A very Nice and Friendly dive site. Fantastic food

Mick

Reefers and Wreckers

www.reefersandwreckers.com

29-5-2011

Dove in the Delph today for the first time  . The staff in the Reception ,filling station,and the cafe were all very friendly

This was my first dive after qualification and i thought the venue was excellent

It was to me a very busy day but with all the entry points there was no congestion

Lots of the other divers were very friendly which made me feel more at ease

looking forward to my next visit

Many thanks

Ste (st.helens)

Visited The Delph for the first time Sunday 3rd April. Dives were great, set it a lovely location. Guys at reception/filling station very friendly & welcoming, and great service from the girls in the Cafe. Will definately be back soon!

08/03/2011 was my first time at the Delph and after reading some negative comment's I was a bit unsure, but the place is great, staff friendly, vis was realy good, Pleanty to see,Had 2 great dives, food was great at good prices. I can not fault it. Will definitley be diving here again very soon.If you have not been, go and see for your self I'm glad I did.

I've dived the Delph about 20 times over the past 5 years or so and yes the viz used to soup at best but we still found it a very useful training water and well thought out. The Viz has improved over the years and last year I could see half the length of the cruiser while at 12M which I think rather good. The staff don’t great you with over the top friendliness and false smiles. I like to think they’re weighing you up to see if you’re a numpty or not. A truly British trait. Either way they are very professional and quick with decent fills too. There’s something just nice and personal about this place. Something that Capernwray and Stoney don’t have.

I passed my Open water course while doing 4 dives in Depth. It was my first time Scuba Diving I found it fascinating the amount of great wrecks and cars in the quarry was great. I also enjoyed swimming amongst all the fish. Great dive site looking forward to going back.

Dived the delph early Jan viz was excellent food was excellent had a great day out water temp was 4 degs lots of ice but hot brews sorted that what a great day for so little money ! back next week hopefully !

Dived today ( 7/11/10 ) and have to say, the vis was exactly what i expected, Capen quality :) Water was 12 degrees and well, its a proper little dive spot. Look, we are in the UK and none of us should expect crystal blue waters. Quite a busy sunday afternoon with no choke points of entry, lots of in's and out's, perefct for student and diver.All in all 7/10 :)..

dived there this morning for the first time, top dive centre really enjoyed myself.

Yep - warm up for florida keys eh! can't wait...

had a good time, back on sunday see you then

Came to Eccy Delph, saw Harry the Sturgeon! Brilliant!

It seems that the hard work is paying off.Haven't been there for some time and the improvement is impressive. Definitely going to use the Delph on a regular basisfrom now on.....

Love diving at The Delph, but this website needs updating BADLY! How about some up to date pictures?

8m vis!!

vis is almost 10m now. large showls of roach, perch and sturgeon. come see for your self!!

Bloody hell, what have you done to the Viz... good work guys.

Left my wet suit outside the cafe

Southport BSAC have a corporate membership for the Delph, best thing we every did. it makes it easier to go diving, the Delph is our local dive site and its ideal for practising and training. the food is excellent and even John can be loveable at times!

Been down here many times recently (May 2010) and there are some obvious improvements but you need to keep the website updated. Quarrt temp has been stuck at 10 degrees since Nov 2008!

Dived at the Delph twice (April 2010)and loved it! Great bunch of people, very friendly and helpful. Will be back end of May 2010!

Had a great Wednesday evening dive at our favourite dive centre. The best way to spend a Wednesday evening after work. Thank you

Eccy Delph, lovely location, great dives, fantastic food! First time diving here a couple of weeks ago and was impressed. It felt like being part of the Delph 'family' rather than just being a number at other dive sites... Keep up the good work, will definately be back soon!

