We track 7 dive operators in County Down. 3 teach certification courses (3 BSAC, 3 PADI). 1 run snorkelling trips. Listings are ordered by Fin Rank: a published score for how complete and verified each listing is.
Duck Down Divers is a dedicated scuba dive and snorkelling centre based at Donaghadee Sailing Club. The facility provides members with access to a dive compressor for nitrox blending and a 6m commercial rib.
Dive Club NI is a scuba diving school based near Belfast that offers a range of PADI-certified courses for all experience levels. The club provides equipment rental, organizes regular dive trips, and operates dedicated dive boats for exploring local coastal sites and shipwrecks.
DV Diving is a dive school based near Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. They offer recreational, technical, and commercial scuba training, as well as equipment servicing and boat charters.
Phennick Diving is a dive centre offering PADI courses, equipment sales, and servicing. They also provide guided dives and club activities.
The 7 highest-ranked of 7. How Fin Rank works
| Rank | Operator | TripAdvisor | Discovery dive | Agencies | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duck Down Divers | 5.0(4) | none | none | BSAC | Visit |
Which centres run each site, named on their own websites or confirmed by the owner.
Fin lists 7 dive operators in County Down. 3 of them run certification courses.
BSAC is the most common agency (3 centres), followed by PADI (3). CMAS, SSI, RAID, SDI/TDI also appear.
1 of the 7 operators we track run snorkelling tours.
Operators are sorted by Fin Rank, a 100-point profile strength score: contact details, what they offer, the dive sites they run, their Google reputation, whether the owner has claimed the listing, and whether their own website links to Fin. 0 listings here are owner-verified. The formula is published in full on the Fin Rank page.
| 2 | Dive Club NI | none | none | $51 | PADI · BSAC · CMAS · SSI · RAID | Visit |
| 3 | DV Diving | none | none | none | BSAC · PADI · SDI/TDI | Visit |
| 4 | Phennick Diving | 4.9(23) | none | none | PADI | none |
| 5 | D.V. Diving | none | none | none | none | none |
| 6 | Dive Charter NI | none | none | none | none | none |
| 7 | Louth Adventures | none | none | none | none | none |
