LADY DRUSIE

Best months: Jul–Sep

Protected Area

Arfordir Penrhyn Angle / Angle Peninsula Coast

Why dive here

With 176+ marine species recorded in the area - including blue sharks, dolphins, dwarf minke whales, humpback whales and ocean sunfish (mola mola) - LADY DRUSIE offers some of Cornwall & Devon's richest wreck diving. Water ranges 10-18°C, warmest July, August, September.

Best timeJul–Sep

WetsuitA 5mm wetsuit

Marine lifeBlue Sharks, Dolphins, Dwarf Minke Whales, Humpback Whales and Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) · 176+ species recorded

Water10-18°C · warmest July, August, September

CharacterWreck dive · max 16m

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

The Lady Drusie, off the Cornish coast, is one of those wrecks that just hits different. We love it because it’s so intact, sitting upright at a comfortable 16 metres, making it perfect for a long bottom time. You drop down, and suddenly this whole ship just materialises out of the green, a proper skeleton of a vessel that feels like a time capsule. What you'll find here is a genuine piece of history, sunk by a mine in 1940, and now it’s absolutely bursting with life. Crabs scuttle in every crevice, big lobsters peek from beneath plates of steel, and the deck often has a resident school of pollack swirling above it. We'd suggest checking the tide for slack water; it makes navigating the deeper hold and the stern section much easier. The visibility can be a proper Cornish pea-souper sometimes, but on a good day, when the sun filters down, it’s just magical exploring the various compartments. This site really suits divers who appreciate historical wrecks and aren't afraid of a bit of gloom, as the rewards are always worth it.