Hydra Diving Service Location

We do not have a shop, or a physical location for customers to visit. Hydra Diving has access to several swimming pools strategically located around the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey. We are able to service customers across Brighton & Hove, Worthing, Chichester, Eastbourne, Hastings, Crawley, Guildford and even those located in the more remote parts of both counties.

For PADI courses that require open water we use a variety of locations around the south coast both in-land and in the sea. Where we go is dictated by the course requirements and is often weather dependant.

Please Make contact with us if you wish to discuss these locations, or even if you have a new location you wish to go and try out. We are always open to suggestions!

Matt Hollingdale - Founder

I have always loved the underwater world and its mysteries. Diving is more than a hobby for me, it is a way of life and this is the reason I decided to turn my passion into a career by co-founding Hydra Diving.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge and teaching people new skills. I find it rewarding to see their excitement and curiosity as they explore the depths of the ocean.

The desire to live an adventurous and interesting lifestyle motivates me and diving has become my primary way of achieving this. I get to travel to different places, meet new people, and face new challenges every day. Diving is not just a business for me, it is a dream come true.

Chris Jeacock - Founder

In my previous life I was a police officer and detective for 17 years working within CID and child protection.

After taking a break from work I decided to try scuba diving and became hooked completely. The underwater world is absolutely fascinating and different to anything on land.

I’ve just finished a full year (winter included!) diving in the North sea and teaching a wide variety of courses and students, I’m now ready to show everyone why cold water diving is the best diving around. During this time we’ve obtained further knowledge of the offshore safety industry contracting for three major survival centres in the north east of Scotland.

I’ve completed various work within the commercial side of diving; maintaining pools and refurbishing them whilst on SCUBA as well as solving other problems with commercial tanks fitting equipment underwater.

I hold RYA Powerboat Level 2.

Diving does not need to be exclusive and should be accessible for all. My goal is to bring my enthusiasm and passion to all with a level of training centered on safety.