Puddle Duck Quarry — Est. Community Detonation Programme
BLAST YOUR
OWN QUARRY
with Molly Grimshaw
PhD Chemistry · 3rd Dan Shotokan Karate · 3rd Generation Quarry Family
£600
per participant
SOLD OUT
through Nov 2029
1st Sat
of every month
The Experience
Blast Your Own Quarry is exactly what it says. You turn up at Puddle Duck Quarry on the first Saturday of the month, you sign a waiver that would make a solicitor weep, and Molly Grimshaw hands you a detonator.
Then you blow up part of a quarry.
There is no metaphor. There is no wellness component. You are not "releasing energy" or "connecting with the landscape." You are detonating explosive charges in a limestone quarry face in Derbyshire. The bang is real. The dust is real. The ringing in your ears is real.
Molly took over from her older brother, "Dusty" Dave Grimshaw, who stepped back from the programme after what the family describe as "personal issues" and what everyone else in Wokesworth describes as "the incident with the caravan." She brought a PhD in Chemistry, a third-degree black belt in Shotokan karate, and an approach to customer service that can best be described as "unapologetic."
The programme has been running for three generations. Bookings are currently filled through November 2029. There is no waiting list because Molly doesn't believe in them. She believes in punctuality, controlled explosions, and not asking stupid questions.
Watch
Promotional footage. Volume warning applies.
Meet Molly
3rd Generation — Grimshaw family have been blasting at Puddle Duck since the quarry opened.
PhD, Chemistry — She knows exactly what she's doing. Which somehow makes it worse.
3rd Dan, Shotokan Karate — Relevant only insofar as nobody argues with her.
Polly Grimshaw — Molly's identical twin. Quarry family historian. Documents every blast. Has not missed one since 1978.
"Dusty" Dave Grimshaw ran the programme before stepping back. The family say it was personal. Wokesworth says it was the caravan. Either way, his little sister's in charge now, and nobody's complaining. Not twice, anyway.
As Seen In
The national press have taken notice. Molly has not taken notice of the national press.
Vogue Business
Detonating the Glass Ceiling
September 2024
Forbes Women
The Woman Who Blows Up Industries
October 2024
Entrepreneur
She Blows Things Up For A Living
2024
Survivors
Verified participants. Not all injuries were physical.
"Best six hundred quid I've ever spent. And I once bought a caravan."
— Dave, Matlock
"I thought it was going to be a guided tour. I was handed a plunger."
— Helen, Ashbourne
"My ears haven't stopped ringing. Absolutely brilliant."
— Keith, Cromford
"Molly told me to stop crying. In hindsight, fair enough."
— Jonathan, Belper
"The waiver form was fourteen pages long. That should tell you everything."
— Susan, Bonsall
"I asked if there was a vegetarian option. Molly just stared at me."
— Tarquin, Wokesworth
Official Merch
Available at Puddle Duck Quarry on blast days, or from Molly's van. No online shop. No returns. The t-shirt fits or it doesn't.
The Original
£35
Classic explosion graphic. "Est. Community Detonation Programme." Plunger detail on front.
World Tour 2024
£35
Molly with detonator. Orange blast halo. Skull and crossbones. "First Saturday of Every Month."
World Tour 2024 (Variant)
£35
Larger portrait. Same energy. Puddle Duck Quarry — First Saturday of Every Month.
World Tour 2025
The "World Tour" is Puddle Duck Quarry every month. The name is Molly's idea of a joke. All dates are sold out. All dates are always sold out.
2026–2029 dates are also sold out. Molly does not operate a cancellation list. "If someone cancels, I keep the money and blast it myself."
Practical Information
Location
Puddle Duck Quarry, off Dale Lane, Wokesworth
You'll hear it before you see it.
When
First Saturday of every month
09:00 sharp. Molly doesn't wait.
Cost
£600 per participant
Cash or bank transfer. No card. No PayPal. No haggling.
Requirements
Over 18. Steel-capped boots. Signed waiver.
Hard hats provided. Counselling is not.
Blast Your Own Quarry is loud, unapologetic, and not for everyone. It is also sold out until 2029.
Puddle Duck Quarry, Wokesworth. Since always.