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Welcome to the dive programme. The dive programme offers a classic selection of UK diving for all levels of diver to enjoy, as well as some trips abroad for both adventurous diving and relaxing blue water and sunshine. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible diving with us this year. You can download the current programme here.

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Details

From To Location Dive Type Grade DM
Sun 30 Mar 2025 Fri 4 Apr 2025 Cyprus Warm water training and fun diving in sunny Cyprus All Training
A season opener diving in water that is warmer than we will get until September! Go for fun, training (DL&AD too), instructor practice... or a mix. For training options and costs please contact training.
Sat 12 Apr 2025 Sun 13 Apr 2025 Stoney Cove Nautical Archeological Society (NAS) training weekend SD Gillian Bell
Spend the weekend with NAS learning how to survey a wreck. Stoney has its very own residential Elizabethan shipwreck that is used for the training. Do this course then why not join us in Plymouth at Easter where we'll be able to dive and survey the cannons from the 17th century HMS Coronation.
Fri 18 Apr 2025 Mon 21 Apr 2025 Plymouth The Easter Bank Holiday 4-dayer including HMS Coronation OD Mihnea Spirescu
Get plenty of early season diving on Plymouth's classic sites from the JEL and Scylla to Eddystone Lighthouse and Hand Deeps. We will also be diving HMS Coronation, the protected wreck. For those who have done NAS (see above), they can do some surveying.
Sat 26 Apr 2025 Sun 27 Apr 2025 Isle of Wight BSAC underwater survey training weekend - Isle of Wight SD Gus Fordyce
Full - waitlist in place. This weekend is all about surveying marine life and habitats. You will need to have completed the BSAC underwater survey elearning before coming on this trip.
Sat 3 May 2025 Mon 5 May 2025 Portland Early May Bank Holiday OD Nick Silk
A long weekend exploring the wrecks and reefs of Portland. Metal and scenic diving with sunsets over Chesil Beach.
Sat 10 May 2025 Sun 11 May 2025 Stoney Cove ADP/Twinset training SD Gillian Bell
Learn to extend your diving using independent gas sources (either twinset or sidemount configuration) and/or learn to accelerate decompression with rich nitrox mixes.
Sat 17 May 2025 Sat 17 May 2025 Wraysbury Refresher Day All Gillian Bell
Get the cobwebs out of the system and get your kit wet with a day at Wraysbury to get ready for all the upcoming bank holiday diving. Note, this is NOT a training trip.
Sat 24 May 2025 Mon 26 May 2025 Plymouth Late May Bank Holiday in Plymouth - exploration OD Gus Fordyce
Come along to our old favourite Plymouth and get involved in some dive site exploration. Hoping to bring Dave Lock's Magnetometer to look for metal and exploring Colin Yule's pocket book of secret reefs.
Sat 31 May 2025 Sun 1 Jun 2025 Stoney Cove Open Water Training All Training
Get your open water dives completed and earn your Ocean Diver or Sports Diver qualification with an extra day to do some experience dives with Clidive instructors. See the training programme for more details.
Sat 7 Jun 2025 Sat 7 Jun 2025 Eastbourne Eastbourne with Eastbourne BSAC on their RIB SD Michael Holliday
Full - waitlist in place.This is the first of two day-trip collaborations with BSAC clubs on the South coast. Emphasis on friendly social niceties as we explore more dive options closer to home. They have a compressor and bar in the club house and are very keen to foster links. Depths are within SD ranges, however the dives can be darker - talk to the DO with any concerns. Why not add on Brighton too?
Sun 8 Jun 2025 Sun 8 Jun 2025 Brighton Brighton with Brighton BSAC on their hardboat SD Michael Holliday
Full - waitlist in place. This is the second of two day-trip collaborations with BSAC clubs on the South coast. Emphasis on friendly social niceties as we explore more dive options closer to home. They have a compressor and bar in the club house and are very keen to foster links. Depths are within SD ranges, however the dives can be darker - talk to the DO with any concerns. Why not add on Eastbourne too?
Sat 14 Jun 2025 Sun 15 Jun 2025 Stoney Cove Advanced Training SD+ Gillian Bell
Open water training for Dive Leader and Advanced Diver including lifts and rescuse management scenarios. See the training pages for more details.
Sat 21 Jun 2025 Mon 23 Jun 2025 Swanage Underwater photography shore diving; Hardboat and Seasearch SD Niovi Antoniou
Great weekend for our budding underwater photographers. The weekend will involve one day of some underwater photography under the pier, with coaching from some of our keen photographers. The other day will be spent on one of Swanage's hardboats. Seasearch course to be scheduled for either the Monday or the Friday as optional extra. If you don't do photography you can just enjoy the diving and do some surveying should you choose.
Fri 27 Jun 2025 Mon 30 Jun 2025 Lundy Lundy Island, Bristol Channel AOD Jeremie Aubert
