Gildenburgh Water

Gildy Dive Bookings

DIVING & FREEDIVING PRE-BOOKINGS
THE CHART IS UP TO DATE

PLEASE DO NOT JUST TURN UP
WITHOUT A BOOKING. THANKS.

View availability on the available spaces chart below. We are checking & updating it regularly. If a time slot states CLOSED or is empty, we may be able to open it subject to demand.

We are unable to accept bookings by telephone, so please use the online booking form. Only call us on 01733 351288 if you have a query, and definitely don’t email us, as there could be a delay in replying. Thanks Ian & Pauline Forster

SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE
9 DEGREES

TOP 6 TIPS FOR YOUR VISIT TO GILDENBURGH WATER
DURING COVID-19

  1. During Covid-19 Gildenburgh Water is only open for diving, not for socialising. So please adhere to our ARRIVE DIVE DRIVE policy. Thank you.

2. Bring diving gloves with you to protect you from Covid-19 infection from our communal surfaces e.g. toilets and handrails.

3. Best SatNav postcode is PE7 2AR, Eastrea Road. Coming from the East our entrance, signposted Gildenburgh, is on the left just before the new Larkfleet roundabout. Coming from the West our entrance, signposted Dive In, is on the right just after the new Larkfleet roundabout. Single tank & twinset divers park in the East car parks. Sidemount divers & swimmers park in the West car parks. Freedivers park in the South car park for single or double 2-hour sessions, refreshment breaks between sessions, and meditation. Ensure you park at least 2 metres away from the nearest car.

4. Kit up & de-kit from the boot of your car because our changing rooms can’t open during Covid-19, so bring a dry robe, towel robe or dressing gown with you to ensure your personal privacy while changing.

5. ARRIVE 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME OF YOUR 2 OR 4-HOUR DIVE SESSION TO CHECK IN & PAY,  ATTEND THE ON-SITE COVID BRIEFING (IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE VIDEO DIVE BRIEFING BELOW), KIT UP & COMPLETE BUDDY CHECKS.

6. Click this link to watch the Covid Dive Video Briefing At Gildenburgh Water before you arrive to save time having to attend the on-site briefing.

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. You can’t amend the chart yourself. During the BETA-testing of our Covid-19-Secure procedure we are limited to 15 buddy pairs per 2-hour dive session. Subsequent weeks & buddy pair numbers will be made available based on BETA feedback.

With your buddy, check your preferred date & time for availability. Note what day & time has available spaces that are convenient for you.

Pay by contactless card at Gildenburgh reception when you arrive for a single 2-hour scuba diving session at £12 per diver OR a 5-dive session pass for £50 per diver, OR a single 2-hour freediving session at £7 per member OR a 10-dive pass for £60.
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Important Information
Before You Complete The Booking Form

NOW 2 OR 4 HOUR SESSION! During these Covid-19 restrictions, dive sessions will be limited to 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 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 2 hour dive session for only £12, or save £10 with a 5-dive pass for £50. If you wish to book a 4-hour dive session, the cost is only £14, or save £10 with a 5-dive pass for £60. 2020 Prices for freedivers are £7 per 2-hour session per dive day, or save £10 with a 10-dive 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 2-hour sessions at £7 per session, or use 2 swim 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 Gildenburgh Water 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 Gildenburgh Water 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.gildenburgh.com/dive-gildy/registration/ before proceeding with the booking. If your membership has expired, please renew it at https://www.gildenburgh.com/dive-gildy/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 Gildenburgh Water 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 Visit Date. If available in the above chart, enter your visit date

Required. If available in the above chart, select the start time of your 2 or 4 hour dive session, excluding payment, Covid briefing, kit-up & buddy check time.

Required. If available in the above chart, select the 2 or 4 hour duration of your dive session.

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

Buddy Contact Details

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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 AgreementRead 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 Gildenburgh Water, 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 Gildenburgh Water 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 Gildenburgh Water 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 Gildenburgh Water on 01733 351288.

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.

Covid-19 Recommended Behaviour At Gildenburgh Water
During A Visit for diving

If you visit Gildenburgh Water to dive, you will need to adopt & cooperate with the following “Safe Seven” diving guidelines.

1. Stay at home if you, or someone you live with, have either a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or loss or change to your sense of smell or taste as per the symptoms above.

2. Check dive availability, call 01733 351288 to reserve your preferred date & time, and then book the 2 hour reserved dive session at https://gildenburgh.com/diveres/. One of the buddy team must book separately, in their own name, and must also state the name of their dive buddy. A diver who is being driven to Gildenburgh 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.
Pay by contactless card at Gildy reception when you arrive for a single dive session at £12 per diver OR a 5-dive session pass for £50 per diver.

3. Car share ONLY with Gildenburgh-registered divers in your household. Do not bring spectators or invite them to come separately.

4. Check this website’s home page at https://gildenburgh.com/ before every visit to stay updated with current fast-changing conditions, special arrangements, and last-minute dive availability.

5. Maintain a physical distance of 2 metres or more between your car boot and the boot of adjacent cars in the car park, so you can kit up & dekit before and after your dive from your car boot. The bank of 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. Pass others on the left while onsite.

6. Implement all recommended procedures of your training agency during briefings, equipment set up, kitting up, entries, 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.

7. Don your neoprene gloves before you touch the entry handrail or any other communal surfaces. 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. During the dive, perform skills, drills & general diving procedures in line with the recommendations of your diver training agency.

Acceptance of Risk

I understand and agree that neither the Gildenburgh Water Staff Members (“Members”), nor the facility Gildenburgh Water, 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 Gildenburgh Water Staff Members (“Members”), nor the facility Gildenburgh Water, 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, Buddy#1, am 18 or older, and I hereby tick the "I agree" box provided as my digital agreementI agree

Required I, Buddy#2, 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.