Reef
down to 6 m
Menawethan (Eastern Isles seals)
A shallow rocky platform in the Eastern Isles where playful seals approach divers and nibble fins, best around high tide.
- Open Water
- Seals
Advanced≤30 m
Dave's Crack (Sweet Shop)
Dive site in Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
A reef crevice to about 30 m with boulders and swim-throughs, discovered by Dave McBride.
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
The dive
A reef and fissure dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divernet.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Fissure
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Isles of Scilly
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Sep.
Source: divesitedirectory.co.ukWhere is Isles of Scilly?
The point shows the Isles of Scilly area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Isles of Scilly
Wreck
down to 48 m
Plympton and Hathor
Two ships lost on the same Lethegus pinnacle, in 1909 and 1920, one wreck lying across the other down to 48 m.
- Technical
- Anemones
Wreck
down to 15 m
Bartholomew Ledges Wreck (protected)
A licensed protected wreck site where 16th-century cargo from an unidentified armed vessel lies under tall kelp at 10-15 m.
- Open Water
Wreck
down to 40 m
Cita
MV Cita sank in 1997 and has numerous swim-throughs to explore.
- Experienced
- Nudibranchs
Wreck
down to 40 m
HMS Association (protected wreck)
A 90-gun warship built in 1697, lost on the Western Rocks, scattered through deep rock gullies and boulders from 5 to 40 m.
- Experienced
Wreck
down to 43 m
Italia
A wreck that starts shallow and runs down a reef wall to 43 m, with so much to see.
- Experienced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.