Blackpool Area Diving Centre - Northumberland & Northeast
Blackpool Area Diving Centre is your PADI home in Northumberland, a solid choice for anyone looking to get certified or continue their PADI education in the Northeast. We appreciate a centre that keeps things focused, and they’re a 5 Star PADI operation, so you know the training standards are high. If you’re a newer diver looking to explore the local wrecks or perhaps try a drysuit course to brave the chillier North Sea, this centre provides a reliable base with experienced instructors. They’re a good pick for divers who value consistent PADI standards and a friendly, local vibe.
- Location
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 53.866180, -3.006761
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/united-kingdom/blackpool-area-diving-centre/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star Dive Center [padi:2081]
- Address
- Blackpool, United Kingdom
Dive Sites Near Blackpool Area Diving Centre
Blackpool Area Diving 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
- Above & Below Dive Centre - ["PADI"]
- Academy Divers - ["PADI"]
- Aqua Adventurers Scuba Diving
- Aqualogistics
- Aquaventurers - ["PADI"]
- Barracuda Scuba Ltd
- Below The Surface - SSI, PADI, BSAC, RAID
- Bespoke Diving Adventures
- 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