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Lulworth Cove dive site - Courtesy of Dan Begent

Lulworth Cove dive site - Courtesy of Dan Begent

Scuba Diving South Coast England, UK, Europe

Dive Site: Lulworth Cove

Location: West Lulworth, Dorset

Description: Reef

Depth: 5 metres (15 feet)

Visibility: 5 metres (15 feet)

Rating: **

This is very shallow, but quite a picturesque and enjoyable dive that would make a good introduction to diving. There is a lot of life including blennies, flat fish and much seaweed and kelp.


In John Howland's Treasure from British Waters (Ram Books, p.71) it mentions fifteen gold coins (either French or Portuguese), found in Lulworth Cove. Several years ago I went to Lulworth on a metal detecting club visit, where I know of one person finding a gold coin in the fissures in the chalk at the back of the cove. One other person I know of found six coins after a particularly stormy day. He declared these to the coroner, so there should be records of these; this was probably about ten years ago. There doesn't seem to be any records of any shipwrecks in Lulworth Cove or nearby, dating to the 16th/17th centuries, when the coins appear to date from. If anyone knows of any, I would be grateful to hear about it - please contact dive site directory who will forward any information to me. Apparently the coins tend to surface after quite strong storms, some getting trapped in the rocks at the back of the cove - where metal detector's often used to look, until they put all the 'no metal detecting' signs up.Martin Scarfe


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