| Mercers Lake | |
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 View looking west from the cafe | |
  Mercers Lake Location in Surrey | |
| Location | Merstham, Surrey, UK |
| Coordinates | 51°15′05″N0°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.
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]
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]
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]
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