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BARON HILL

The Baron Hill is a cracking little wreck, and we love it for its accessibility and character. She’s not deep, meaning longer bottom times and less faff with decompression, which is always a win in our book. You drop down onto a scatter of plates and ribs, the hull mostly broken up, but there's still plenty to poke around. What really makes the Baron Hill special is the way the sea has reclaimed her. We’ve had some fantastic dives here, finding nudibranchs tucked into crevices, wrasse darting between the decaying metal, and often a grumpy wolfish peering out from under a beam. The visibility can be typical for the North Sea – sometimes a bit murky, sometimes surprisingly clear – but even on a greener day, the wreck structure is easy to follow. We’d suggest diving this one on a slack tide; it makes navigating the fragments much more relaxing. It’s an ideal site for anyone looking to spend time exploring an older wreck without the challenges of deeper, more intact vessels.