Full - waitlist in place.Owned by the Landmark Trust, Lundy is a wildlife haven. It has been a marine protected area since 1973 and there are a couple of licensed protected wrecks too. We have a house on the island all to ourselves and the RIB will be 'parked' in the bay. Plenty of seals to be found above and below the water line.
Fri 4 Jul 2025 Sun 6 Jul 2025 Galicia Galicia in the North of Spain OD Elaine Hendry
Dive the Cies Island marine reserve in Spain's North Atlantic waters. This area of Spain is a seafood haven and there will be a 'foodie' enphasis on enjoying this delicious local produce. On the last day we'll enjoy some culture and walking whilst we fizz off the nitrogen before flying."
Wed 9 Jul 2025 Sun 13 Jul 2025 Azores Dive the amazing Santa Maria in the Azores SD Lucie Le Berre
Full - waitlist in place.This is a bit of a journey, but worth it! We're going looking for Pelagics in the Azores! The Azores is an archipelago out in the middle of the atlantic. Santa Maria is one of the outer islands where there is a good chance to see pelagics passing by in the form of rays, sharks, whales and dolphins. Flying with Ryan Air to Ponta Delgada, then on to Santa Maria.
Mon 28 Jul 2025 Fri 1 Aug 2025 Scapa Scapa Flow in Orkney TWIN/ADP Gillian Bell
Dive the famous WW1 scuttled German fleet. This Scapa trip is all about the deeper battle ships, and as such will initially be for those who are twinset and ADP qualified or CCR qualified. Single cylinder buddy pairs will be considered in due course if it does not fill. In addition, due to the popularity of this trip, those who did not go on the Nov 2023 trip will be given a 1 week priority to book first. Please do declare your interest regardless, but you will be wait listed until 1 week after the 2024 Christmas party.
Sun 10 Aug 2025 Sat 16 Aug 2025 Arran Isle of Arran, west coast of Scotland SD Fiona Widnall
Full - waitlist in place. The Isle of Arran is off the west of Scotland. Expect to see an abundance of life with opportunities to carry out marine surveys to feed into nationwide citizen science projects. You're strongly encouraged to do the BSAC underwater survey online learning before attending this trip, however it isn't compulsory.
Sat 23 Aug 2025 Mon 25 Aug 2025 St Abbs August Bank Holiday OD Cassi Harrison
Full - waitlist in place.The St Abbs Marine Reserve offers superb diving with abundant life due to the fishing restrictions and all sorts of impressive underwater scenery.
Fri 5 Sep 2025 Mon 8 Sep 2025 Britanny French food, marine reserves, wrecks and scenic galore SD+ Nick Silk
Full - waitlist in place. Lots of life, marine reserves, scenic drift dives and wrecks. Think Cornwall if you want to know what the diving is like here. We'll be diving off the RIB, which will be stopping off en route to the South of France.
Sun 21 Sep 2025 Fri 26 Sep 2025 South of France Expedition Week 1 SD+ Niovi Antoniou
Full - waitlist in place.Dive off our RIB, in the fabulous azure waters where Jacques Cousteau first brought this sport to life. We dive in the marine park of Port-Cros, which is stuffed full of walls, pinacles and wrecks teaming with life. As we'll be on our rib we can go on to of the many islands for lunch where you'll find a vibrant atmosphere of summer bars and restaurants amongst the yachts.
Sun 28 Sep 2025 Fri 3 Oct 2025 South of France Expedition Week 2 SD+ Michael Holliday
Dive off our RIB, in the fabulous azure waters where Jacques Cousteau first brought this sport to life. We dive in the marine park of Port-Cros, which is stuffed full of walls, pinacles and wrecks teaming with life. As we'll be on our rib we can go on to of the many islands for lunch where you'll find a vibrant atmosphere of summer bars and restaurants amongst the yachts.
Sat 11 Oct 2025 Sun 12 Oct 2025 Stoney Cove Open Water Training All Training
Get your open water dives completed and earn your Ocean Diver or Sports Diver qualification. See the training programme for more details.
Sat 18 Oct 2025 Sun 19 Oct 2025 Lake District Which lakes or rivers will we explore this time? SD Gina Drewett
There's always something new on this trip as we continue our exploration of the Lake Distict enjoying the scenery top side as much as the diving down below.
Fri 7 Nov 2025 Mon 10 Nov 2025 Tenerife Late warm water. OD Gillian Bell
Enjoy some easy diving in Tenerife.
Mon 16 Nov 2026 Mon 7 Dec 2026 Truk Lagoon Dive the WW2 Japanese fleet in Micronesia SD+ Gillian Bell
2026 TRIP. This is a true bucket list dive destinations for anyone that loves warm water diving (30 degrees at all depths) and loads of wrecks covered in life. These wrecks offer superb penetration opportunities and can be found in shallow and deeper waters, with plenty of choice, All types of divers can be catered for, from single tank to CCR, however a twinset is likely to mean you'll get more out of it. Dates in Nov '26 to be confirmed. Likely to be 2 to 3 weeks including travel. Cost estimate is a total cost estimate. Get in touch with Gillian for more information.