I've heard a fair bit of bad Rep regarding Delph Dive Centre, ranging from bad viz to poor location, none of which is correct. It was the first time I dived there yesterday and I was very impressed. The Dive location itself is excellent, very well laid out with various entry and exit points, features in the water are what can be seen on the attractions list on the site, and they are quite good, and for those who have little or no faith in a compass, there are rope-ways between the attractions, which obviously you don't have to follow if you don't want to. So, as far as the the quarry and the location is concerned, it's great, my only complaint is that I was expected to pay £5 for a 300bar 12 litre air fill. Although the website states that it fills to 300bar, it's an expensive fill to say the least. As long as you're on a 232bar cylinder though, fill your boots, I'll sure be going back again in the future.

water very dark here, perfect for night diving or reduced viz practice

about time when do they open?

I’m looking forward to my first open water dive tomorrow at the delph.

Thanks

dave there are new toilet just been completed

good site good staff good food needs new toilets!!!!

met john to book my open water course very helpfull and friendly, excellant facilities , cant wait to dive....

Keep up the good work!

The Delph just gets better and better, viz has been great on my last few visits. I'd recommend anyone who hasn't been for a few years try the place again, you won't be disappointed

10m vis today(23/11/09) woo

was there today 15/11/09 for my final 2 open water dives am now qualified and will deff be back again very soon fantastic

BBC website feature on The Delph here

Went to Eccy today with young Romy to do last dive of junior open water, excellent site, nice facilities and lovely chocolate cake. Thanks for your hospitality. We will definately be back soon. Oh and congrats to Romy on passing your open water!

just enquiing reclay pigeon shoot

Great night dive at The Delph, thanks John, Linda and Barry... Looking forward to 25th JULY.... Please Join 'Delph Dive Centre' FACEBOOK page...

My son had a fantastic time last night. he had two great night dives.... the first ones he has had. We will be back on the 25th July for the next one.

Great place to dive, shop great, cafe great, good friendly place... look forward to the night dives later in the year

Excellent dive centre, visited in March with a reg that needed service was done overnight so I could take home to Spain.

DIVE THE DELPH TWICE A MONTH WEEK DAYS GREAT PLACE VIS 10 MTRES MIN ON LESS YOU HAVE CRAB DIVER IN FRONT OF YOU. DONT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE SLANGING THE PLACE OFF IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T GO NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR OR THE THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THE PLACE I HOPE THEY CARRY ON DOING SO BECAUSE IF THEY PACK IT IN WE HAVE ONLY ONE DIVE SITE IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND LEFT.

Dived here on Thursday and hada great day. Friendly staff, nice clear water and very quiet.

Spent the last weekend at The Delph, it's the place I go to chill out, had five great dives & the vis was great both Saturday and Sunday. For me there's nothing like swimming in the shallows feeding the fish. It's always such a shame when Sunday afternoon comes around far too quickly...

Dived The Delph 25/04/09 and the viz was excellent, final dive in the shallows has to be one of the most relaxing dives amongst the scholes of fish, many thanks for a great day.

came diving last year and u had problem with vis.is water clear now as we want to come on sat? can u email me back at chris.bowman@ukonline.co.uk thanks chris....

done 2 training dives here excelent beach entry

hopr to be there again soon

brill dive hope to come soon

Visited the delph 25/11/08 excellent facilities and a good dive site, plenty to see, will soon be back

Why was Matty dressed as a can of coke...Makes a change from the ladies primark size 10???.....in need of cafe and fire....good dive cheers!

Best viz I've seen today (9/11/08) at The Delph in my 30 plus dives here. Had a fantastic day. Just missed my 'proper' Bacon and Egg barmcake GET THE CAFE OPEN AGAIN SOON!!!!

Loving The Delph but hurry up with the cafe development... The van is ok but the cafe is an integeral part of the Delph experience I WANT MY DELPH CHIPS!!!

I have recently completed my Open Water Dive course at the Delph with Tony and Eileen. Great facilities, fantastic tuition and a perfect location. I would love to thank Tony and Eileen as they are superb instructors who are fantastic at their job! I would recommend the Delph to anyone, as I certainly will be continuing to dive there.

Totally agree Danny, been to The Delph today and have had three great dives, down to the Cruiser twice (bit dark down there, but never mind GOOD TRAINING) found the playground on the third dive which was excellent! Loved the see-saw! Had a great time!

