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Scenic & shallow wreck diving

For scenic and shallow wreck scuba divers, Marine Quest offers several great dive trips and packages ideal for beginners, trainees, and more experienced divers who prefer shallower dives abundant with marine life.

 

Typically, most of the dives are in the marine reserve or surrounding areas, between 15-30 metres, and within 15-20 minutes from the harbour.

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Highlights include:

 

Berwickshire Marine Reserve (previously known as the famous St Abbs & Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve)

  • Don't miss the legendary Black Carr just outside of St Abbs - a dramatic underwater reef famous for sighting the Wolf fish, a cold-water species seen here at its most southerly point. ​

  • The famous SS Glanmire offers slack-water diving at 30m, just 300m offshore, and breathtaking marine life, including wolf fish, conger eels, and large shoals of fish.​

  • Another interesting dive is the SS Odense (the ‘Peanut boat’). With its surrounding rocky reefs and beautiful kelp forests, it is an ideal wreck dive for beginners at a maximum depth of 15m.​

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See some of the Marine Life you might find on your dives.

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Join one of our scheduled dive packages, or book a full charter for your club or group. We’ll handle the details so you can focus on the diving.

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Looking for flexibility? If there’s space, you can also book individual days within our week and weekend packages.​​​

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What to expect

Each trip includes 2 dives, and we take 2 cylinders on board. A dive trip is typically a half-day (4-5 hours). We have at least an hour of surface time to relax and enjoy the views while enjoying a hot drink and cake. You might even spot the dolphins or a Minke whale. The dive sites will be decided on the day, considering the sea conditions and the weather.

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The Jacob George accommodates up to 12 divers and features a dive lift for easy entry and exit. It also offers a deck-access toilet, seating in the wheelhouse, ample indoor space to keep valuables safe and dry, and cabin bunks for any longer passages.

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Typical week package includes:

  • 5 days hard boat diving (10 dives)

  • 5 nights B&B - Harbourside dive lodge (arrive the evening before)

  • Lunch & refreshments on board

  • Air fills included (Nitrox extra)

  • Cylinder and weight hire available

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Week package price: £665​​​​

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Individual days and accommodation can be arranged, starting from £70.​​

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The trips are suitable for experienced certified divers with their own equipment.

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Please subscribe to the mailing list​ for updates and the latest dive calendar, or enquire by email directly to Iain at info@marinequest.co.uk​

Scenic Diver

Marine Quest are a small family business, in a small community, doing a great job. If you wanted to dive around Eyemouth or St Abbs, get in touch and see if they are doing something you fancy!
 
I have dived with Marine Quest at least once per year for the past 4 years in the Marine Reserve. Jim and Iain, the skippers, are very friendly and happy to chat about the area, diving, boats, wildlife and will try to tailor the diving to a parties requests where conditions allow. Hot drinks and cake are provided once divers are back on board.

The accommodation is clean, spacious, and very convenient for the dive boats. You can walk from the room, pick up your cylinder from the filling station and be on the boat in under 3 minutes. 
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