NEWHAVEN SCUBA CENTRE

Local diving. Year-round. All levels.
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What We Do...

SSI Scuba Diving Centre: Training, Equipment Sales & Rental, Wreck & Drift Dives, Air & Nitrox Fills, Diving Holidays

Why Choose us...

We’re an active dive centre - not just a classroom.
You’ll learn from our experienced certified instructors who dive regularly, teach with passion, and know the local waters inside out. We always aim for one-to-one sessions, creating a calm, focused learning environment that moves at your pace. And it doesn’t end with the course - we run weekly boat dives, UK and overseas diving trips, and a welcoming club community to keep you diving long after certification.

Formerly a PADI centre, we switched to SSI to offer a more flexible, modern training experience. With SSI’s globally recognised certifications and personalised approach, we can tailor your journey to suit your pace and goals.

Start your eLearning today by creating a free SSI account and affiliating with our dive centre via this link here or by scanning the below QR code

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4.7
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Adam Daly
4 weeks ago
I just wanted to send a note to thank you and the team for your
support in helping me complete the scuba try-dive and overcome the
claustrophobia issues that have prevented me from doing it in the
past.

I’d especially like to express my gratitude to Nat, who was an
amazing instructor. Her calm guidance, understanding, and experience
made all the difference, and I’m not sure I would have had such a
positive experience without her support.

Thank you again to you all…this has been a major personal hurdle for
me to overcome, and I truly appreciate the encouragement and
professionalism throughout.

Looking forward to next time!
Very good people and very professional. You are in good hands if you want to dive with them.
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Fabian Rohde
2 months ago
Did a spontaneous dive trip with this company and enjoyed some wreck diving.
Proper communication, well equipped and organized, professional scuba center!

Thanks to Glenn & Team.

Best,
Fabian
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Phil O'Neill
2 months ago
Glen certainly seems to be able to run a very successful dive centre. Providing a range of services in a friendly manner. Willing to provide additional recommendations and resources when necessary.
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danny ryle
5 months ago
Came to the shop for a mask. The assistant was very helpful and friendly, and let me try various masks on for size. Great shop with cool and interesting artefacts from local dive sites on display too!
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George Marsh
6 months ago
Great Club for people new to diving. The head instructor Glenn is very experienced. Would totally recommend for all levels of divers. I found this club to be extremely welcoming for beginners to diving and great for helping nervous newcomers to become more experienced and confident. As a club it has a great community.
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H R
8 months ago
I first came to Glenn as an AOW diver, but having only dived in the UK a handful of times with my university club. Through doing drysuit skills and various dives, I’ve managed to build my confidence diving in the UK. Glenn is particularly helpful with teaching courses to beginners and new students - helping them feel comfortable in the water, which is supported by his great team of welcoming instructors. He is also great at recommending good-quality equipment for a reasonable price. Newhaven scuba also offer an annual abroad trip, which is really fun and accessible to both club and non-club members!
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nsrow
8 months ago
There are absolutely much better services and options than this one. Unprofessional, rather rude and half-competent representative who rarely/if at all replies (via a ‘call me if no one around’ number) or is present during working hours (set by themselves). It’s usually a week long hassle to even talk to someone, followed by frequent dodging in giving a clear information or an answer (either by irrelevant xp bragging or by providing an answer late) with a goal solely to extract money from new clients. Convincing customers that they know more than they are actually able to handle or provide, eventually avoiding embarrassment by blaming ambient conditions or clients lack of knowledge. Very poor approach and completely unbacked arrogance - glaringly obvious from another instructors perspective and unfortunately not observable by an average client or a person new to diving.
Absolutely no chances for refunds even if misinformed, offered incorrectly priced services, and having them not provided in customer friendly manner and/or eventually granted at reduced quantity/quality - take CAUTION
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Richard Morris
10 months ago
My daughter was a little apprehensive at first but within minutes of meeting Glenn and the Team (Clive) any apprehension went and a beaming smile was on her face. Glenn is superb and the Team he has put together is amazing. He is so attentive and really passes on his passion for the subject to his pupils. So fortunate to have found him and Newhaven Scuba and if you want to get into the world of diving no better place to begin your exciting journey.
Glenn, Will & Steve took amazing care of us whilst doing out SSI Deep diving & Enriched Air Nitrox courses this past weekend.

Glenn is extremely knowledgeable and experienced which made it easy for us to decide to dive with him, especially as newbies to diving in the UK!

I would 100% recommend the team at Newhaven Scuba for your next recreational or course dives!
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Gareth Evans
1 year ago
Really professional and comprehensive training delivered with patience and skill.
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Jordan Ward
2 years ago
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Sam Dix
2 years ago
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Nicholas Harvey
2 years ago
Great dive op. Professional with a welcoming atmosphere and top notch customer service. Highly recommend Glenn and crew!
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Stuart Foster
2 years ago
Total professionalism. Great dive today on the TR Thompson, 4m Vis and 16c sea temp.
If Carlsberg did Scuba then this club is it, so if you are wanting to learn Scuba, this is the place to be.
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grant attrell
2 years ago
Fantastic training centre.
Have done a few courses here and still a few to complete.
Fantastic place to train or dive local.
It's an unrushed experience where your understanding and skill is forefront in the trainers mind keeping you safe both during and after training.
There's always good conversation and helpful information from all the team.
Thank you Glenn, Steve, Will , Cat, Yaz and everyone that I have missed
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Leah Olivia
3 years ago
Absolutely lovely people, everyone is so welcoming and diving is just as incredible 🙂
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MattRing
3 years ago
I did the Try Dive today and it was brilliant ! Glenn, Steve and Sue were fantastic, I can’t recommend them enough.

Learn at Your Own Pace

We always aim for 1 to 1 sessions

SSI Scuba Diver Training

Beginner to advanced, we've got you covered

Club Member Discounts

Priority access to rib dives & big savings

Our Own Open Water Dive Site

Brighton Marina

UK Wreck & Drift Diving

We dive weekly, all year round

Become the diver you have always wanted to be with our SSI dive courses in Newhaven