Brilliant team supporting a first dive experience. Great to have such excellent facilities and expertise on hand to guide us through how to get started in diving! Less

Our two boys had an excellent introduction to diving today using their dive experience vouchers they received for Christmas. They absolutely loved it! Leo was an an excellent instructor and Darren and Louise were super helpful. They are both asking to complete the open water course next. We would highly recommend. Less

11yo daughter did a 'Discover Scuba' session for her birthday - she absolutely loved it. Warm, friendly, professional staff and 1:1 training for her first experience of breathing underwater, couldn't have asked for anything better. Less

Dive experience was lots of fun for myself and 10 year old son. We'd had no prior experience and the tuition was great and nicely paced. Facilities and equipment were perfect, staff were sociable and made us feel at home. I'd recommend to anyone. Less

My 10 year old son had been interested in scuba diving for years. For Christmas he got an experience voucher to try scuba diving and has fallen in love with it. Booking the experience was really easy with The Dive Acadmey and when we arrived Leo, the instructor, took my son through the process, what was going to happen and what he needed to remember. Leo was calm and clear with him, allowing him to go at his own pace. His confidence and ability improved throughout the lesson and by the end of it my Son had settled into scuba diving. This experience for a child of any age is a wonderful gift, i would highly recommend The Dive academy as its professional, friendly and calm. Thank you Leo Less

Such a wonderful dive school, with friendly, professional trainers and also their own indoor pool that created a safe environment for us to try a dive. Recommended. We absolutely loved it. Less

I arranged a PADI Openwater Diver course with Dive Academy, and included a Dry Suit qualification. The pool session was excellent and my instructor Frank couldn’t have been any better. I then had the 2 days of openwater dives at Vobster Quay, again with Frank instructing, supported by Richard and John. At the end of it I felt I had achieved all the goals of the course and it had been a brilliant experience. I have since become a Dive Academy member and completed a further 14 dives, some of which were arranged by Dive Academy and some were just with me buddying up with other members. Based on my experience so far with Dive Academy, I have also booked to do my Advanced Openwater Diver course in September, as I feel they provide a 5 star level of training at a fair price. Many thanks to Louise and Darren for all their help, support and advice. I look forward to many more dives with Dive Academy and their members, they have made me feel very welcome. Less

A big thanks to Darren for taking me through my Nitrox course this evening. Interesting and informative, for anyone who is thinking of furthering their diving knowledge, I would highly recommend the Dive Academy. Cheers again to Darren and Louise for all you help and for the Chippy recommendation. I hope to see you again soon. Less

I wanted a Dryrobe for my wife but nowhere near me sells them and I was a bit nervous about buying mail order without seeing it or knowing what size to get. Dive Academy gave me good advice by email and were spot-on about the size. My wife loves her Dryrobe now and has found it great for all sorts of things like camping and even just enjoying cool evenings in the garden. I'll definitely buy anything similar from here in future. Less

