Freedive Northern Ireland - Scottish West Coast
Freedive Northern Ireland, operating from the Scottish West Coast, offers a unique opportunity to explore the region's chilly, emerald waters without tanks. This centre is geared specifically towards freedivers looking to expand their skills or experience the silent descent in a less conventional UK location. If you’re keen to test your breath-hold in sheltered lochs and don't mind the colder temperatures, this is a solid choice.
- Location
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 55.207443, -6.658525
- Phone
- +447725408980
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.freedivenorthernireland.com/
- Address
- 8 BALLYREAGH ROAD, Portrush, BT56 8LP, GBR
Dive Sites Near Freedive Northern Ireland
Freedive Northern Ireland provides access to 15 dive sites in Scottish West Coast.
- ACCORD - 9m (wreck)
- ADONO - 10m (wreck)
- ADROLIS - 5m (wreck)
- AGATE - 10m (wreck)
- AGIOS MINAS - 10m (wreck)
- AKKA - 28m (wreck)
- ALBIA - 10m (wreck)
- ALEXANDER - 10m (wreck)
- AMY JANE - 52m (wreck)
- AMY (POSSIBLY) - 38m (wreck)
- ANGELA - 5m (wreck)
- ANNIE JANE - 29m (wreck)
- ANNIE MC FADYEN - 7m (wreck)
- ANNIE MELLING - 54m (wreck)
- ANWOTH - 0m (wreck)
Other Dive Centres in Scottish West Coast
- Aquaholics - ["PADI"]
- C&C MARINE SERVICES
- Eagle Divers NI - ["PADI"]
- Field Studies Council Millport
- Fyne Diving - ["PADI"]
- Just Dive In CIC
- Libertas Scuba Stirling - SSI
- Mevagh Dive Center
- Puffin Dive Centre - PADI, HSE, RYA
- Scuba Diving Scotland - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Scottish West Coast
Home to 127 recorded species including 50 reef fish, 15 whales & dolphins, 10 seagrass & algae, 9 sharks & rays, 8 other, 7 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Marine Life
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins
- Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - Whales & Dolphins
- Common sea star (Asterias rubens) - Starfish
- Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii) - Hard Corals
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) - Sharks & Rays
- Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Common brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis)
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - Whales & Dolphins
- Acorn barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)