Plymouth

Gibraltar is one of the more unusual dive destinations in Europe because it sits where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean, which provides a mix of water that creates a broad diversity of marine life and diving conditions.

There is a mixture of historic wrecks and intentionally sunk vessels that now provide artificial reefs for octopus, moray eels, cuttlefish, groupers, rays, sea bream and conger eels.

Egypt’s Red Sea is one of the world's most famous scuba diving destinations, which offers warm water, excellent visibility, colourful coral reefs, and abundant marine life.

We usually head to the south, which is quieter and known for its sightings of dugongs, dolphins, manta rays and nudibranchs.

Our favourite destination is an eco-friendly ‘campsite’ that offers nothing but the Red Sea, unlimited diving and beautiful sunsets!

St Abbs sit on the Berwickshire coast and is widely regarded as one of the UK's best scuba diving destinations, famous for dramatic underwater scenery and abundant marine life.  Much of the area lies within the St Abbs and Eyemouth marine reserve, helping support rich marine life such as lobster, wolf fish, soft corals, anemones and wrasse amongst the reefs, walls, gullies, arches, and swim-throughs.

There are lots of historic wrecks in the waters around Plymouth, including HMS Scylla, a frigate sunk as an artificial reef, plus sites further away such as Eddystone (Lighthouse) Reef and Hand Deeps.

There are lots of sites to keep novice and experienced divers entertained!

When the weather is against us, there is always the Breakwater Fort to dive for entertainment!

Common marine life sightings include conger eels, crawfish, cat sharks, wrasse, edible & spider crab, octopus and lobster.

Grey seals are obviously the main attraction, with regular close, playful encounters as the seals are curious about these divers who come into their environment – an entire dive can be spent in one place being entertained by one of these puppy-like creatures.  However, there is some amazing and beautiful underwater scenery, including kelp forests, rocky reefs, gullies, walls, pinnacles, and wrecks.

Swanage. on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, offers a broad range of diving opportunities.  The most famous site perhaps is Swanage Pier, a shallow shore dive, that offers a dark artificial reef environment for marine life usually found in deeper waters, making it suitable for beginners, training dives and underwater photography, and relaxed exploration.  Common sightings include tompot blennies, wrasse, crab, lobster, cuttlefish, snakelock anemones and nudibranchs.

Swanage also offers a number of offshore wrecks, with the most famous being the SS Kyarra, a First World War passenger liner sunk in 1918, and the Valentine tanks, World War II Duplex Drive tanks that sank during military training exercises in Poole Bay while preparing for the D-Day landings.