I first went to another company whom didn’t seem to care or want to spend the time investing in me to invest in them. I then went to Dive Academy and Wow I was welcomed and sat down went through what I wanted to achieve, talked about how to do that set up my learning plans at a steady pace for me, with my disability taken into count. Which has changed because I have not dive for a while and was nervous to begin with because of personal reasons. Which the help of Darren, Louise, Rob, Frank and Simon (DM) I have got back to where I was before. I am looking forwarded to the other courses I’m booked on for which are AOW, DUP, NightDiver, PPB, Rescue, Deep and then im going to get my Diver master, I would not consider doing my training with another company because the support I have received is more that I was expecting, Everyone within the club is willing to help each other out. I have been diving a lot and I have currently a total dive time of 21hrs and 35 min of underwater time, I have been to Lundy, Durdle door, Newton Cove, Chisel, I have dives planned for Cornwall. I have completed my 25th Dive certificate with Dive Academy and Im currectly nearly at 50th Dive. I am a completely different diver from when I started up again from when I first learn. I have improved with my nervousness all because of the fantastic support of all the instructors, Dive Master and other divers. All learning is taken at my step and I’m a slow learner and I’m have never felt rushed or pushed into something I’m not comfortable with doing. With there onsite pool helps with training and also building up on your skills you learn to self improve. Best advice I was given which has help me loads is to get out there and DIVE, DIVE, DIVE. This has changed me so much. When buying my equipment I got excellent service and advice from Darren when being kitted out and if I have any questions after sales they are there to answer it to help keep the equipment in the best condition for keeping it in tip top condition so it last longer. I also feels that if Darren or Louise has not used it themselves they won’t sell it in their shop. You can feel the passion when you walk in then store. Alway friendly and alway helpful on land and underwater. I also had to redo my OW which was a great experience and a positive thing as my orginal instructor who taught me in Devon didn’t teach me all the things I needed to do so I learned new skills. I would like to say a Special Thank you to Darren and Frank (instructor) for getting me to where I am now. I would also like to make a special Thanks to Simon (Dive Master) for all the support he has given me and diving with me on every course I been on and watching my improvement. Less

I’ve just finished my training of Open water diving and absolutely loved it! My instructor Sean was so patient with me even I was very slow learner and did a good job to shift me from concerned and scared student to confident diver ☺️ All staff were very helpful and professional. Thank you so much! I had great experience and I can’t wait to come back for more courses and underwater adventures! Less

I want to say a big Thankyou too Daren and the team at dive academy, they have brought me from a non diver to a confident rescue diver. The course was challenging but rewarding and most of all very enjoyable! Would 100% recommend to anyone who is starting to dive or has been diving for a prolonged period of time. They have helped me come along way and look forward to many more years of diving with them! Less

Rescue Diver Course: Absolutely fantastic experience, I have done several instructor trained courses ranging from Skiing to Life Saving, and by far the teaching on this course has been A Grade and the best I have experienced so far. After completing Open Water and Advanced Open Water with Dive Academy I sought out to complete arguably the most rewarding of courses PADI provide. The training for this course was thorough and rewarding, the teaching covered all of the skills which are required for full training, and more. The small add ons such as: added scenarios and mixed situations gave a quality to the course which made you feel more prepared as a rescue diver. The equipment and organisation supplied was also A Grade. There was plenty of information and teaching on how different pieces work and also how to treat certain issues, which meant you feel more prepared for all situations, no matter what you have available to you in real life. Any questions which I had in any section of the course or any part of diving I was given detailed and helpful feedback. Before and after the course, asking for help on any section to do with diving, whether it be equipment queries or general knowledge I have felt it best to ask Dive Academy over any other source. If you need any questions answered, they will have a helpful response. I would undoubtedly recommend this course and any of the other courses which Dive Academy provide. Their expertise, training, and teaching have impressed me beyond belief, with quality of training and willingness to make sure you are prepared being put ahead of everything else. Less

Excellent local dive centre. Outstanding instructors and training all the way from begginer to TEC diver. A fully stocked dive shop gives you the best choice of quality gear!! A 5 star Padi dive centre. Highly recommended for your diving adventure. Less

Absolutely amazing shop with an incredible variety of Scuba Diving equipment on sale. Fantastic training facilities with there very own indoor training pool. 5 star customer service with very experienced and knowledgeable staff. If your looking to learn to dive or further your existing qualifications then this really is an excellent place to do so! Less

My daughter attended a taster session here last night and had a blast! Ali was her teacher, he was amazing! He was patient and informative as well as a fun leader that really made the kids want to join in.Great dive shop also Less

Our boys first experience of scuba diving today at the Dive Academy and they thoroughly enjoyed it and both want to go again. Very attentive team. Thank you. Less

Great weekend doing my open water training thanks to all the team involved , highly recommended ,very professional and great shop full of high quality gear ! Looking forward to the next part 👍 Less

