Alum Bay Diver Trail
The Trust is continuing to increase access and appreciation of shipwrecks by developing the diver trail programme in the Solent. The Alum Bay dive trail incorporates the Alum Bay I and II wrecks, the reef and marine life to visiting divers.
Volunteers trial the Alum Bay Dive Trail in 2004
Divers follow numbered markers on the seabed using a booklet for guidance.
The booklets also highlight the important features on the trails helping
divers to identify key areas. Video footage was also shot which will be
used to brief divers before they board the boat.
The trail is closely linked to our Maritime
Heritage Centre at Fort Victoria where participants will recieve lectures,
briefings and a tour of the Sunken History Exhibition. The trail is also
an important feature for non-divers. The combination of videos, the underwater
booklets, the exhibition and talks provides a window of opportunity for
those who are unable to experience the wreck site first hand.
The trail will be launched on May 20th 2005 and open to the public for dives
throughout the diving season. Please contact diving@hwtma.org.uk
for details of the launch, diving the trail or any other enquiries.
This initiative has been funded by English Heritage, Leader + and the Local
Heritage Initiative.
Please see our dive trail pages for more information on diving the trail.