St Abbs

[Nelson]

I find it very surprising indeed that there are no members/posts from divers who use st abbs up here in the borders, hardly a weekend goes by without many divers converging on the place to dive from boats and the shore , the slipway is virtually useless due to the amount of traffic in the summer......an enterprising householder has actually knocked down the garden wall and supplies hot drinks and food for the divers ...........

[Gary K]

I would have thought the "South West" gives it away

[Adrian]

Originally Posted by warmwaterdiver

I would have thought the "South West" gives it away

Tis in the NorthEastMafia section - or does that mean Wiltshire?

[Nelson]

well on my screen it says "NorthEastMafia

[Mdemon]

I think quite a few people have been to St Abbs on here. Quite a long way North though. H keeps trying to drag me up there, but she hasn't managed it yet...

If I do go, I'll drop into the Farnes too, and go pester the seals.

[Beanie]

Originally Posted by Mdemon

I think quite a few people have been to St Abbs on here. Quite a long way North though. H keeps trying to drag me up there, but she hasn't managed it yet...

If I do go, I'll drop into the Farnes too, and go pester the seals.

Done the farnes problem with them st abbs scapa oban mull etc is that they are to far up the country, tis closer to go to the med

[MixedUp]

St Abbs does get frequent mentions on YD. Can't see that I will ever bother going there though.

Steve

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by Beanie

Done the farnes problem with them st abbs scapa oban mull etc is that they are to far up the country, tis closer to go to the med

When you put like that.................and it would be cheaper to fly there than drive up here.

[HelenM]

I've dived there a few times, and it is genuinely lovely. Not really a place for the depth junkies on here, more one for the fish prodders - it's a marine reserve so you get absolutely bags of life - it's the best place in the UK for Octopus-Spotting as far as I am concerned! The viz has always been excellent whenever I've been there as well.

One nice wreck dive too, the Glanmire, 30ish metres.

Would really like to go back actually, the only bad memories I have are of the speed cameras on the A1!

Might have some piccies knocking around somewhere, will have a looky-see later.

I for one would definitely recommend it.

[HelenM]

St Abbs:



I think in the space of four dives this particular weekend we saw three Octopus / Octopi / Octopuses - one was the legendary "free swimming Octopus" which got away a bit too quickly for the startled photographer, but here are the other two (the first one was especially longsuffering and tolerated about 15 photos before looking a bit miffed and buggering off)

Octopus One:







And Octopus Two



There is an absolute profusion of life up there, and most of it is very unstressed about curious divers - perhaps because it is so firmly established as a no-take zone. As you can probably see above, it's a great place to see some of the shyer creatures that live in UK waters - these particular photos were taken on a trip where both I and my buddy were OC - I'd very much like to go back CCR and see if I can find even more.

Photos not mine - provided by the lovely Jules, I just pointed the torch.

Bah. Now I've looked at those again I've really got to go back.

[Nelson]

This is the sort of post I could look at all day , the piccy's are brill, well done .

[Seal diver]

Seals, even the odd dolphin and passing minke whale!

Book your trip... you can travel 1000s of miles before you get anything like this >>> www.youtube.com/bburville

Safe diving,

Ben "Seal diver"

[Jules]

Thankyou for the kind comments. I have loads of st abbss photos, my club tend to do a trip there most months, it's where we dip our newly qualified divers into salt water for the first time.
I only held the camera and pressed the button, Helen's talents as torch pointer (Lighting director daaaarling!) are legenday.

Extra points for free swimming octopusses which landed Helen the title of "queen of the octopus spotters"

Jules

[steven]

Originally Posted by Jules

Thankyou for the kind comments. I have loads of st abbss photos, my club tend to do a trip there most months, it's where we dip our newly qualified divers into salt water for the first time.
I only held the camera and pressed the button, Helen's talents as torch pointer (Lighting director daaaarling!) are legenday.

Extra points for free swimming octopusses which landed Helen the title of "queen of the octopus spotters"

Jules

St Abbs we do winter months
we dove 30th December which was the worse vis I seen there, 0.5m with a torch and without you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
But for all of that it was a good day!!
well worth going
and Jules will tell you the vis can be amazing!

hello jules

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