Plymouth, June 2026
A big thank you to Andy Bloss for organising another brilliant Mid Herts trip down to Plymouth. Everything ran smoothly from start to finish and was made even better by skipper Sam and crew member Alex from InDeep Diving.
Portland Weekend May 2026
Mid May saw the first 2026 Mid Herts trip to Portland. Saturday started inauspiciously with one unfortunate diver losing their car key in Portland Harbour whilst loading the boat!
Cyprus Zenobia Trip May 2026
A week in Cyprus in early May saw a group of Mid Herts Divers heading for warmer waters, wrecks, and a healthy dose of Mediterranean sunshine.
NAS April Klein Hollandia Dive
24th April saw Richard and I heading down to Eastbourne at an uncivilised time to dive the Klein Hollandia and Normans Bay wreck, courtesy of the Nautical Archaeology Society.
Mid April Swanage Weekend
April saw the first MHD UK offshore diving trip, to Swanage. Unfortunately we managed to thread the needle and find a 2 day spell of strong winds between spells of settled conditions.
Easter Monday Arlesey BBQ
The first bank holiday of the year gave us an opportunity to have an extended diving session at Arlesey, and at a more social hour too – perfect timing to combine with having a post-dive BBQ.
Fuerteventura Spring 2026
Here we go again, a 3am early rise for a trip to Luton Airport and a few hours flight to sunnier climes. Our group of seven included several of us who did the same trip almost exactly a year ago.
Malta DPV Diving Trip
Our small group from Mid Herts left a cold and damp Gatwick on Saturday and soon touched down in Malta for our short trip. What made this a little different from the usual blue-water dive trip was that we were signed up to complete a DPV course.
2025 End of Year Celebration
It wouldn't be the end of another great year of club life without a big get together to celebrate the year gone by. The night is all about recognising what we've achieved this year and thanking those individuals who have gone the extra mile.
Red Sea Liveaboard Oct 2025 - Lisa
When the opportunity to go on a liveaboard trip to Egypt presented itself, I didn't hesitate. As an ocean diver I didn't have the necessary qualifications to join this trip, but I did have enough time to get liveaboard ready.
Red Sea Liveaboard Oct 2025 (Sabine)
A scuba diving liveaboard is more than just a boat. It's a floating hotel, dive base, and adventure hub all in one. Designed for divers, these vessels allow you to explore remote, pristine underwater sites far beyond the reach of day boats.
Five Take 'Passport to Paradise' in Indonesia
In late September, our small group of five set off for Indonesia in search of warm clear waters with quality tropical diving and we found and enjoyed exactly that.
Sound of Mull - September 2025
What happens when 12 divers and 4 'accomplices' move into a stately manor together for a week? Exactly what you'd expect: chaos, laughter, and a surprising amount of scallops.
Farne Islands August 2025
Mid August saw the 2025 trip to the Farne Islands. The weather throughout the weekend was fabulous with flat calm seas and bright sunshine, showing off the islands at their stunning best!
Philippines May 2025
Leaving leafy Hertfordshire and setting off to the airport, we were thinking: 'Great another dive trip to the Sunshine'. But this one was different — 14-hour flight to Hong Kong, then on to Cebu for a bucket list trip.
2025 Early May Bank Holiday BBQ
Being fully into the lovely late Spring/early Summer public holiday season, we felt it would be a great idea to take advantage of the warming waters, improving weather, and the extended slot at Arlesey to host a BBQ.
Annual Quiz Night 2025
Friday 4th April saw 20 of us descend on the Welwyn Sports & Social club for the annual quiz night. Great fun and cheap drinks were had and the 'Under Pressure' team took the prize pot.
Madeira Long Weekend Trip
We all awoke at an ungodly hour on Thursday morning to take the minibus down to Gatwick, and despite the sunrise being a long way off, everyone was in great spirits and excited at our little adventure ahead.
Club Social Special - Nautical Archaeological Society Talk
For our October Monthly Club Social, we were delighted to welcome the Nautical Archaeological Society (NAS) to the Welwyn Sports & Social Club for a talk on the workings of the NAS.
Maldives October 2024
Well, what a trip! The Maldives is certainly a gift for divers that keeps on giving. Following a fairly uneventful 12 hours flying we arrived in Male airport to be met by our EcoProDivers reps.
Littlehampton Day Trip August 28th 2024
An early start for us all to drive to Littlehampton for 7:30 am to be in time for a planned ropes-off at 8:40am. Our skipper Dave got us all on board his large RIB.
SeaSearch Visit - March 2024
On 26/27 March Anthony, Clive and I headed down to Truro to take part in a Seasearch Course. SeaSearch is an initiative led by the Marine Conservation Society which trains recreational divers to do citizen science.
Trip to London Hyperbaric Chamber
Nine Mid Herts members opted to take a trip to experience a dry dive at the London Hyperbaric Chamber on Saturday 24th February 2024. We made our way to the chamber at Whipps Cross Hospital.
Trip to Dunoon
Planning for Dunoon began last year at the Trips Night, when we decided to boldly go where Mid Herts Divers had not gone before rather than venture to one of our usual haunts.
Scapa Flow
A group of twelve divers made the long journey to Orkney to dive the remaining wrecks in Scapa Flow. Some decided to drive through the night, others during the day staying overnight in Inverness.
Isle of Man Trip
At last, after 2 years of waiting, we managed to go diving in the Isle of Man, a dive venue on our bucket list! This was a joint dive with MHD, Milton Keynes and Dunstable clubs.
Lanzarote Spring Trip
The end of March saw Mid Herts Divers setting off for a few days in the sun to do some warm water diving. There were 14 on the trip, including 3 non-divers.
Pembrokeshire Trip
For the second year running we had to cancel the trip we had planned to go to Malta due to the ongoing COVID saga. So we played it safe and Simon put in a huge effort to secure us a week of diving closer to home.