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Well-established national diving and open water swimming centre
Central facilities building with retail shop, cafe, conference room and office
Recreational lake with underwater theme park and fish stock
Extensive visitor car parking area
Numerous outbuildings to include storage containers and a workshop
Approximately 7.35 ha (18.15 acres) in total
Available for sale as a whole or in separate lots
Freehold
The property is situated in an excellent location close to the National Parks of the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland only two miles from J35 of the M6, ideally located for diving and swimming enthusiasts from around the UK.
The area is popular for wildlife and outdoor pursuit enthusiasts who come to enjoy the scenery and places of interest such as the caves, waterfalls at Ingleton and the range of mountains to include Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent collectively known as the Three Peaks.
Capernwray Diving Centre is a well-established UK inland diving centre set within Jackdaw Quarry bounded on three sides by cliffs cut from the bedrock, providing an attractive setting for visitors.
The centre also opened for open water swimming in 2011. The crystal clear water provides excellent visibility for divers and swimmers and it also contains a large number of fish including roach, perch, sturgeon and trout.
The diving activities are varied and include purpose-designed training platforms, a jetty with two piers for deep water entry, concrete slipway and two training areas with non-slip platforms.
There are numerous underwater attractions to include a simulated cave, various aircraft, boats and attractions for divers to experience. The quarry is 20 metres in depth, providing divers with the opportunity to explore the area where the original quarry was drained.
Additionally, the property has been used as a film venue for numerous film and television programmes.
This a retirement sale.
