Splashsports Services - Scottish West Coast
The team at Splashsports Services are your ticket to diving the Scottish West Coast. Forget what you think you know about UK diving; these guys open up an incredible world of wrecks and vibrant cold-water ecosystems. We love that they focus on bespoke experiences, especially with their fast, adaptable boats, perfect for reaching those often-missed, sheltered lochs or exposed offshore reefs. Diving here is about the adventure. Think kelp forests swaying with the surge, curious common seals gliding past, and the eerie, preserved wrecks that dot the seabed. We often suggest booking a custom trip with Splashsports. They really excel when you have a specific idea in mind, or if you want to explore beyond the usual shore dives. The visibility can be surprisingly good, especially on an incoming tide. Just remember, it’s cold water, so a drysuit is non-negotiable, and a good hood makes all the difference when you’re surface interval-ing in a stiff breeze. Splashsports is ideal for experienced divers looking for something truly different.
- Location
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 55.870160, -4.316966
- Phone
- +44 141 337 2828
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.splashsports.co.uk/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI Dive Center [padi:16803]
- Address
- Unit 5, 8 Meadow Road, Glasgow, G11 6HX, United Kingdom
Dive Sites Near Splashsports Services
Splashsports Services 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
- Freedive Northern Ireland
- Fyne Diving - ["PADI"]
- Just Dive In CIC
- Libertas Scuba Stirling - SSI
- Mevagh Dive Center
- Puffin Dive Centre - PADI, HSE, RYA
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)