Stoney Cove

Description: Sapcoat Rd, Stoney Stanton, Leicester LE9 4DW. Tel: 01455 273089 (shop) 01455 274198 (The Cove public house) ... more

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Newest Review: ... third Wednesday of the month night diving is available until 9.00pm. Parking Stoney Cove is a victim of its own success and parking spaces are limited. When the car parks are full then the site will be closed to further visitors for safety reasons. There are three car parks known as top, middle and bottom. The preferred site is the bottom car park as this is closest to the water and fully ... more

... tarmac. The only people who can pre-book parking at Stoney Cove are registered diving businesses who are using the site for training purposes. For the rest of us securing a car park space on the bottom car park at weekends can mean a very early start and...more

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Stoney Cove Diving Centre (1786 words)
by - written on 15/02/06 (Very useful, 2934 readings)
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For anybody who has chosen to undertake their diver training in the UK then the chances are the former quarry Stoney Cove is the place they will find themselves once they have graduated from the warm and safe waters of their local swimming pool. This is the place where you start your sheltered water training and is the stepping stone towards the day when the water starts to taste different, there are lots of big fish to see and you find out whether you will be a victim of sea sickness and spend your first few dives feeding the fish the contents of your stomach from the side of the boat. It is certainly one of the top inland destinations for diver ... Read the complete review

Get wet at the weekend (1251 words)
by - written on 31/07/01 (Very useful, 1293 readings)
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Stoney Cove Leicestershire is now the premier inland dive site in Europe. Most UK Divers take Stoney Cove for granted as a regular weekend dive site but for those of you who do not know it let me take you on a tour: Location Stoney Cove is located on Sapcot Road just outside Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. From London take the M1 north to junction 20 and then about 10 minutes after this you arrive in Stoney Cove. The total trip takes a couple of hours and it is worth setting out early, as Stoney is incredibly popular. Dry Tour Arriving at Stoney you will be asked to sign in on their registration scheme that costs £9 for a days ... Read the complete review

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