This gem of a place has got me certified and in the water with excellent training, help and advice all along the way. Open up a whole new world on your doorstep. If your looking to get certified or simply need kit for your adventures then you will not be dissapointed with the customer service these guys provide. Less

If your thinking of diving then pop down to your local dive store. Great dive shop with a vast array of quality products and great pricing. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff happy to share and help In your scuba training journey.Completed OW and AOW thus far. Looking forward to building on this whilst diving with a decent group of Individuals. Great asset to the dive community. Less

Completed OW & AOW with Dive Acadamy, with knowledgable and patient teaching they’ve enabled me to explore and appreciate a whole new world that was right on my doorstep. Jurassic Coast diving has been tremendous👌🏻 Less

Great team of people here, always helpful and very knowledgeable, Did my Open Water course with them, after a couple of false starts (our fault not theirs). If you are thinking about diving, I would highly recommend them. Less

What a great bunch of people, great shop and a great help! I've done my Open water, advanced open water, dry suit and starting other specialities with these guys and loved every minute. Even had my little girl do a try dive!! Can't recommend them enough for training, monthly dives or just a brew and a cake in the shop. Thanks all Less

Having put off learning to dive for quite a few years more than we should (mostly on account that when abroad on holiday the last thing we wanted to do was spend 3 or 4 days in the classroom) my partner and I decided to bite the bullet and learn to dive. We looked around a little with an aim to get trained and settled on The Dive Academy in Yeovil. We rang 'em up and were met with a helpful and friendly response, so much so we headed on over there that same day.For us it was around an hours drive away (with other schools closer) but it was well worth the time, the Dive Academy was found clean, fresh and tidy and quite unlike a lot of diving centres (that often seem a little dark and dusty!)....We liked the look of the place and Darren and Louise who run it were really professional. We signed up for a PADI Open Water Referral Course, the aim being to get all the training and pool dives done at home, then head off to the sun for the open water dives and certification (not least as it was the middle of the winter and the UK waters are way too cold!).We got onto the PADI Divers Touch E-Learning scheme which the folk at Dive Academy sorted out for us and we were soon underway.... We did a load of e-learning in and around the doing pool dives and other training, it was much more detailed than that which we imagine you'd get whilst on holiday abroad and of course with no language barrier.The Dive Academy has a bespoke on-site training pool that really is first rate to learn in, way better than using a public pool and a good deal warmer (worth remembering as you'll spend a fair bit of time in the water learning all the skills). The good thing too is alongside the pool and the on-site training room is a well stocked shop - its always nice to have shiny new things and we ended up buying a set of Mares Carbon 52X regulators each - on which we were given a great price!We got the course done and completed the open water dives in Thailand and are now flying (or rather diving!), we just came back from hols again and are already knocking up a good few dives in our log books. We are off to French Polynesia next year for more diving - we have been before but not dived, we missed out! - we are so looking forwards to getting under water here it really will be a joy.We really do have The Dive Academy to thank for putting us on the dive scene and they were first rate from start to finish - They'll even be able to service our 'regs next year when due as a Mares authorised dealer - what more could you ask?If like us you want to learn but never quite get there give The Dive Academy a try - they'll support you all along the way and after, as they are us. Less

My oldest son has completed his Seal Team course here and absolutely loved it. My youngest son is starting on Friday and cannot wait!! Thank you Dive Academy! Less

Darren's a good guy, sorted me out some cylinder fills without any hassle. Has Trimix readily available, so saved a trip down to the coast.Well stocked shop for recreational diving, onsite training and own confined water tank. Less

Completed Open water, drysuit and Nitrox courses. All excellent and will be returning for Advanced open water and further specialities. Great impartial advice on training and equipment and fantastic coffee! Thanks Darren, Louise and Duncan �� Less

My 10 year old daughter just had her first ever scuba lesson, and came running out with a huge smile insisting she has to come back for more. Says it all! Darren, Lee and Louise are great at what they do. Thank you for giving Maria an amazing experience, we will be back to further her adventures! Less