St Abbs

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Scotland, United Kingdom

Best timeJune to September

Water temp10-14°C / 50-57°F

Visibility5-30m / 16-100ft

AccessShore Dive

Dive typesScuba

DifficultyIntermediate

Max depth30 m

Avg depth18 m

Nearest airportEDI

Voluntary marine reserveWolf fishColorful walls

Scuba

St Abbs is a voluntary marine reserve with some of the most beautiful and colorful cold-water diving in Europe. The rock walls are covered in a dense carpet of 'dead man's fingers' soft corals, and it's a great place to find the elusive wolf fish.

Features

A very popular shore diving location. The underwater walls are known for being completely covered in a dense carpet of white and orange soft corals. The site is also one of the most reliable places in the UK to find wolf eels.

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