Northampton Scuba School
Welcome to Northampton Scuba School, where your next adventure begins! Located in the heart of Northampton, Northamptonshire, our professional and friendly team is dedicated to ensuring you have an unforgettable experience as you explore the enchanting underwater world.
As Northamptonshires only PADI Dive Centre, we provide a comprehensive diving experience that guides you from your very first breath underwater all the way to becoming a certified PADI Instructor. With over 20 years of teaching experience, we take pride in being the only 5 Star PADI Instructor Development Centre in the area, offering a full range of PADI courses tailored to fit your needs and busy lifestyle.
Course Offerings
At Northampton Scuba School, we cater to all levels of divers! Whether youre a beginner or looking to level up your skills, we have a variety of exciting courses for you:
- Seal Team: An exhilarating program for kids aged 8-11, introducing them to the world of scuba diving in a fun and safe environment.
- Discover Scuba Diving (Try Dive): Perfect for those wanting to experience the thrill of scuba diving for the very first time under the guidance of our expert instructors!.
- Open Water Course (Learn to Scuba Dive): Our most popular course that takes you from novice to certified diver, enabling you to explore the depths independently!.
- Advance Your Scuba Diving: Elevate your skills and enhance your diving experience while discovering amazing underwater environments!.
Join us at Northampton Scuba School and let your adventure begin! Dive into a world filled with excitement, friendship, and unforgettable experiences. The underwater realm is waiting for you—let’s make waves together! ✨
Facilities
Activities available in this location
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Open Water Course (Learn to Scuba Dive)
Age Appropriate
- Children
- Teenagers
- Adults
Location
- Outdoor
- Indoor
Open Water Course (Learn to Dive) £545
The most popular diving course in the world, the PADI Open Water Diver Course gives you a feeling of freedom that only scuba diving brings.
Whats Included?
- PADI Open Water E Learning
- All Kit and Airfills
- All Pool Tuition - 6 sessions 2 hours each!
- Giving you 12 hours of pool time before heading to Stoney Cove
- Entry to our Open Water Site Stoney Cove
- 4 Open Water dives (Stoney Cove)
- Private tuition options available - contact us to discuss!
- Confined Water Sessions (Swimming Pool)
The confined water sessions are split into 5 modules over 6 pool sessions, with new skills being taught on each module so that you learn everything from setting up your gear to how to easily get water out of your mask without surfacing. Before you complete the course you will also need to swim 200m and tread water for 10 minutes.
Knowledge Development
There are 5 modules to the academic part of the course, available as E-learning so you can access it on your phone, tablet or laptop at home and work through it at your own pace. Once completed you complete a Quick Review with a PADI instructor.
Open Water Dives
Once classroom and pool work is complete we move to open water. There are 4 Open Water dives made, over a period of 2 days, and on completion of the dives you will be awarded your Open Water Diver certification to 18 metres and you are a qualified diver!
You must be 10 years or older to undertake this course.
Contact Alison for details of when we start out next course.
Useful Information
- Minimum age: 10+
- Duration: 6 sessions / 2 hours each
- Tickets included for entry to Stoney Cove for Open Water course
- E-Learning included within the price (online)
Need to bring
- Swim wear
- Towel
- Parking money £0.70
Advance Your Scuba Diving!
Age Appropriate
- Children
- Teenagers
- Adults
Location
- Outdoor
Advance Your Scuba Diving!
Once you have completed the Open Water course the possibilities and opportunities to expand your experience and knowledge base are extensive.
What we offer
- Advanced Open Water
- Rescue Course
- Emergency First Response (EFR)
- Speciality Courses
- Master Scuba Diver
- Dive Packages
- Professional Courses
Whether you have a specific interest in a particular diving area, are looking to dust off those fins or are just looking to widen your experience, there are many options that will cover your needs.
Useful Information
- Minimum age: 10+
- Duration: Varies by Course
Need to bring
- Varies by course ask for details, if getting in the pool you will need the below
- Swim wear
- Towel
- Parking money £0.70
Seal Team
Age Appropriate
- Children
Location
- Indoor
Seal Team - PADI SEAL TEAM £180 (3 sessions / 90 minutes each)
A PADI Seal is a member of the PADI Seal team. To become a PADI Seal, divers aged 8 and above go scuba diving in a swimming pool and do pool dives called Aquamissions. When Aquamissions 1-5 are completed the diver becomes a PADI Seal.
Whats included?
- Aquamissions 1 to 5!
- Seal Team Pack including Activity Logbook and Video!
- All kit provided!
- Supervised by a PADI Professional!
- Seal Team certification card!
- Our price includes Aquamissions 1-5 and Seal Team video, activity book, logbook, certification and a minimum of 5 pool dives.
PADI MASTER SEAL (£30 per Additional Specialist Aquamission Mission)
- A PADI Master Seal is a PADI Seal who has completed 10 additional speciality Aquamissions and can assemble and disassemble their scuba gear.
Useful Information
- Minimum age: 8
- Duration: 3 sessions / 90 minutes each
Need to bring
- Swim wear
- Towel
- Parking money £0.70
Discover Scuba Diving (Try Dive)
Age Appropriate
- Children
- Teenagers
- Adults
Location
- Indoor
Discover Scuba Diving (Try Dive) £25
Always fancied scuba diving but never had the chance? The Discover Scuba Dive is for those who like the look of diving, but are unsure if it is for them.
Whats included?
- Try out Scuba Gear - all gear provided!
- PADI Discover Scuba E Learning!
- 2 hour session!
- Northampton Based
- Supervised by a PADI Pro from our 5 star centre!
With a Discover Scuba Dive you experience what it is like breathing underwater in the safe and warm waters of a swimming pool, under the supervision of our qualified staff.
It allows you the opportunity to see whether diving is a sport that you enjoy without having to do the full Open Water course. We provide everything you need to get the most out of this unique experience!
We look forward to meeting you! Just give us a call and we can book you in!
Useful Information
- Minimum age: 10+
- Duration: 2 hours
What to bring
- Swim wear
- Towel
- Parking money £0.70