PADI Five Star Dive Center · Hampton Falls, NH
Experience New England Diving with Divers Den
Training, gear, servicing and air fills for divers along the New England coast — from a first breath underwater to rescue-level certification.
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Where would you like to begin?
Four ways into the shop — whether you are learning, kitting out, diving locally, or just getting to know us.
Find Your Course
From your first breath underwater to rescue-level training, taught on-site year-round.
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Visit the Dive Shop
Gear sales, rentals, servicing and air fills at our Hampton Falls shop.
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Local Diving & Charters
Dive the New England coast with our divemasters, from Nubble Lighthouse and beyond.
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Why Divers Den?
A PADI Five Star Dive Center that has been part of New England diving since 1968.
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Our heritage
Our Heritage Runs Deep
Diver’s Den Dive Shop is the oldest PADI dive shop in the world — PADI Dive Shop #8. That number is not a marketing line; it is the shop’s original PADI registration.
Established in 1968 and in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire since 2020, the shop is owned and run by a four-member team. It holds PADI Five Star status and runs classes and private lessons on-site all year, with five PADI certified instructors.
Its roots go back further still: the story starts in the late 1950s, when Dick Kurisko and friends took up a sport that barely existed yet in New England.
Popular courses
Start Your Dive Journey
We are a PADI Five Star facility with five certified instructors, running classes and private lessons on-site all year.
No experience needed
Discover Scuba Diving
Never dived before? Try scuba in the pool with an instructor and see what it is like.
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Beginner
Open Water Diver
The first scuba certification. eLearning, confined water and open water dives.
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Certified divers
Advanced Open Water
Build real skills across adventure dives including deep and underwater navigation.
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Returning divers
PADI ReActivate / Refresher
Been out of the water a while? Refresh your skills and get diving again safely.
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What we offer
Everything a Diver Needs
Sales, rentals, servicing and fills — all under one roof in Hampton Falls.
Equipment Sales
Selected brands, fitted in store so you take home the right kit.
Rentals
Daily, weekly and long-term rental gear, serviced to manufacturer spec.
Gear Service
Factory certified technicians and fast turnaround on the gear we sell.
Breathing Gas
Air and enriched air fills, tested quarterly by Trace Analytics.
Get in the water
Diving You Can Join Now
Local diving runs through the season with our divemasters. Destination trips are announced to the trip list first.
Local Diving
New England shore and boat sites along the Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts coast.
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Local Diving with Jason
Local dives with Jason McCarthy, usually on the Massachusetts North Shore.
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No destination trips are currently scheduled. Our last group trips — Bonaire, Little Cayman and Indonesia — have now sailed. Ask the shop to be added to the trip list and we will let you know what is planned next.
The community
A Shop, Not a Storefront
Diver’s Den is run by a four-member team with five PADI certified instructors. We like meeting new divers and seasoned ones, swapping stories, and pointing people at the right course or the right regulator rather than the most expensive one.
Out of the water that means classes and private lessons on-site year-round. In the water it means local dives led by our divemasters — John Hines and Jason McCarthy both run regular trips along the coast.
Visit us
Find the Shop
We are on Lafayette Road (US Route 1) in Hampton Falls, a short drive from the New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts coast. Look for unit #9.
Divers Den Dive Shop
97 Lafayette Road #9Hampton Falls, NH 03844
United States
- Phone
- (603) 601-6708
- info@diversdendiveshop.com
Business hours
Hours occasionally change — please check before making a long drive.
Ready when you are
Your Next Dive Starts Here
Whether you are taking your first breath underwater or planning your next adventure, the Divers Den team is ready to help.