GO Diving this weekend!
The GO Diving Show is back this coming weekend with more big-name speakers, more exhibitors, more activities – and the Great British Pub!
The highlight of the UK diving calendar promises to be bigger and better than ever for 2023. There are more exhibitors than previous shows, the event has expanded into a second hall – and the British Isles Experience and the traditional Great British Pub have made a welcome return.
The GO Diving Show, this year partnered with Seiko Prospex, is the only UK consumer and trade event dedicated to scuba diving and dive travel. Launched back in 2019, GODS looks to serve the established diving market within the UK, while inspiring new students and non-divers into our beautiful underwater world.
The event will once again be held at the NAEC Stoneleigh, on Stoneleigh Park, close to Coventry and within easy reach of the M40, M6 and M1. There are 11,000 FREE car parking spaces. If you are coming by train, Stoneleigh Park is approximately five miles from Warwick Parkway and Coventry stations, so a short Uber or taxi ride.
At the core of the show are the interactive and inclusive activities to keep the whole family entertained for the entire day.
Top speakers and presentations
Throughout the weekend, the three stages will host a plethora of speakers from around the world, talking about a wide range of topics and subjects. Headlining the Main Stage is actor, TV presenter and award-winning documentary maker Ross Kemp. Other top speakers include underwater explorer Patrick Widmann, cave diver and ‘Mother of Sharks’ Cristina Zenato and popular all-round Action Man Andy Torbet.
One of the two secondary stages will host talks on UK diving and technical diving, while the other will be the Inspiration Stage along with underwater photography. These stages will see a selection of well-known faces from the diving scene alongside newcomers doing their first talks, and will cover a myriad variety of topics – whatever your interests, there will be something for you.
Interactive elements for all the family
The ever-popular virtual-reality diving pod is back, taking you deep on a technical dive on an ancient shipwreck, as is The Cave – whatever your age, if you’ve ever hankered to give caving or cave-diving a try, then prepare to don a helmet and kneepads and venture into the darkness of the 30-metre cave-system.
Bruce the bucking rodeo shark is also back for 2023, as well as the massive pool, the perfect place for people to give diving a go for the very first time, or for experienced divers to try a new discipline, such as sidemount or closed-circuit rebreather diving.
The Exhibition Hall
All of these activities and interactive elements are surrounded by an ever-increasing list of exhibitors, ranging from training agencies, manufacturers and distributors to tourist boards, travel agents, dive centres, liveaboards, resorts and much more.
The British Isles Experience is back in 2023, with dive centres, liveaboards and charter boat companies showcasing some of the best diving hotspots around our coastline.
Opening Times and Tickets
Saturday 4 March – 10am-5pm
Sunday 5 March – 10am-4pm
There’s still time to get your ticket! Day tickets are priced at £15 per person, and under 14s go free with a paying adult. And remember, parking at the GO Diving Show is complimentary!
Go to www.godivingshow.com/tickets to get your tickets now!
Photographs by Jason Brown
