General: Gullet quarry is controlled by both the Malvern Hills District Council and Maldives Scuba Diving Club. Permission to dive must be obtained from Maldives. It is about 5m deep at its deepest point and extremely murky. Visibility is no more than 0.5 - 1.0m at best and this rarely improves due to water constantly flowing into it from the hills and out via a stream.

The car park situation has changed considerably. There used to be space for 10 cars or so at the head of the quarry, the MHDC have now closed this for all but turning. The alternatives are to unload the gear here, then park at the end of the road, or drive past and take the narrow road along the South of the quarry. Parking here is free and convenient for access to the waters edge. The slipway is still accessible, but barely worth it as it is quite possible to enter from the South bank. It has not yet been mapped. Maldives are considering doing this in the future, but reckon it will require about 80 man-hours of work to complete.

Of interest are the hundreds of freshwater crayfish, an old car at the Eastern end, plus its free access and convenience. It is possible to walk to the jetty from the car in a minute or two. Entry to the water is from the end of the jetty which ramps in quite slowly for a metre or so, then drops to 3m. The nearest air supply is either Worcester (Sea-Style) or Cheltenham (Dive 90) - both are 30 minutes or so - come prepared! Maldives recently used the site for rescue drills as part of several Trainees assessment as part of their Club Diver awards. The photos on this page are of the rescue.

It has been dived there a few times since and is quite a fun place to explore and one feels that something new and unfound will appear out of the murk. The great upside is that it is quite possible to dive for over an hour on a single fill due to the shallow depth, but feels much deeper due to the murk!

Gullet Details: Location - On the Eastern side of the Malvern Hills near Castlemorton common. Depth: 5m. Visibility: Poor at best. Cost: Free. Access: Permission required from Maldives club or MHDC