Introduction
One of the best known diving places in the UK. Stoney Cove boasts
all the amenities you could ever want including heated changing
rooms. It seems to be one of the busiest diving sites in the
UK. Dive times are:
Weekdays 08.00 - 16.00
Weekends and Bank Holidays 07.00 - 15.00
Night Dives 18.00 - 21.00
(1st and 3rd Wednesday every month)
Please note they now operate a registration fee
of £15.00 for two years.
Costs are: £5 per diver (registered)
£7 per diver (unregistered).
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The "well stocked" and friendly Dive Shop with David
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History
In the 1700s locals began to gather stone for use as a building
material from an area known as Mill Hill. During the early part
of the century the granite stone was quarried commercially/.
In 1958 work stopped and the quarry filled with natural spring
water.
Stoney Cove has now matured into an excellent place to dive
complete with an assortment of fish and wrecks.
It has an area of water covering approximately 12.5 acres with
terraced depths of 6m, 20m, and 35m.
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Looking West |
Accommodation
First Class Bed and Breakfast Accommodation,
Willowmead,
36, Stanton Road,
Sapcote,
Leicestershire,
LE9 4FQ. Tel:
01455 273545.
Prop. Joyce & Bob O'Brien.
All rooms with TV, En Suite, facilities available.
Off road parking, Good home cooked food, Non Smoking, 2 Minutes
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How to get there:
- M1 junction 21 turn onto M69.
- Follow M69 to junction 2.
- Turn left at junction 2 onto the B4069 to Sapcote.
- About 1 mile down that road turn left to Stoney Stanton and
follow road to T junction.
- Turn right along Stanton Road and then right again.
- The Stoney Cove old entrance is about 200 Yards on your right.
Follow the road a bit further and the new entrance is on the
left.
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