Sun 30 Mar - Fri 4 Apr, Cyprus

Dive Type: Warm water training and fun diving in sunny Cyprus

Grade: All

Dive Manager: Training

Details: A season opener diving in water that is warmer than we will get until September! Go for fun, training (DL&AD too), instructor practice... or a mix. For training options and costs please contact training.

Sat 12 Apr - Sun 13 Apr, Stoney Cove

Dive Type: Nautical Archeological Society (NAS) training weekend

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Gillian Bell

Details: Spend the weekend with NAS learning how to survey a wreck. Stoney has its very own residential Elizabethan shipwreck that is used for the training. Do this course then why not join us in Plymouth at Easter where we'll be able to dive and survey the cannons from the 17th century HMS Coronation.

Fri 18 Apr - Mon 21 Apr, Plymouth

Dive Type: The Easter Bank Holiday 4-dayer including HMS Coronation

Grade: OD

Dive Manager: Mihnea Spirescu

Details: Get plenty of early season diving on Plymouth's classic sites from the JEL and Scylla to Eddystone Lighthouse and Hand Deeps. We will also be diving HMS Coronation, the protected wreck. For those who have done NAS (see above), they can do some surveying.

Sat 26 Apr - Sun 27 Apr, Isle of Wight

Dive Type: BSAC underwater survey training weekend - Isle of Wight

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Gus Fordyce

Details: Full - waitlist in place. This weekend is all about surveying marine life and habitats. You will need to have completed the BSAC underwater survey elearning before coming on this trip.

Sat 3 May - Mon 5 May, Portland

Dive Type: Early May Bank Holiday

Grade: OD

Dive Manager: Nick Silk

Details: A long weekend exploring the wrecks and reefs of Portland. Metal and scenic diving with sunsets over Chesil Beach.

Sat 10 May - Sun 11 May, Stoney Cove

Dive Type: ADP/Twinset training

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Gillian Bell

Details: Learn to extend your diving using independent gas sources (either twinset or sidemount configuration) and/or learn to accelerate decompression with rich nitrox mixes.

Sat 17 May - Sat 17 May, Wraysbury

Dive Type: Refresher Day

Grade: All

Dive Manager: Gillian Bell

Details: Get the cobwebs out of the system and get your kit wet with a day at Wraysbury to get ready for all the upcoming bank holiday diving. Note, this is NOT a training trip.

