Academy Divers - Northumberland & Northeast
If you’re thinking about taking your diving further in the UK, Academy Divers in the Northeast is a solid choice. As a PADI 5 Star IDC centre, they specialise in instructor development, so you know the training is thorough. We’ve found their team creates a good atmosphere for learning, whether you’re just starting your divemaster or looking to teach. They’re well-placed for exploring Northumberland’s colder waters and the local wreck dives, offering consistent instruction right up to instructor level.
- Location
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 53.709476, -1.905933
- Phone
- +44 1422 292201
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.academydivers.com
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:3732]
- Address
- Unit 1, Owenshaw Mills, Old Cawsey, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2AF, United Kingdom
Dive Sites Near Academy Divers
Academy Divers 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
- Above & Below Dive Centre - ["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