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National Diving & Activity Centre
Tidenham
Chepstow
Gloucestershire
NP16 7LH
 
Tel: 01291 630 046
Fax: 01291 630 850
 
email info@ndac.co.uk

 

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Welcome . . .

Welcome to the website of the National Diving & Activity Centre. Based near Chepstow we offer excellent inland diving facilities and an exciting range of activities.

If you have never dived before and fancy learning, why not try our Discover Scuba Diving Course.

We invite divers, clubs and instructors to visit our quarry and see for yourselves our excellent facilities and welcome enquiries for PADI & TDI training courses and from clubs or groups to book for night dives.

For all those wishing to extend their diving knowledge and skills come and talk to our highly experienced TDI Instructors.

The facilities at the National Diving and Activity Centre are large enough to cope with the highest demand - the pontoon on our inland dive site is 144 metres long!

Here are some of the features of the site:

Excellent Visibility - Dive all year round

Convenient to M4 & M5 corridors

Depth Range 0 - 80 metres

Air, Nitrox & Trimix to 300 bar

Wooden Wigwam Accommodation

Hot Food & Drinks - Massive Car Park

Fully Stocked Dive Shop

Diving Equipment Hire

Dive Equipment Servicing

 Underwater Attractions

Technical Diver Training

Click here for more information about the NDAC site



e-shotlines, NDAC newsletter direct to your inbox

To keep up to date with the latest news and offers from the National Diving & Activity Centre why not sign up for e-shotlines, our online magazine sent directly to your inbox once every few months.

To view previous issues of e-shotlines and to sign up for the next issue click here>

 


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map

The National Diving & Activity Centre is located 1.2 miles east of Chepstow on the A48.

Detailed directions and map can be obtained on our location page. more>



NDAC Underwater plans and maps

To help you plan your next dive we've produce a range of siteplans that are available to download. more>



UK Dive Centre Membership Card

Find out about the savings that can be made at the National Diving & Activity Centre more>



NDAC Scuba Site Rules

NDAC Diving Site Rules

Yawn! Yes we know that they’re not the most exciting part of scuba diving but they’re extremely important nonetheless. more>

NDAC Diving Site Rules

NDAC Emergency Procedure Information>



RoSPA Member

NDAC's membership and the use of the RoSPA logo demonstrates our commitment to health and safety for the site. more>



The National Diving & Activity Centre supports Yorkshire Divers. more>


Aquanox underwater music festival at the NDAC

kit hire

Ooops I forgot my. . .
We’ve all done it, you travel for hours to your favorite dive destination only to realise that you’ve forgotten an essential bit of kit.

If you cannot blag from your buddies you’d be taking an early visit to the pub or you’d sit in the car all alone with a thermos of tea whilst everyone else has all the fun.

If this sounds a little familiar or if you simply don’t own a full set of kit yet, the team at NDAC now provide a kit hire service with pretty much everything you could want! more>

SaltFree are a group of freedivers and their scuba safety team united by a love for plunging into the depths of the National Diving and Activity Centre. more>

 

 
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The Wire Zip Slide Chepstow

The Wire Zip Slide will be arriving May 2012 to the National Diving & Activity Centre in Chepstow.

Book on the Wire

The Wire is one of the UK's longest, tallest and fastest zip slides, running the 700 metre length of the NDAC Quarry.

Launch yourself from the 70m high cliff edge and speed along the length of our 80m deep flooded quarry.

Reaching speeds up to 40 miles per hour this exhilarating ride will take your breath away!

Book a place on the Wire Zip Slide >

Buy a Gift Voucher for the Wire Zip Slide >

Follow The Wire on Twitter @TheWireChepstow

70 Double Decker Busses Long

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The View Cafe Bar opens at the NDAC on Friday 6th April 2012

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The NDAC Wooden Wigwams are here! Click for further information
Book your NDAC Wooden Wigwam Now!

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PADI eLearning with NDAC

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chilli divers - they're here

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Stuck for gift ideas?
'Take the Plunge' GiftCards are now available and make the perfect gift for anyone who has considered trying Scuba diving. Follow the link for more details on our Discover Scuba Diving experiences more>

Before you travel, why not check
out the 10 day weather report more>

Dive Equipment Servicing

Regular servicing of your equipment is very important for safe and reliable performance and to ensure your expensive kit has a long life.

