Silver Steps
One of favourite dive sites in Falmouth and in Cornwall. Silver Steps - Aptly named because of the silver railing guarding the steps down to the rocky shoreline below. This is our local and most frequented dive site. With its mixture of kelp forests, abundance of marine life and even some old wreckage from the tug boat “Alice” & German U-boats - there is something for everyone.
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Depending upon tide the maximum depth here is 8-10m. Making this dive site perfect for novices and experts.
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Pollack
Ballan Wrasse
Snakelock Anemones
Spider Crabs
Cuttlefish
Dragonettes
Thornback Ray
Nudibranchs
Nursehounds
Catsharks -
Located on the South West side of Pendennis Point in Falmouth. This site is a 10 minute walk or 5 minute drive from our Dive Centre on Bar Road in Falmouth.
Divers making their way down the "Silver Steps".
Catshark at Silver Steps - Photo by our instructor Shannon Moran
Instructor Cruz providing a dive briefing at Silver Steps
Thornback ray - Photo by our instrucor Shannon Moran
Divers entering the water at Silver Steps
Spidercrab on forest kelp at Silver Steps - Photo by our instructor Shannon Moran
Greater Pipefish blending into the sandy seabed - Photo by our instructor Shannon Moran
Cuttlefish on the sand flats at Silver Steps - Photo by our instructor Shannon Moran
Snakelock Anemone on Golden Kelp - Photo by our instructor Shannon Moran