Overall, I really enjoyed the course I learnt a lot of new skills and now have access to a new environment to dive in. Diving in Holme bank was a fantastic experience seeing the underground mine.

Michael was a fantastic instructor, who was helpful and full of knowledge that he was more than willing to share. He was also passionate about the environments that we would be diving in.

If anyone is interested in getting it overhead diving in the UK then I would fully recommended Michael.

Saying that UK Mine diving is hard work, there is a lot of carrying heavy kit thought not ideal conditions or over long ways, so you do have to work for the diving. But if that doesn’t bother you then it can be incredibly rewarding.

My next step is to get myself some kit bags and a helmet (as after hitting my head on the way into Holme back I’d like to avoid that in future). Then do some more mine diving once the water level has risen in winter id like to go back to Holme bank and see the other side of the mine that we unable to get to. I also want to try and get up to Aber Las and Cambrian mine, with some more experienced divers and explore them.

All the underwater images in theses blog posts where taken by Michael, and a thank you for letting me use them in this blog.