Carters Rock

Little Fistral ligger utanför den västra sidan av Towan Headland och är ett grunt rev med sandbotten - perfekt för träning och snorkling på nybörjarnivå. Här finns några intressanta klippformationer och genomgångsställen.

The Gazzle lies within the Newquay Bay & Gannel Marine Conservation Zone. It is shallow shore dive, max depth - 10m on a high tide. Gradually deepening sandy slope with kelpy reef and an abundance of marine life. Gazzle (North) - Kelp/rocky reef, caverns. Gazzle (South) - Kelp/rocky reef, caverns, old slipway.

Dane Rock ligger precis runt hörnet från Newquay Harbour. Det är ett grunt rev med ett maximalt djup på 8 meter. En idealisk plats för dykutbildning på nybörjarnivå.

Välkommen till Dive Newquay, som ligger i hjärtat av Newquay. Vårt SSI Diamond Dive Centre har ett sortiment av den senaste dykutrustningen, både för öppen och sluten dykning. Våra faciliteter på plats omfattar ett klassrum och en uppvärmd 4m bassäng. Vi ligger 1 mil från Newquays hamn, vilket gör att vi har ett perfekt läge för dykutbildning.

SS Siracusa 1879-1897. 36m max depth. Built as the SS Bavaria, then renamed the SS Siracusa was a steamship carring a cargo of coal. When passing Newquay, she was caught up in a storm, subsequently wrecking off Towan Headland.

Little Trolvis is a flooded granite quarry, 16m max depth with shelves at 5m and 9m. Underwater features include the blacksmiths forge, an old wheel, cart, motorbike, pipework and more!

Another popular shore dive, Silver Steps is a sprawling rocky reef of gullies with sandy patches in between. Best dived at high tide when you can find up to 11m. A very scenic dive where you can also find the heavily salvaged remains of 5 German WW1 U-Boats including UB86 and UB112.

Porthkerris is a popular location with an on site dive centre offering boat charters, air fills, shop and the Porthkerris Beach Cafe. Porthkerris is also a great location for snorkelers and freedivers. Dolphin, seals and at the right time of year whales and basking sharks have all bee seen in the bay.

A ten-minute journey from Porthkerris lies The Mohegan. A 482ft, 6,889 gross tonnage luxury, four-masted, single funnel liner which sank in mysterious circumstances after hitting the Manacles in 1898. The Mohegan needs to be dived at slack tide or on weak neap tides.

Talland Bay in Cornwall offers a great dive for beginners or those just wanting to dive from the shore. There’s also a wreck in Talland Bay; the Marguerite which lies in shallow water between the two main beaches.