Dear all why oh why do some of you divers feel that you have to air your views on these message boards. Let's be honest if The Delph is that bad don't bother going again. You don't have to tell the whole world about it, are you trying to impress or just ruin it for every body else. from where i cum from if you don't like it then keep away. And let everybody else enjoy it. To be honest carn't honestly wait untill my next visit to The Delph ( Happy Diving and stay safe) All the best Danny the Delph lover xx

Re: 'Kev' Why don't you take your own advice and stay away if it's not the place for you? Leave it for the many of us who appreciate the hard work, time and money the owner has spent developing the Delph into what is a fantastic little site. The owner has gone out of his way to help me my buddies on many occasions and the guys in the shop and cafe are always helpful and friendly. That doesn't happen up the M6. Keep up the good work guys.

I've not dived here for a few years. The improvments look great, and you have a pool! Hope to visit soon.

GO TO DELPH TWICE A MONTH, VIS USUALLY FINE DEPENDS ON WEATHER. GREAT FOR TRAINING. FOOD GOOD. I DONT SUPPOSE YOU TOLD THE OWNER WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF HIM NOT THAT IT IS RELEVANT ANY WAY KEV?.

Hi fellow divers, just had a great time at The Delph.Only problem was i lost my Buddy self inflateing DSMB and my Reel if any body has found it there is a reward waiting if you have found it please hand it in to the staff at The Delph and leave your name and address and i will be in touch many thanks Danny x

I originally came across The Delph to do a 'try dive' with no intentions of going forward with any qualifications. I expected a 'clinical step by step' experience but The Delph is special, I'm now AOW going for Rescue (all done with The Delph) & I've been to numerous dive centres. The Delph is the only place that has the 'personal, family' feeling. I really can't praise the Delph as much (the bacon & egg barmcake (or COB as it's rightly known from a Nottingham lad)is one of the best in the country!!

Been twice now and enjoyed both visits. It is excellent for training as there is loads to see and plenty of training platforms. The facilities are very good and staff very friendly. Looking forward to going back and also trying the night dive there.

I've always found the Delph a nice friendly place to dive. Ok viz not always the best but great for training. I've always found the staff here a hell of a lot friendlier than certain other inland sites. would always choose the Delph for my inland diving fix

Been to The Delph and have a great days diving. Really impressed with the centre as a whole. Well done to those concerned in turning an old quarry into such a wonderful dive centre. Will be going again.

don't think staff were very friendly. terrible visibility today. really average dive site to be honest. didn't think staff were appropriate for a dive site.

I used to dive here a really long time ago, in fact I think it was my first open water dive way back in 1973. Not dived for over 20 years now. I used to be a member of Eccleston BSAC who met at Chorley Baths and the White Crow afterwards. Just wish the Delph had been this good then, but what a fantasic place it is now. Congratulations to those that had the vision and heart to do this.

Didn`t know this place existed until seeing it in this months "Sport Diver", very handy as I live in Haydock. Be good to get wet again!

WENT TO DELPH SUNDAY 15/06 THE WATER WAS GIN CLEAR COULD'T BELIVE IT. WELL DONE TO ALL THERE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

Went there yesterday, water was like crystal, you could see the bottom 10 metres clearly from the surface. Loads of fish life especially in the shallows. Nice to have a fill station right by the edge too, saves the back and shoulder! Well worth the tenner entry. Ohh and the gold balls are a bonus ;-P

