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‘World first’ underwater attraction to open in the UK with submerged escape rooms and scuba lessons

Published on April 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM

AN UNDERWATER adventure attraction is soon coming to the UK with a ‘world-first’ underwater museum.

The underwater attraction will open at UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vivian Quarry in Gwynedd, north .

Scuba diver jumping into a quarry lake.
The new attraction is due to open this summer
Slate mine incline with carts.
It is located at UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vivian Quarry in Wales

The attraction will feature three main elements – an underwater museum, a scuba school and submerged escape rooms.

While there are other underwater museums around the world, most of these are adult-only.

This will be a ‘world first' with children as young as 10-years-old able to visit.

Visitors will get the chance to explore Welsh at an abandoned quarry, which has been submerged for the past 20 years.

Divers heading into the quarry will be able to investigate abandoned buildings and mining equipment, including a blast shelter, that are now covered in 19 metres of water.

For the submerged participants will enter an underwater room equipped with to immerse then in the game.

The rooms will accommodate between one and six players and last for around 40 minutes.

At the diving academy, visitors can experience different activities where they will learn essential scuba diving skills to pave their way to gaining SSI Open Water Diver Certification.

The attraction is also home to a 10-tonne winch machine, which was rescued from under a collapsed roof at the site and fully reassembled.

The hope is that the quarry now will be able to be accessed without prior training and expeditions will be ran by Scuba Scape.

New technology will allow children to be able to dive after a 10-minute safety briefing, according to Scuba Scape.

The attraction is expected on open this summer and bookings are due to open soon with tickets starting at £73.36 each.

Last month, Scuba Scape announced that they had taken on Vivian Quarry in its entirety and had been working with the local council on the project.

The company hopes that a number of job opportunities will be created for the local area.

Vivian Quarry was once home to the world's second largest slate mine and is now a dedicated

The quarry closed back in 1960 and has been open to experienced divers for the past 12 years.

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Reflection of a slate quarry in still water.
Entrance starts at £73.36 per person
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