[MyraVan]

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this, since all the posts I've seen are the "Find a Buddy" rather than "Places to Dive" sort, but I'll give it a go anyway.

I'm not really a freediver, more of a recreational scuba diver, but next spring or summer I'd like to take the family to a nice place where we can all get in the water for some snolkeling. So I'm looking for a place that has the following:

* not too far from the UK, where not too far means no further than the east coast of the US (the Pacific means too long a flight)

* warm water so we can get in the water without wetsuits, or with nothing more than perhaps a shorty

* pretty and plentiful aquatic life, so we can just float on the top and look at the fishies

* other things to do too, like zoos, gardens, playgrounds

* if possible, not too expensive!

Anyone got any recommendations?