ECCY DELPH HE WHO DARES THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT. WENT ON SAT 07/06/08 TO SEE THIS MUD BATH AS I HAVE HEARD IT CALLED. ALL I CAN SAY IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FOR 2 OR 3 YEARS GO AND TRY IT FIRST TIME FOR ME AND 5 STUDENTS AND 2 D/M'S COULDT BELIVE WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD. SAVED ON THE ENRTYS, REG, AND FUEL AROUND 100 VIS WAS 15 TO 20 MTRES SURFACE, 6 MTRES DEEP 8 MTRES VIS MINI. WHEN WE LEFT DOWN TO 4 MTRES. STAFF ARE VERY FRIENDLY WE HAD A SLIGHT PROBLEM WITH A REG BARRY IN THE SHOP SORTED IT WE OFFERD TO PAY HE SAID PUT SOMTHING IN THE LIFE BOAT BOX CHEERS AGAIN FOR THAT. PROVES THAT DONT BELIVE WHAT YOU HEAR. THEY ARE STARTING DOING GOLF AND CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING IF THEY PUT AS MUCH EFFORT IT THAT AS THE DIVE CENTRE WE COULD NOT HAVE A CENTRE THERE IN THE FUTURE. SO IF THE RESON YOU DONT GO IS BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU HEARD JUST TRY IT, THE BLOKE THAT RUNS IT HAS HIS OWN SENSE OF HUMOUR BUT WE HARDLY SHAW HIM EVERY CLOUD AS THEY SAY. BUT WHEN YOU READ AND HEAR THINGS I THINK I WOULD BE A BIT !!!!!! OFF. MALDIVERS SSI SCHOOL

Great day, good viz and saw plenty of wildlife, despite getting lost! Will definately be back soon.

Visited in chillly February and enjoyed a great day's diving. Viz was fine and the work that's been done has improved it a lot. It was Joe's first time here and his words after the first dive summed it up for both of us: "I really enjoyed that!" Keep up the good work!

My brother Peter sent me your web site photo. I cannot believe the difference from 55 years ago when we used to swim as kids-no nanny state then thank god.Best of luck with your project

A group of us came for some training last weekend (2nd Dec 07)we had a great time even though the weather was foul. Lots of things in the water, fantastic fish and good facilites and staff. We will be coming back.

Visiting the Delth again on Saturday it'l be the 5th time this year, it has a definate charm of its own. Great setting excellent Cafe with welcoming staff and a wonderfull log fire. I like this place,The owners are working very hard making continuous improvements (Thank you).A very relaxing dive, enjoy now before this place gets too crowded!

went to eccy with some members of potteries sub aqua club a couple of sundays ago went back this sunday and will be back there this sunday a fantastic dive site lots to see nice failities lots of time and money been invested in this place and it shows top marks all round

Excellent night dive, feed the fish it's a must,and then endulge in an excellent Hot Chocolate and homemade cake, what more can you ask for.

Great days Diving top food good hospitality but best of all decent viz well worth the 160 mile round trip!!!!!!!!!!

dived 5 times only only dive if have 2

1st time at eccy was a real good dive lots to see vis very good and staff real friendly and looks like alot of cash being spent on it thanks for a good day

30/9/07 first visit to the delph. vis was moderate (2 to 5m), facilities excellent, a well laid out site, will definitely be returning

Go there and eat the chips, best at any inland dive site that I have found.

Visited on Saturday 15th. Superb facilities and diving was great fun! Lots to see and explore! Will be visiting again soon. Many thanks.

Visited the delph yesterday as visitors, interested in doing a padi open water. Staff were very helpful, and nothing was to much trouble. Will definatly be visting again.

Spent weekend at The Delph very impressed. Viz was good and a lot of thought gone into the site. Staff really friendly. Will be going again.

Visited Eccy today and I must say it was a pleasant suprise, the vis was pretty good, the facilities are good, staff are friendly and the setting is relly nice. I have read a lot of negative things about Eccy and the vis, all I can say is that this was my 3rd visit in around 12 month and it was a marked improvement. Money is being spent on improvements, there is plenty to see underwater, so give it a go and make your own mind up.

Eccy Delph is a great dive site with lots of history,underwater facilities and a great service center,good traditional food also with all the staff very friendly.

Not been down to eccy delph yet but impressed by the website and facilities, will definitley be diving here soon!!

This was the 1st time at a new venue since both my partner and I completed our Ocean Diver training. Wonderful time, pleanty to see and good facilities. Will be returning in the near future.

Hi there, dive was great, will come again. lots to see.