uk diving

  1. J

    Help with mask clear in cold water

    Hey everyone. I seem to have a unique problem with my mask clear skill that I’ve been struggling with for a while. Backstory, I started learning to dive in 2020 but hit a stall very quickly when I first tried the mask flood in a pool. It took me a good few months but eventually I’ve been able...
  2. S

    Sunderland to South Shields shore diving?

    Hi all, I’m looking at different places I visit around the UK and looking at if there’s a possibility to dive there. One of the most common places I visit is Sunderland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne as I have family there. I lived in Sunderland for 4 years while at uni and used to walk the coastline...
  3. Cosmic

    Narrowing down drysuit choice

    Some context - fairly new diver here, trying to do as much equipment research as I can so I buy gear that works for how I'll want to dive for the next few years. Also, I'm very lanky and so definitely feel the cold a lot. Looking at cheap-ish drysuits that I can use in the UK year round and...
  4. GiantMoray

    Dive torch for U.K. (poor viz) waters

    Hi All, I’m looking for a new dive torch for then UK and need a bit of advice. I currently have one of these Amazon.com : Tovatec Compact Torch : Camping Lights And Lanterns : Sports & Outdoors with 130 lumens it’s a bit puny for diving in poor visibility. I asked some advice in a previous...
  5. Macabucan

    Dive club for a Londoner ?

    Hello - I’ve been diving almost 2 years now (almost all Cayman-based) but now we are settled back in London I’m wondering if there is a dive club here that I could join? Would be great to start learning how to dive in cold water (weekend trips to south coast/Cornwall etc?) and also just to meet...
  6. D

    NAUI Divers in UK

    HI I am trying to find if there are any NAUI divers in the UK who are interested in getting together and dive. I have done a search and found a few old wed links but no longer exist.
  7. Favagineus

    Dry Suits for Dummies

    I've just got back to the UK after a living in Australia for a year and after doing 50+ dives in the last year want to keep the momentum going in colder waters (not TOO much colder than Sydney where i often dived 14C in a 5mm) Anyway, I want to get a drysuit straight away and besides a bit of...
  8. Tidders

    Do Marine Protected Areas affect where you dive in the UK?

    Hi Everyone, I'm researching dive tourism within the UK and whether Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have any influence on our travel habits. If you can spare some of your time and complete my questionnaire I would be very grateful! This is also some of the first research being completed on...
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