if you try this tactic to get free entry to the lake we have a policy of chucking you off the jetty fully clothed.

Lake Map

We deliberately do not have a downloadable map on our website. Divemaster trainees - we know your game, get your crayons out!

Toilets

We have a separate toilet block with ladies, gents and disabled facilities and also large changing rooms. That means there is no excuse for peeing in the bushes or horrifying members of the public with your white bits.