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LOCATEAPADIDIVESHOPTODAYATAPPS.PADI.COM/SCUBA-DIVING/DIVE-SHOP-LOCATORADVERTISEMENTFEATUREHISTORICALWRECKSWithoneoftherichesthistoriesoftreacherousseavoyagesandseabattles,thewatersaroundtheUKhaveproducedsomeoftheworld’smostexcitingwreckdives(right).TheEnglishChannelaloneisavesselgraveyard,whileScapaFlow,inScotland,ishometothescuttledWWIGermanfleet,andnowahaventoanabundanceofmarinelife.Thereisawealthofhistorywaitingtobeuncovered.STUNNINGCOASTLINETheUKandIrelandboastincrediblyvariedandbeautifulcoastlines.Whetherit’soffshoreislands,vastfjordsorbeachesfringedwithkelpforests,thereissomuchtoexplore,both‘topside’andbelowthesurface.AtriptoCornwall(left)doesn’tjustmeanpicturesquevillagesandfamilysurfoutings–itcanalsoincludethrillingshorediving,andencounterswithpodsofdolphinsandbaskingsharks.HeadingtotheFarneIslandsoffthenorth-eastcoastofEngland,bycontrast,willseeyousharingtheoceanwithgreyseals,andspendingsurfacetimeexploringrockyislandswherenumerousseabirdsnest.TheIrishcoastlineissomethingtobehold,andKillaryHarbouroffersafixoffjordaswellasfundives.``````INLANDSCUBAOneofthemostpopularspotsfordivingintheUKstarteditsdaysasamerequarry.Now,youcanfindsubmergedaircraft,abus,tugboat,anoldcar,andeven,rumourhasit,StoneyCove’sveryown‘Nessie’attheLeicestershiresite(left).YourfirststeptogettingthewholefamilyinvolvedinlearningtodiveistofindyournearestPADIDiveShop.Therearemorethan6,300PADIdivecentresandresortsworldwide,andyoucaneitherchoosetogetcertifiedathomebeforegoingonholiday,orlearnonceyou’reabroad.

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