Diving in England with Dogsbreath divers

Diving in England,

Britain is well equipped with dive facilities even though the water rarely exceeds 19C in summer. Visibility ranges from about 1m to 15m normally, although 25m is sometimes recorded. Tidal currents in some places are dangerous. Novice divers should be under strict supervision and you should always ask local advice before diving.

There are hundreds of wreck sites around the coastline, but the shallower ones get broken by winter storms.

We've tried to lay out the pages so that you can print off the dive information easily and take the details with you. If you take nothing else from our directory, print off the dive centres phone list of the area you are diving before you travel in case you need air refills, spares or an alternative to your intended dive site.

Emergency tel:

999 or 01752 209999 for the DDRC (Diving Diseases Research Centre)

Where do you want to fill your tanks and dive? Click on the map above or the text below

North West:	Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Leeds, Cheshire and Sheffield.
IoM :	Isle of Man
North East:	Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham, Yorkshire, Cleveland, Humberside, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire.
Central:	Shropshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Hereford and Worcester.
South East:	London, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire (inc. Isle of Wight), Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.
South West:	Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Avon, Dorset and Wiltshire.
Scilly Islands	Tresco, St. Mary's, St. Martins,
Channel Islands	Jersey, Guernsey

Internet use is surging in Great Britain. There are 10 million homes connected and another one is connected every 8 seconds. The average household spends seven and a half hours online every week. Which makes this a great place to put your advert.	Marine life around England can be abundant, including cod, dolphins, wrasse, mullet, flatfish, crabs, lobsters, sponges, anemones and kelp beds. The more popular dives are found along the south and west coasts, and the Scilly Isles, as well as in freshwater lakes and quarries inland. In April, the North Sea is around 8C and Cornwall in the south west is 11C. In July it rises to 11C in Orkney, 13 in Ireland and the west coast, 14 on the east coast and 17 around Cornwall
Accommodation of all types is readily available, but you may need to book popular areas well in advance. The signs "B & B" seen in newspapers and while driving means 'bed and breakfast'. A brief note about travelling by train in the UK - the old 'British Rail' monopoly has been split and a number of independent operators have franchises. It's a mess. Don't rely on timetables being accurate, do try to book your seat (it's usually cheaper than buying on the day) and definitely telephone several times to check the best price for your journey, even to the same operator.
	The Sub-Aqua Association (SAA). http://www.SAA.org.uk The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). http://www.PADI.co.uk
	and Scuba Schools International (SSI) have recently started having a presence at www.SSIUK.com Tel: 01625-574451
Conservation	The Marine Conservation Society produce a Good Beach Guide. Tel: 01989-566017
	Please mention you heard about the air station from DogsBreathDivers.com when you buy your air.
Is yours a Club that wants to attract new members but doesn't want to be flooded with junk emails? Well you can still send us your meeting details so new members can turn up, you don't have to provide a phone number or email address.	If you are interested in underwater archaeology see the courses run by the National Archaeology Society www.nasportsmouth.org.uk/course.htm Or if you are into the way diving used to be done, try The Historical Diving Society URL: www.thehds.com
	The Royal National Lifeboat Institution have lifeboats all around the UK coastline. Dial 999 for emergency help. Their address is Freepost (SWN 20460), Poole, Dorset BH15 1ZZ URL: www.rnli.org.uk.