Northumbria Scuba Divers - Scottish East Coast & Borders
The team at Northumbria Scuba Divers are your gateway to some surprisingly good diving on the Scottish East Coast. We’ve spent enough time shivering our way through British dives to appreciate a well-run operation, and these folks deliver. They specialise in getting divers into the cold, green embrace of the North Sea, particularly around sites like St Abbs, which is our favourite for its surprisingly colourful walls and wolf fish. We love them for their straightforward, no-fuss approach. They’ll get you qualified through PADI and then straight out onto the local reefs and wrecks. Don't expect tropical warmth, obviously, but do expect a friendly face, solid gear, and a real knack for finding the best conditions on any given day. They know these waters intimately. We'd suggest asking them about the best time for spotting seals at St Abbs – sometimes you get playful encounters that are genuinely memorable, even if the visibility is only 5 metres. It’s honest, robust diving, and they make it accessible.
- Location
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 55.068996, -1.524426
- Phone
- +44 7974 268771
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.northumbriascubadivers.co.uk
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI Dive Center [padi:28862]
- Address
- Astkey Community High School, Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, NE25 0BP, United Kingdom
Dive Sites Near Northumbria Scuba Divers
Northumbria Scuba Divers provides access to 15 dive sites in Scottish East Coast & Borders.
- ABESSINIA - 2m (wreck)
- ACCLIVITY - 26m (wreck)
- ADAMS BECK (PROBABLY) - 52m (wreck)
- ADORATION (POSSIBLY) - 52m (wreck)
- AEPOS - 60m (wreck)
- ALASKAN - 43m (wreck)
- ALBANO - 49m (wreck)
- ALERT - 42m (wreck)
- ALEXANDER - 2m (wreck)
- AMSTERDAM - 38m (wreck)
- ANGELA - 18m (wreck)
- ANLABY - 20m (wreck)
- ANNETTE MARY - 15m (wreck)
- ANN MODROS - 36m (wreck)
- ANU - 7m (wreck)
Other Dive Centres in Scottish East Coast & Borders
- Aquanorth - ["PADI"]
- Aqua Purists
- Deep Blue Scuba - PADI
- Deep Sea World Aquarium - ["PADI"]
- Libertas Scuba Stirling
- Newcastle University Sub Aqua Society - ["PADI"]
- Rock House Diving
- Scuba-Life - ["PADI"]
- Sunderland Scuba Centre - ["PADI"]
- The Diving Centre Ltd - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Scottish East Coast & Borders
Home to 126 recorded species including 53 reef fish, 12 whales & dolphins, 10 seagrass & algae, 10 sharks & rays, 9 crabs & lobsters, 8 other.
Notable Marine Life
- Protestant (Clupea harengus) - Reef Fish
- whiting (Merlangius merlangus) - Reef Fish
- dab (Limanda limanda) - Reef Fish
- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) - Reef Fish
- Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - Reef Fish
- long rough dab (Hippoglossoides platessoides) - Reef Fish
- sprat (Sprattus sprattus) - Reef Fish
- Common sea star (Asterias rubens) - Starfish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Edible periwinkle (Littorina littorea) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs