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| Originally Posted by Foggy H'mm I dream of it getting that warm.
OK, I think it'll be pretty similar in the UK to what you've experienced in Holland. We have a number of different areas for diving which experience different conditions...
The Channel - nice, full of wrecks, very tidal
The North sea - nice, shallow as seas go - so can be affected by wind / waves (our east coast - so onshore winds a bit bad)
The Atlantic - nice
Specific areas of note -
Oban, west scotland, nice sheltered due to islands, a diving Mecca
Scapa Flow, Orkney isles - scuttled WW1 fleet, an absolute must
St Abbs, east Scotland - vv. scenic diving in the 0-20m range
The Farne Isles, NE england - VV scenic, some wreckage, seals
Bridlington, east coast - reasonable diving
Dover - never been
Plymouth, Falmouth, etc - channel diving off south coast
Skomer Island, SW Wales - very scenic, some wrecks
Oh and tons more.
Leeds is situated as far from the sea as possible, but lies on a good motorway network (we drive on the left).
Post on here or join a trip or two - just get stuck in.
Cheers, Paul |
Of course we have the North Sea too... But then on the west. I haven't dived there yet, I need to do some more courses first. (As most North Sea dives starting from Holland are deco-dives with current and tide.)
But thanks for the suggestions! I saw some nice trips on the forum already, and via google I've found also some trips organized by local diving schools. Any recommendations? Are you associated to a diving school?
Is it necessary to get a deep dive speciality before heading to Leeds? I have some experience with diving down to 38 meters, but I'm not certified... (My insurance doesn't care.)
Btw, what's the current water temperature?
Cheers,
Jenny