Blue Planet Aquarium - Northumberland & Northeast
Blue Planet Aquarium, up in the Northeast, offers a pretty unique chance to get in the water with some seriously big fish. We’re talking sand tiger sharks that cruise by just feet away, plus rays and other large species you wouldn’t typically encounter in UK waters. It’s perfect for those looking to add an ‘aquarium dive’ to their logbook, perhaps as a fun, controlled experience or even as an intro to diving with bigger creatures without the ocean's usual variables. They’re a PADI 5 Star centre, so you can expect solid training if you’re doing a course, or simply a well-organised dive if you’re already certified and just keen to say hello to a shark.
- Location
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 53.261444, -2.887250
- Phone
- +44 151 357 8800
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.blueplanetaquarium.co.uk
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star Dive Center [padi:3676]
- Address
- Longlooms Road, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 9LF, United Kingdom
Dive Sites Near Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium 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
- Blackpool Area Diving Centre - ["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