Dieppe - France 1st - 5th September 2025

C-Life Dive School invite you to an exclusive 4 Nights, 5 days diving holiday using Channel Diver.

Located South of Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne, on the French side of the English Channel, is the historic fishing town of Dieppe.

Dieppe

This picturesque harbour of Dieppe has a well protected marina which welcomes visiting boats from all over Europe, and it is situated in the heart of the town which gives great access to all the local Hotels, Restaurants & Bars. The long promenade and beach front of Dieppe is an amazing sight. The eastern end with the long break water arm protecting the harbour entrance and to the west, the lawns that are over looked by the many Hotels that line the way to the west.  And at the far end looking down over the town is the Castle of Dieppe.

During WW2 Dieppe saw its fair share of the action, In 1942 during the build up for the liberation of Europe and as a possible trial run for the D Day landings there was the now infamous and disasterous Dieppe Raid as portrayed in Robin Neillands book of the same name “The Dieppe Raid”. Made up from a force of mainly Canadian Highlanders and British Commando’s these troops made an assault on the Beaches of Dieppe, the result was carnage, the beaches turned into killing grounds, with whole regiments decimated. Off shore ships were lost, landing crafts were sunk and the destroyer HMS Berkely destroyed with great loss of life.

Diving Dieppe

Its amazing, you travel all that way, cross the channel diving enroute and the depth doesn’t get deeper than 40mtrs, your 25 miles offshore and its 33mtrs and as you head for harbour the depth stays between 25 – 35mtrs, close in you can be diving in the 15mtr range, fantastic.

If you have never dived from Dieppe before, then seriously think about it. It is a fairly new area for Channel Diving and it gets better every year they go there.

There are lots of wrecks to choose from when diving over in Normandie, many unidentified and most very rarely dived. The marine life is absolutely incredible, teaming with fish, crabs, lobsters, and free swimming congers. The only thing is, the reason that there is so much to see and look at, is because the French have a strict law which states, that no one shall, whilst diving with aqualung remove anything from the seabed or especially from any ship wreck, be it metal or edible. And this is a strict rule which applies to everyone, even us !

Dates

Monday 1st - Friday 5th September - (Best tide option) - 10 Spaces available

Cost

• £580 
• Booking Fee - £160 
• Balance due 1st July 2025 - £420 (Or set up a Standing Order and pay small amounts each month)

Plan of Action

Arrive night before or morning of Monday 1st September in Eastbourne. Park vehicles in usual free car park (Stick a note on dash - DIVING BACK 5th SEPTEMBER. Meet boat Monday 1st with clothes and dive kit. Motor over to Dieppe diving enroute. Diving each day, air fills included free on board. If you need 02 for CCR  bring spares or a bigger cylinder to decant from (we have a whip). Friday 5th motor back. The price does NOT include accomodation or meals, you need to arrange your own. Some snacks provided by us. Arrive with full tanks and Nitrox 32-36%.

Directions to meet boat in Eastbourne

Closest location is - Waterfront Car Park, Sovereign Harbour North Yacht Club next to ramp leading to pontoon where boat collects us.

• Use Postcode - BN23 5QG
• https://w3w.co/veal.cage.freed

Directions - From M25 Junction 5

M25 - A21 - to London Road/A2100 - Take A271, Wartling Rd and A259 to Harbour Quay in Eastbourne

Head on the A259 towards Pevensey Bay and just BEFORE the roundabout for ‘Sovereign Harbour North’ there is a roundabout signposted ‘The waterfront’ which is a large retail park with ASDA and a Virgin cinema take that turning. At the mini-roundabout go straight ahead into the car park, (Note: there is a height restriction 2.1m) and park as close to the far end of the car park as possible. From there it’s a very short walk over the road to the loading pontoon, which is next to the boat hoist.

What's NOT included - Accomodation you book yourselves

• The Hotel Windsor
• Hotel De La Plage - We used in 2023, basic, did the job & 10mins walk to Marina
• Dieppe Tourisme Office
• Booking.com Dieppe

What's included overview

4 Nights away, 5 days diving, 10 boat dives 20-35m, air fills, Tea, Coffee and Hot Chocolate plus biscuits.

What's NOT included

Accomodation, all meals - We can pick up packed lunches in Dieppe night before each diving day, and eat out each night.

Who is this suitable for?

• Everyone from - Advanced Open Water Divers with Deep Diver Specialty certification.
• Expected water temp 18c-19c.
• Expected Visibility 10-15m 

All you need to do now is Contact and request a Booking Form

Booking Fee - £160 payable to C-Life Ltd. Scuba Kit may also be hired through C-Life or bring your own.

Balance - £420 required by 1st July 2025

*PLEASE NOTE - If you cancel your booking it is up to you to find someone to take your space. Taking out holiday insurance to cover this and other possibilities is highly recommended and is your responsibility. Divers are required to have sufficient diving insurance too from DAN Europe, Dive Master Insurance or Insure4sport, and divinginsuranceuk.com - Your holiday insurance might not offer enough cover - check small print.