Fees · Destination Guide
Tide windows, chalk reefs and a century-spanning wreck archive on England's south coast
Key fee: UK Electronic Travel Authorisation
GBP 20
Confirm these fees before you book so your operator plan and day budget match what you will pay onsite.
There is no Sussex-wide tourism levy, marine-park dive tag or general recreational dive permit. Budget instead for operator or charter fees and any UK immigration authorisation. Special legal controls apply to protected wrecks, scheduled monuments and recovered wreck material, and these are about access and conservation rather than routine admission.
| Fee | Amount | Applies to | Where to pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Electronic Travel Authorisation | GBP 20 Multiple journeys for up to 2 years or until passport expiry, whichever is sooner | Eligible visa-exempt visitors who require an ETA |
Apply only through the official UK ETA route or app. Nationality and immigration status determine whether an ETA, visa or no advance authorisation is required. |
| Protected wreck site licence | No application fee Licence-specific | Divers entering designated protected-wreck areas or conducting licensed survey, excavation, recovery or anchoring | Where to pay | Norman's Bay access is commonly arranged through licensed archaeological programs or operators. Never assume that ordinary charter booking grants access to a protected zone. |
| Scheduled Monument Consent | No standard visitor fee Project-specific | Intrusive work or specified change at a scheduled monument | Where to pay | Normal non-contact observation does not create a tourism ticket, but excavation, attachment, removal, damage or other works can require prior consent. The Selsey D-Day vehicles must be treated as a protected archaeological site. |
| Receiver of Wreck reporting | No reporting fee Report within 28 days of recovery | Anyone who recovers wreck material in UK waters or brings it into the UK | Where to pay | Reporting is mandatory even when an item seems small or valueless. Leave artifacts in place whenever possible and record the location for the relevant authority or archaeological project. |
Fee
Multiple journeys for up to 2 years or until passport expiry, whichever is sooner
Apply only through the official UK ETA route or app. Nationality and immigration status determine whether an ETA, visa or no advance authorisation is required.
Licence-specific
Norman's Bay access is commonly arranged through licensed archaeological programs or operators. Never assume that ordinary charter booking grants access to a protected zone.
Project-specific
Normal non-contact observation does not create a tourism ticket, but excavation, attachment, removal, damage or other works can require prior consent. The Selsey D-Day vehicles must be treated as a protected archaeological site.
Report within 28 days of recovery
Reporting is mandatory even when an item seems small or valueless. Leave artifacts in place whenever possible and record the location for the relevant authority or archaeological project.