Learning to SCUBA Dive in the UK
- Hugh
- Mar 21
- 2 min read
We’ve all seen the marketing, SCUBA diving is a sport best enjoyed in warm water, somewhere exotic like this…
Just because it looks warm and inviting, doesn’t mean that the only place to dive is the warmer, sunnier climes - there’s a hugely active and growing contingent of UK or “cold- water” divers.
There are some noticeable differences between warm and cold water diving…
Everyone has their preference, but for a binder of reasons - cold water diving is increasingly popular.
So, with sun, sea and sand - why learn in the UK?
We tend to train better divers
Diving in the UK is more challenging than the warm waters of the Carribean so we HAVE to train to a higher standard, we have to contend with cooler water, silty bottoms and cloudy or limited visibility during our teaching and our students are well equipped to dive in adverse conditions.
It’s far easier learning here and going abroad than vice versa
Learning in less than ideal settings makes you a good diver who can then enjoy paradise diving, learning in paradise gives you an uphill learning journey if you're going to bring your hobby home with you!
Who wants to waste their holiday?!
The big one - we don't get enough time on holiday! Why would you want to spend some of it in a pool or a shallow bay going through the skills!
We don't know anyone that's regretted learning before they go, we have a rising number of people who wish they had though!
If the thought of cold water really puts you off (and it shouldn’t!) then we can’t recommend enough a referral, allowing you to do the bulk of your learning with us and your graduation dives in the sun!
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