Mercers Lake
| Mercers Lake | |
|---|---|
View looking west from the cafe | |
Mercers Lake Location in Surrey | |
| Location | Merstham, Surrey, UK |
| Coordinates | 51°15′05″N 0°08′28″W / 51.2514°N 0.1412°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Average depth | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Max. depth | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Mercers Lake is a body of water in Mercers Park, Merstham, near Redhill, Surrey. It is a former quarry that has been adapted for water sports, such as sailing, kayaking, and paddle boarding.
History
The lake was originally a sand quarry created by British Industrial Sands.[1][2]
The water sports centre was expanded to a larger cafe and adventure playground in early 2025.[3]
Activities
The lake is used for fishing and contains perch, bream, pike, and large carp.[4]
The lake is also used for scuba diving courses by Oyster Diving, a PADI Dive Centre. There are facilities for setting up equipment, hiring equipment and having guided dives. The lake is up to 15 m deep, and contains the remains of the front of a Cessna plane, other sunken attractions and an underwater forest.[4]
Accidents and incidents
A 31-year-old man named Edward Savage drowned in the lake in June 2018. Local police had received a number of calls about youths swimming in the lake earlier in the week. The death was not connected to the company who run water sports there.[5]
In 2023 a swan was killed with a brick, following a similar incident in 2022, where a swan was shot with a ball bearing.[6]
References
- ^ Murphy, Mark (July 23, 2020). "Mercers Country Park Inland Diving Lake". Oyster Diving. Archived from the original on 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Mercers Park". Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Surrey lake to be 'transformed' into community hub for water sport enthusiasts plus a new playground - Surrey Live". www.getsurrey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ a b Murphy, Mark (2020). "Mercers Lake - Redhill dive site | Oyster Diving". Oyster Diving.
- ^ "Man who died at Mercer's Lake in Nutfield named". June 27, 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Redhill: Police investigate after swan killed at Mercers Lake". BBC News. June 14, 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-06-30.