To help our customers we are offering an onsite equipment servicing and repair service. For further details of the specific equipment servicing available at the centre and prices please visit our new servicing information page. more>

 

 

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Not long now until the Wire opens - see the latest construction photos >

The Wire Zip Line at the NDAC

added 07 May 2012

Technical Diving Social Event at the View Cafe Bar on Thu 10th May 2012>

Technical Diving Social Event with Mark Powell

added 29 Apr 2012

The View Cafe + Bar open now at the NDAC Chepstow >

The Wire Cafe Bar opens in Chepstow this Friday

added 03 Apr 2012

We are now accepting bookings for the Wire Zip slide >

The Wire Chepstow - Book Now

added 26 Mar 2012

Sussex Police, Specialist Search Unit training blog

e-shotlines newsletter

added 28 Feb 2012

New edition of e-shotlines available now

e-shotlines newsletter

added 28 Feb 2012

NDAC Site Map updated and available for download

NDAC Site Map

added 19 Feb 2012

Latest images from the construction of The View Cafe Bar >

The View Cafe Bar at the NDAC Chepstow

added 18 Feb 2012

Heated undersuits available to test at NDAC Dive Shop

NDAC Night Dives

added 11 Feb 2012

Did you see the NDAC on BBC's The Magicians >

BBC The Magicians

added 18 Jan 2012

Coming soon to the NDAC, The View Cafe Bar >

The View Cafe Bar at the NDAC Chepstow

added 08 Jan 2012

Some great underwater video from NDAC quarry >

Underwater video

added 08 Jan 2012

2012 at the NDAC - our biggest year yet! >

NDAC Entry Prices fixed at 2010 rates

added 28 Dec 2011

2012 Entry Prices fixed at 2010 rates >

NDAC Entry Prices fixed at 2010 rates

added 27 Dec 2011

NDAC open to 8pm this Summer >

Open seven days a week

added 25 Dec 2011

Seven day opening to continue in 2012 >

Open seven days a week

added 24 Dec 2011

We now have 19 Wooden Wigwams installed at the NDAC Chepstow.

Glamping at the NDAC

added 14 Dec 2011

Thorpe Park Rangers retire to NDAC quarry.

Merlin Group donates Thorpe Park Rangers

added 01 Nov 2011

New concrete slipway under construction.

Concrete slipway under construction at slipway

added 22 Sep 2011

Royal Engineer Advanced Divers train at Chepstow diving centre

NDAC Features in Soldier Magazine

added 17 Aug 2011

4 New underwater attractions in place at scuba quarry

Four new underwater attractions

added 29 Jul 2011

NDAC is a Fourth Element Test Centre >

Fourth Element Test Centre - NDAC

added 27 May 2011

NDAC Underwater sonar survey updated.

NDAC Underwater Sonar Images

added 08 May 2011

Wooden Wigwam accommodation available to book online >

NDAC Wooden Wigwams

added 08 Apr 2011

The National Diving & Activity Centre
Tidenham
Chepstow
Gloucestershire
NP16 7LH

 
Shop:  01291 630 046
Fax: 01291 630 850
 
email info@ndac.co.uk

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Opening Times:

The NDAC will be open seven days
a week throughout 2012 >

Diving Times Summer (01 April - 31 October inclusive
Monday - Friday: 0930 -1700
Saturday: 0800 - 2000 New! 8pm closure this summer›
Sunday & Bank Holidays: 0800 - 1800
Clear of water 1 hour before end of session

The View Cafe Bar - Opening Times
Open seven days a week: 0700 -2300
   Breakfast: 0700 - 1100
   Lunch: 1100 - 1700
   Dinner: 1700 - 2100
   Bar open: 1100 - 2300

Diving Times Winter (01 November - 31 March inclusive)
Monday - Friday: 0930 -1700
Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays: 0800 - 1700
Clear of water 1 hour before dark

 

 

Open Seven Days a week

NDAC Entry Prices fixed at 2010 rates for 2011

Prices for

Entry fee, per person £15.00 or £10.00 for members
Personal Centre Membership; 1 year £30.00 (Membership renewals only £25.00) more>
Snorkellers / Freedivers pay a reduced entry fee of £7.50
Instructors go FREE if accompanied by 4 paying students.

Classroom £25.00 per half day / £50.00 per full day (hourly rate can be agreed).

Night Dives
NDAC Members night dive £10.00
Non Members night dive £15
Non Divers Free entry