Top Scuba Dive Shops in New Hampshire

Ready to check out the best shops in New Hampshire for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 4 dive shops where you can rent equipment, book dives, and get guided tours. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you. No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in New Hampshire to suit your needs. New Hampshire is a State with many unique features, including some great shore diving. Although the coastline is relatively small, there are some good dive locations included here. Watch out for lobster boat traffic, watch your tides and enjoy some of the unique underwater vistas of New Hampshire!
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Portsmouth Scuba

#1 - Portsmouth Scuba

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We are a premier New England dive shop, and have been in business for 35 plus years serving the Portsmouth NH and the surrounding area. Our store offers a wide verity of services to meet the needs of novice and seasoned divers. However, it is the knowledge, experience, and passion of our staff and customers for diving which fosters a warm and friendly network of divers. If you are looking for adventure, something fun and exciting, SCUBA diving will open your eyes, heart, and mind to a world below the surface just waiting for you to discover. It covers approximately three quarters of the earth’s surface, and is considered one of the last frontiers. It is full of mystery, history, natural beauty, and aquatic life. SCUBA diving is an opportunity of a lifetime, and severs as a gateway to a world that is absolutely breath taking. Our staff strives to make your SCUBA diving goals a reality. From the moment you walk into the dive shop, you will feel at home.

Discover Diving

#2 - Discover Diving

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Discover Diving is proud to be a PADI Instructor Development Center. With Jeff Haskell as our resident PADI Course Director we can offer divers the absolute complete dive training curriculum. Whether you want to try out the sport of scuba with the casual Discover Scuba program or begin a career as a dive professional by enrolling in the Dive Master program we are here to meet your needs. So come on in and let us help you rise to your full diving potential!

Discover Diving carries several full lines of state of the art scuba equipment from the best known and respected manufacturers in the industry! We also have a complete line of accessories to meet the needs of even the most demanding technical wreck diver. We service everything we sell from our fully stocked and professionally trained service department.

Diver's Den Dive Shop

#3 - Diver's Den Dive Shop

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Shop owners, Terry & Brian Martin and Craig & Susan Danby welcome you to Diver's Den Dive Shop. Located on the seacoast in southern New Hampshire in the town of Hampton Falls.  The shop had been operating since 1976 out of the Manchester, NH location.  In 2020 the current owners relocated the shop to the seacoast location.

We are proud to be a 5 Star PADI Training facility and the oldest operating PADI dive shop in the world. We have a minimum of 4 instructors at all times and offer classes year-round and well as private lessons. We also offer special rates for employers to send their employees as a group. Over the years we have also trained numerous fire departments throughout the state as well as conducting classes for educational organizations such as high schools and colleges.  SCUBA DIVING is one of the safest sports to participate in, it brings you to another dimension not seen by many. Because this is such a fun activity we view this business as a FUN business. The entire staff look forward to your visit. The mood is always upbeat and there is always time for conversation about learning how to dive, to chatting about your most recent adventure, and clues on how to find the best dive spots that New England has to offer.

We offer trips to the Caribbean at least twice a year. The shop is filled to capacity with all the things that you need to make your diving enjoyable from our selection of MASKS, FINS and SNORKELS to our large selection of BCD'S, REGULATORS, and of course DIVE COMPUTERS with all the accessories you'll need.  We have a wide selection of exposure protection suits ranging from warm and cold water WET SUITS to DRYSUITS and skins. We stock plenty of gear so you can check things out and try them on and get that perfect fit before you buy.

Aquatic Escapes Dive Center, LLC

#4 - Aquatic Escapes Dive Center, LLC

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Do you know someone who is not sure if scuba diving is for them? We have an opportunity for you! We host a Discover Scuba clinic here (call us for the schedule), just a couple of hours to experience what it's like! Our no pressure atmosphere is just what most people need. The cost is just $50 per person and is fully credited if you want to sign up for a course.