DICKYS PLACE 79A
Nederland, Zeeland
Dicky's Place, also called De Sluis or Gemaal van Tholen, is known for its beautifully overgrown peat blocks. The first blocks appear at a depth of 6 meters. At this point they are small, but still full of small life. Further down, at about 15 meters, you'll come across much larger peat blocks, fully overgrown with brick anemones. Dicky's Place is used with some regularity as an alternative to the often crowded dive site Vuilnisbelt.
Particulars
Dicky's Place can be reached from the shore. Walk along the cycle path through the nature reserve past the spot hut for birdwatchers. Then cross the dyke a little further on, via the concrete steps. On your right, you'll see the dams of a former pumping station. Enter the water at this location and swim straight across the gradually sloping sandy bottom to reach depth. Dicky's Place is best accessible at high tide. However, you are more likely to have good visibility at low tide.
Warnings
Don't dive at Dicky's Place when there are fishing boats around. Long walk from the car park. Slope can be slippery at low tide. Best visibility at low tide. Poor visibility at low tide and a southerly wind from force 4 upwards.
DICKYS PLACE Divemaps 1
- Divers Guide Map
- Detailed map
- Wreck map
- Local map
Distribution is illegal
DICKYS PLACE Features
- Nicknames
- Gemaal van Tholen, De Sluis
- Address
- Kruising Platteweg, Zeedijk, Scherpenisse
- Parking
- Limited parking
- Distance
- 550 m.
- Suitable for
- Experienced divers, underwater photography, oosterschelde divers
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Small bench
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- LW en HW
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive, boat dive
- Current
- Medium
- Visibility
- 1 - 5 m.
- Average visibility
- 3 m.
- Depth
- 20 m.
- Bottom
- veenblokken, oesters en zand, steenstort
- Life
- Plumose anemone, crab, lobster, eel, catfish, butterfish, wrasse, sculpin, sludge anemone, Goniodoris castanea (sea slug), flatfish, common hermit crab, fourline nudibranch, sea moss or bryozoan or sea-mat, blenny, starfish, common whelk or waved buccinum, pouting, flatworm, satin snail sponge
- Other recreation
- Biking, fishing , rambling
- Emergency
- 112
Current weather conditions
Spots nearby
Vuilnisbelt poortvliet (1,32km)
Fritsberg (1,90km)
Strijenham (2,12km)
Wrak den boer (2,12km)
Gorishoek de punt (2,42km)
Slot lodijke (2,58km)
Gorishoek de blokken (2,74km)
Strijenhaven (2,92km)
Bergse diepsluis hangcultuur (4,11km)
Bergse diepsluis oesterdam (4,32km)
Bergse diepsluis overkant (4,40km)
Bergse diepsluis strand (4,62km)