Sat 24 May - Mon 26 May, Plymouth

Dive Type: Late May Bank Holiday in Plymouth - exploration

Grade: OD

Dive Manager: Gus Fordyce

Details: Come along to our old favourite Plymouth and get involved in some dive site exploration. Hoping to bring Dave Lock's Magnetometer to look for metal and exploring Colin Yule's pocket book of secret reefs.

Sat 31 May - Sun 1 Jun, Stoney Cove

Dive Type: Open Water Training

Grade: All

Dive Manager: Training

Details: Get your open water dives completed and earn your Ocean Diver or Sports Diver qualification with an extra day to do some experience dives with Clidive instructors. See the training programme for more details.

Sat 7 Jun - Sat 7 Jun, Eastbourne

Dive Type: Eastbourne with Eastbourne BSAC on their RIB

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Michael Holliday

Details: Full - waitlist in place.This is the first of two day-trip collaborations with BSAC clubs on the South coast. Emphasis on friendly social niceties as we explore more dive options closer to home. They have a compressor and bar in the club house and are very keen to foster links. Depths are within SD ranges, however the dives can be darker - talk to the DO with any concerns. Why not add on Brighton too?

Sun 8 Jun - Sun 8 Jun, Brighton

Dive Type: Brighton with Brighton BSAC on their hardboat

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Michael Holliday

Details: Full - waitlist in place. This is the second of two day-trip collaborations with BSAC clubs on the South coast. Emphasis on friendly social niceties as we explore more dive options closer to home. They have a compressor and bar in the club house and are very keen to foster links. Depths are within SD ranges, however the dives can be darker - talk to the DO with any concerns. Why not add on Eastbourne too?

Sat 14 Jun - Sun 15 Jun, Stoney Cove

Dive Type: Advanced Training

Grade: SD+

Dive Manager: Gillian Bell

Details: Open water training for Dive Leader and Advanced Diver including lifts and rescuse management scenarios. See the training pages for more details.

Sat 21 Jun - Mon 23 Jun, Swanage

Dive Type: Underwater photography shore diving; Hardboat and Seasearch

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Niovi Antoniou

Details: Great weekend for our budding underwater photographers. The weekend will involve one day of some underwater photography under the pier, with coaching from some of our keen photographers. The other day will be spent on one of Swanage's hardboats. Seasearch course to be scheduled for either the Monday or the Friday as optional extra. If you don't do photography you can just enjoy the diving and do some surveying should you choose.

Fri 27 Jun - Mon 30 Jun, Lundy

Dive Type: Lundy Island, Bristol Channel

Grade: AOD

Dive Manager: Jeremie Aubert

Details: Full - waitlist in place.Owned by the Landmark Trust, Lundy is a wildlife haven. It has been a marine protected area since 1973 and there are a couple of licensed protected wrecks too. We have a house on the island all to ourselves and the RIB will be 'parked' in the bay. Plenty of seals to be found above and below the water line.

Fri 4 Jul - Sun 6 Jul, Galicia

Dive Type: Galicia in the North of Spain

Grade: OD

Dive Manager: Elaine Hendry

Details: Dive the Cies Island marine reserve in Spain's North Atlantic waters. This area of Spain is a seafood haven and there will be a 'foodie' enphasis on enjoying this delicious local produce. On the last day we'll enjoy some culture and walking whilst we fizz off the nitrogen before flying."

Wed 9 Jul - Sun 13 Jul, Azores

Dive Type: Dive the amazing Santa Maria in the Azores

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Lucie Le Berre

Details: Full - waitlist in place.This is a bit of a journey, but worth it! We're going looking for Pelagics in the Azores! The Azores is an archipelago out in the middle of the atlantic. Santa Maria is one of the outer islands where there is a good chance to see pelagics passing by in the form of rays, sharks, whales and dolphins. Flying with Ryan Air to Ponta Delgada, then on to Santa Maria.

