PADI 5 Star CDC
Based in Southampton, Andark is the UK’s largest and most established dive centre, offering everything from beginner courses to professional PADI Instructor training. As a PADI 5★ CDC Centre, we also deliver HSE Commercial Diver Scuba Courses, opening doors to careers in scientific research, marine biology, underwater photography, film, and civil engineering diving.
Train entirely on-site with our purpose-built facilities – a heated 3.4m indoor pool, a 7m training lake, three modern classrooms, and a café with free Wi-Fi, warm showers, and changing rooms.
Our retail superstore is the largest diving and watersports shop in the UK, stocked with all your favourite brands – and exclusive student discounts when you train with us.
Whether you’re taking your first breaths underwater or advancing to professional level, Andark has everything you need in one place. Come dive in and start your underwater adventure today!
PADI Scuba Diving, PADI TecRec, PADI Snorkelling, Conservation, PADI First Aid - EFR, Adaptive Diving
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Air Fills, Nitrox, Trimix, Mixed gas, Equipment Sales, Scuba equipment rental, Kids equipment rental, Conservation activities, Dive club, Travel
Adaptive equipment, Staff trained in adaptive support
Onsite training pool, Onsite classroom, Adaptive Services Facility, Air Conditioning, Wi-Fi (FREE), Retail Shop, Food & Drinks, Parking
39 PADI Instructors
Compass, BCD, Wetsuit – 7mm, Mask & Snorkel, Wetsuit – shorty, Drysuit, Full-foot fins, Wetsuit – 3mm, Gauges, Wetsuit – 5mm, Children sizes, Flashlight, Regulator, Dive Computer, Boots, Steel Cylinders, Large Cylinders (15L / 100 cu. ft.), Small Cylinders (10L / 71.2 cu. ft.)
Wet / Dry Suits, Gauges, Cylinders, Regulators, BCDs, Dive Computers
Payment Plan, Paypal, Bank / Debit Card, Bank Transfer, VISA, Mastercard, AMEX, Cash (local currency)
Technical Diving
Freediving
Emergency First Response
FREE – Introduction to Scuba Diving Online
Marine Debris
Shark & Ray Protection
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