Above & Below Dive Centre - Northumberland & Northeast
Above & Below is your go-to for diving the chilly but rewarding waters of Northumberland and the Northeast. They’re a PADI 5 Star IDC, which means serious training is on offer, from your Open Water right up to instructor level. We appreciate how straightforward they make getting qualified and kitted out for local conditions. If you're keen to explore the North Sea's wrecks and reefs, and don't mind a bit of cold, this centre will set you up right. They know these waters intimately and will help you get comfortable diving the UK coast.
- Location
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 53.673720, -1.205290
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/united-kingdom/above-below-dive-centre/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:3723]
- Address
- Womersley, United Kingdom
Dive Sites Near Above & Below Dive Centre
Above & Below Dive Centre provides access to 15 dive sites in Northumberland & Northeast.
- AARLA - 35m (wreck)
- ABBOTSFORD - 7m (wreck)
- ABYDOS - 8m (wreck)
- ACACIA - 11m (wreck)
- ACTION - 0m (wreck)
- ADC 527 - 60m (wreck)
- ADC 527 - 50m (wreck)
- ADC 527 (POSSIBLY) - 37m (wreck)
- ADGILLUS - 36m (wreck)
- AFTON - 22m (wreck)
- AFTON - 0m (wreck)
- AILSA - 1m (wreck)
- ALARM - 27m (wreck)
- ALASTOR - 13m (wreck)
- ALBANIAN - 35m (wreck)
Other Dive Centres in Northumberland & Northeast
- Academy Divers - ["PADI"]
- Aqua Adventurers Scuba Diving
- Aqualogistics
- Aquaventurers - ["PADI"]
- Barracuda Scuba Ltd
- Below The Surface - SSI, PADI, BSAC, RAID
- Bespoke Diving Adventures
- Blackpool Area Diving Centre - ["PADI"]
- Blue Planet Aquarium - ["PADI"]
- Bolton Area Divers - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Northumberland & Northeast
Home to 132 recorded species including 53 reef fish, 15 whales & dolphins, 11 sharks & rays, 10 other, 10 seagrass & algae, 9 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Marine Life
- Protestant (Clupea harengus) - Reef Fish
- whiting (Merlangius merlangus) - Reef Fish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) - Reef Fish
- Common sea star (Asterias rubens) - Starfish
- Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - Reef Fish
- dab (Limanda limanda) - Reef Fish
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins
- long rough dab (Hippoglossoides platessoides) - Reef Fish
- sprat (Sprattus sprattus) - Reef Fish