Mon 28 Jul - Fri 1 Aug, Scapa

Dive Type: Scapa Flow in Orkney

Grade: TWIN/ADP

Dive Manager: Gillian Bell

Details: Dive the famous WW1 scuttled German fleet. This Scapa trip is all about the deeper battle ships, and as such will initially be for those who are twinset and ADP qualified or CCR qualified. Single cylinder buddy pairs will be considered in due course if it does not fill. In addition, due to the popularity of this trip, those who did not go on the Nov 2023 trip will be given a 1 week priority to book first. Please do declare your interest regardless, but you will be wait listed until 1 week after the 2024 Christmas party.

Sun 10 Aug - Sat 16 Aug, Arran

Dive Type: Isle of Arran, west coast of Scotland

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Fiona Widnall

Details: Full - waitlist in place. The Isle of Arran is off the west of Scotland. Expect to see an abundance of life with opportunities to carry out marine surveys to feed into nationwide citizen science projects. You're strongly encouraged to do the BSAC underwater survey online learning before attending this trip, however it isn't compulsory.

Sat 23 Aug - Mon 25 Aug, St Abbs

Dive Type: August Bank Holiday

Grade: OD

Dive Manager: Cassi Harrison

Details: Full - waitlist in place.The St Abbs Marine Reserve offers superb diving with abundant life due to the fishing restrictions and all sorts of impressive underwater scenery.

Fri 5 Sep - Mon 8 Sep, Britanny

Dive Type: French food, marine reserves, wrecks and scenic galore

Grade: SD+

Dive Manager: Nick Silk

Details: Full - waitlist in place. Lots of life, marine reserves, scenic drift dives and wrecks. Think Cornwall if you want to know what the diving is like here. We'll be diving off the RIB, which will be stopping off en route to the South of France.

Sun 21 Sep - Fri 26 Sep, South of France

Dive Type: Expedition Week 1

Grade: SD+

Dive Manager: Niovi Antoniou

Details: Full - waitlist in place.Dive off our RIB, in the fabulous azure waters where Jacques Cousteau first brought this sport to life. We dive in the marine park of Port-Cros, which is stuffed full of walls, pinacles and wrecks teaming with life. As we'll be on our rib we can go on to of the many islands for lunch where you'll find a vibrant atmosphere of summer bars and restaurants amongst the yachts.

Sun 28 Sep - Fri 3 Oct, South of France

Dive Type: Expedition Week 2

Grade: SD+

Dive Manager: Michael Holliday

Details: Dive off our RIB, in the fabulous azure waters where Jacques Cousteau first brought this sport to life. We dive in the marine park of Port-Cros, which is stuffed full of walls, pinacles and wrecks teaming with life. As we'll be on our rib we can go on to of the many islands for lunch where you'll find a vibrant atmosphere of summer bars and restaurants amongst the yachts.

Sat 11 Oct - Sun 12 Oct, Stoney Cove

Dive Type: Open Water Training

Grade: All

Dive Manager: Training

Details: Get your open water dives completed and earn your Ocean Diver or Sports Diver qualification. See the training programme for more details.

Sat 18 Oct - Sun 19 Oct, Lake District

Dive Type: Which lakes or rivers will we explore this time?

Grade: SD

Dive Manager: Gina Drewett

Details: There's always something new on this trip as we continue our exploration of the Lake Distict enjoying the scenery top side as much as the diving down below.

Fri 7 Nov - Mon 10 Nov, Tenerife

Dive Type: Late warm water.

Grade: OD

Dive Manager: Gillian Bell

Details: Enjoy some easy diving in Tenerife.

Mon 16 Nov - Mon 7 Dec, Truk Lagoon

Dive Type: Dive the WW2 Japanese fleet in Micronesia

Grade: SD+

Dive Manager: Gillian Bell

Details: 2026 TRIP. This is a true bucket list dive destinations for anyone that loves warm water diving (30 degrees at all depths) and loads of wrecks covered in life. These wrecks offer superb penetration opportunities and can be found in shallow and deeper waters, with plenty of choice, All types of divers can be catered for, from single tank to CCR, however a twinset is likely to mean you'll get more out of it. Dates in Nov '26 to be confirmed. Likely to be 2 to 3 weeks including travel. Cost estimate is a total cost estimate. Get in touch with Gillian for more information.