very shallow water off Castle Beach west of Pendennis Castle in Falmouth . This is a benign site , perfect for beginners . There are supposed to be seven of them scattered across Castle Beach west of Pendennis Castle , but I ’ ve never managed to find them all . Good luck !
The Red Tarn Plane
Advancing on the ‘ unusual ’ theme , how about a plane wreck , in a lake , up a mountain ? In 1940 , a Mosquito plane crashed on a training exercise on Helvellyn in the Lake District . It slid down and into Red Tarn , England ’ s highest lake . The fuel tanks and parts of the skeleton of the aircraft still lie in about 5-6m in the southeast corner . It ’ s a pleasant two mile walk up from the Youth Hostel but you ’ ll be glad you ’ re not carrying scuba kit !
HMS Scylla
One for the advanced snorkeller here . The Scylla requires a duck dive of over double figures to reach , but for those with appropriate experience ( and a boat to access this site of the Devon coast ) it is worth the effort . Purposely sank as an artificial reef , the ship is completely intact and festooned with life . The windows and doors are all clear , but wreck penetration by snorkel is not advised . �
Swimming through the bars and beams of the Louis Shied , Devon
Suggestions welcome
These are just some of the wrecks I ’ ve visited by snorkel . If you have any suggestions of different sites please drop me a line via Instagram
@ andy _ torbet as I ’ m always after new places to explore . I will report back in a later column on any recommendations I am able to follow-up .
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