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Coleraine Sub-Aqua Club

A north-coast sub-aqua club: try a pool dive, then train from beginner up

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Coleraine Sub-Aqua Club — A north-coast sub-aqua club: try a pool dive, then train from beginner up.

  • What you can do: Pool try-dive for beginners, then a training pathway, with club sea dives for qualified members.
  • Experience needed: None to start — try-dive and beginner course available; qualified divers from other agencies usually welcomed.
  • Conditions: Heated pool training; NI sea water is cold year-round (wetsuit/drysuit needed); sea dives are tide-, swell- and weather-dependent; wrecks and deeper sites for experienced divers only.
  • Kit: Basic kit usually provided for the pool try-dive; you build up your own gear for sea diving — confirm with the club.
  • Booking & access: Contact the club to arrange a try-dive, then join as a member — not a drop-in service.
  • Cost: Nominal fee for the try-dive; course and membership fees reviewed yearly — check current prices.
Plan your visit

Try a pool dive, then train from the ground up

A sub-aqua club gives you a route into diving rather than a single guided trip. For most beginners the first step is a try-dive in a heated pool with a club instructor, for a small fee and with basic kit provided, to find out whether you're comfortable breathing underwater. If you take to it you join the club and start an entry-level course covering pool skills and theory before progressing to supervised open-water sea dives. No experience is needed to begin, only a reasonable level of fitness and comfort in water, and divers already qualified with another agency are usually welcomed in too. Ask the club exactly what a beginner can do and when its try-dive sessions run.

Sub-aqua club, not a dive centre Pool try-dives for beginners Membership & training pathway Cold-water sea diving Tide- and weather-dependent Contact club to confirm details
Good to know before you go:

Conditions here change with the weather and the tide, and visibility changes with them — clear and calm one day, murky and rough the next. Check a forecast and a tide table before you set off. Try-dives, courses and trips run on set days and tides, so book ahead rather than turning up.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 📱A bookingCentres and clubs run try-dives and trips on set days and tides — arrange it before you travel.
  • ☕Warm layers and a hot drinkThe water is cold all year. Dry clothes and something hot afterwards make the whole day.
  • 🏖️A towelAnd somewhere to put wet kit for the drive home.
  • 🤿An honest look at your experienceMatch the site to the training you actually have. Plenty of people start with a try-dive instead.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Type
Sub-aqua club — membership and training, not drop-in guided dives
What you can do
Pool try-dive for beginners, then a training pathway, with club sea dives for qualified members
Experience needed
None to start — try-dive and beginner course available; qualified divers from other agencies usually welcomed
Conditions
Heated pool training; NI sea water is cold year-round (wetsuit/drysuit needed); sea dives are tide-, swell- and weather-dependent; wrecks and deeper sites for experienced divers only
Booking / access
Contact the club to arrange a try-dive, then join as a member — not a drop-in service
Kit
Basic kit usually provided for the pool try-dive; you build up your own gear for sea diving — confirm with the club
Cost
Nominal fee for the try-dive; course and membership fees reviewed yearly — check current prices
What you may see
On sea dives you may see kelp life, wrasse, dogfish and occasionally seals — never guaranteed
Parking
Not confirmed — check with the club
Address / location
Coleraine area, north coast — exact training venue not confirmed; check with the club
Questions

Before you go

Do I need experience?
None to start — try-dive and beginner course available; qualified divers from other agencies usually welcomed
How much does it cost?
Nominal fee for the try-dive; course and membership fees reviewed yearly — check current prices
Do I need to book?
Contact the club to arrange a try-dive, then join as a member — not a drop-in service
What are the conditions like?
Heated pool training; NI sea water is cold year-round (wetsuit/drysuit needed); sea dives are tide-, swell- and weather-dependent; wrecks and deeper sites for experienced divers only
What kit do I need?
Basic kit usually provided for the pool try-dive; you build up your own gear for sea diving — confirm with the club
Getting there

Coleraine Sub-Aqua Club is at Coleraine area, north coast — exact training venue not confirmed; check with the club. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About it

Coleraine Sub-Aqua Club is named as a north-coast sub-aqua club, the kind that offers pool training and sea diving for its members, though we could not confirm its current details. As with other sub-aqua clubs, the route in for a newcomer is a pool try-dive followed by a structured training pathway, rather than a one-off guided dive.

We were unable to verify the club's current website, contact details or accreditation from a primary source while writing this, so the safest course is to contact the club directly or use the BSAC and NIFSAC club finders to confirm whether it is currently active, where it trains and what a beginner can book.