LORD STEWART

Best months: Jul–Sep

Protected Area

Lyme Bay and Torbay

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) - LORD STEWART 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 21m

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

The *Lord Stewart* isn't one of those wrecks that jumps out at you with dramatic upright mast structures. No, she’s a scattered steamship, torpedoed in 1918 by UB-104. What we love about her is the history you can feel in the bent plates and the way she’s spread across the seabed. It’s a proper rummage dive, down at 21 metres, with various pieces of machinery and hull sections forming little reefs. Visibility here can be a bit hit or miss, typical for the UK, but on a good day, the green light filtering down really highlights the resident wrasse and pollock darting between the frames. Keep an eye out for conger eels too, they’re often tucked deep inside the more intact sections. Our pick for a dive here would be on a neap tide, giving you maximum bottom time to explore the debris field properly without fighting a current. It’s a fantastic site for those who enjoy piecing together a story from the scattered remains, rather than just admiring an intact structure.