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The crack of life

All life - well, a whole bunch of colourful British marine life - can be found on one shore dive in Cornwall. John Liddiard turns his attention to a very popular crevice more...

Appeared in DIVER September 2008

Deep Purple

The maerl beds of the Fal estuary in Cornwall offer a rich diving experience way out of the mainstream - even when your day starts as badly as this one did for Tony Sutton more...

Captivated by the Manacles

Cornwall offers plenty of holiday diversions and unlimited diving pleasure - and you hardly need to stray from the Manacles to find it, says John Liddiard more...

Stepping Off the Lizard

There's a children's adventure playground, a zoo and an ostrich farm at Porthkerris cove, in Cornwall, which makes it an ideal destination for a family outing. You, of course, will be there for the beach diving !.Mark Webster sums up the area's underwater attractions more...

CAPTIVATED BY THE MANACLES

Cornwall offers plenty of holiday diversions and unlimited diving pleasure - and you hardly need to stray from the Manacles to find it, says John Liddiard more...

Full Circle turns to Britain for diving adventure

Full Circle Expeditions, the world-girdling diving adventure holiday organiser, turns its attention to western Britain and Ireland this summer for a two-month exploration of top dive sites from Cornwall to Scapa Flow. more...

Fall into the water here

For that elusive balance between high-quality shore dives, rewarding offshore wrecks and diversions for all the family, Gavin Parsons recommends Porthkerris in Cornwall more...

Coming Home to Cornwall

Newquay isn't just a paradise for surfers and under-age binge drinkers - wreck-divers who hang out with the right crowd are in for a rare treat, as an ecstatic Louise Trewavas reports more...

Blown Off Course

UK diving is never predictable,and when the weather turns nasty divers need to be inventive and adaptable. At either end of the UK, in Cornwall and in Aberdeen, John Liddiard manages to find interesting back-up dives - even if the entry is a bit on the rough side more...

Pinnacles of Perfection

Why does Gavin Parsons suddenly find himself making novice errors? Because he's distracted to the point of forgetfulness by the scenic qualities of two of Cornwall's best sites more...

Trigger-Happy Tales

You don't have to leave the UK to see exotic fish being groomed at a cleaning station, says Mark Webster. He became a regular at one such establishment in Cornwall last summer more...

Light on Pendeen's Mysteries

An invitation to dive north of Land's End gets John Liddiard all excited, and his pleasure is undimmed when he finds that some of the wrecks are not what they seem more...

Tales from the River Bank

What do you get if you cross a Cornish river estuary with a scuba-diver? A blinding day out, according to Mark Webster, who says that the Helford and Fal offer rich diving potential more...

The 7 Stones

Pros: Clear Atlantic water and the least-dived reef in the south of England. Cons: Well offshore and highly susceptible to weather and tides. John Liddiard had a good time at the Seven Stones reef off Land's End last winter, and reckons it would provide a real summer treat for divers more...

Secrets of the Stone

You might think you know Cornwall's Runnel Stone, but for most divers the area around the pinnacle itself is unexplored yet rich in excellent and varied dives. So says John Liddiard - but beware the weather, and tides which follow their own rules more...

Rites of Spring

Can't wait to get among British marine life again? Then get down to Cornwall for a classic spring dive as soon as you can manage it. Mark Webster is OK - Pendennis Point is on his doorstep more...

Long Weekends - Land's End Weekend

West Cornwall, with some of the best diving in the UK, is quite accessible for a short break, says Mark Webster more...