SEAURCHINDIVERS
Stoney Cove

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Most of SUD advanced courses are conducted here

2.5 to 3 hours from Sussex.

Sapcote Road, Stoney Stanton Leistershire, LE9 4DW
Tel 01455 273089

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During excavation

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Mill on Soar, where we usually stay
Tel  01455 282419

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The Cove its self

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SeaUrchin Team


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 THE HISTORY OF STONEY COVE.
Stoney cove has only been open for diving in recent years. Its original names were Lanes Hill and Top Pit. Granite has been quarried from Stoney Stanton for road building or paving streets. A railway line ran from Stoney Stanton at around 1850, horses and steam driven vehicles were used at the quarry. School children used to ride the horses after school. Pumps have always been used to remove spring water and this was used at the local village. Quarrying ceased and the pumps then stopped resulting in the quarry flooding, within 5 years the quarry was being used for diving and other water sports. With the development of North sea oil in the 60s and 70s, divers and underwater equipment were tested at the quarry. In 1978 a company called Stoney Cove Marine Trials was formed to promote scuba diving activities. A drainage system is in place which removes rain water from the cliffs and banks away from Stoney cove which has improved the underwater visibility. Stoney is home to the largest inland wreck named Stanegarth, and the development of the site continues.

The cove is split up into three principle areas these being novice, intermediate and advanced offering an ideal training ground for new and experienced scuba divers. The novice area at 7 meters depth hosts two main attractions a Viscount aircraft cockpit and a replica of Captain Nemos Nautilus submarine. The intermediate area at 22 meters is home to a Wessex helicopter close to the cliff edge, an old bus, another aircraft and a large 1910 steam powered tug named the Stanegarth. The advanced area at 36 meters is home to a Hydrobox and offers deep diving to very experienced divers.

Overall the site offers a whole range of diving opportunities and offers excellent training and recreational fun diving for a wide range of skill levels.

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Picture drawn by Linda Faux

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Stanegarth

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Jon having a nap

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