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Come visit a lifeboat station - Summer 2013

 

Find an open day near you and get the insider view of a local lifeboat station.   

We recommend you visit the station website or call ahead before making any special trips, in case the dates change closer to the time.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifeboat station​ ​Open day(s) ​ Station​ ​Open day(s)
Abersoch​ ​27 May ​
Mablethorpe​
 17 August
​21 July ​ ​Macduff ​11 August
Aith​ ​2 June ​ ​Minehead ​20 July
Amble​ ​25 August ​ ​Moelfre ​10 August
Anstruther​ ​1 June ​ ​Montrose ​17 August
Appledore​ 4 August​ ​ New Quay, West Wales​ ​26 May
Arran Lamlash​ 21 July​ ​ Newbiggin​ 22 June and 28 July
4 August​ ​ ​Newhaven ​6 July
Baltimore​ 30 June ​ ​ ​Newquay, Cornwall ​18 August
Barmouth​ 21 July​ ​ ​Padstow ​5 May, 4 July, 19 August and 15 September
22 June​ ​ Penlee ​26 August
Beaumaris​ 27 July​ ​ ​Poole ​4 August
24 August​ ​ ​Port St Mary ​28 July
Blyth​ 7 September​ ​ ​Port Talbot ​6 July
Bridlington​ 27 July​ ​ ​Portpatrick ​28 July and 3 August
Broughty Ferry​ ​4 August ​ ​Red Bay ​3 August
Buckie​ ​8 June ​ ​Rhyl ​4 August, 31 August and 1 September
Bude​ 14 July ​ ​
​ ​ ​Seahouses ​August bank holiday Monday
Burnham on crouch​ ​30 June ​ ​ ​
Burry Port​ ​17 August ​ ​Shoreham Harbour ​30 June
Campbeltown​ ​13 July ​ ​Silloth ​26 August
​Cardigan ​25 August ​ ​Skegness ​18 July
​Castletownbere 2 June ​ ​Sligo Bay ​16 June
​Clacton on Sea ​22—23 August ​ ​Southwold ​10 August
Conwy​ ​All year ​ ​St Agnes ​15 August
​Courtmacsherry Harbour ​30 June ​ ​St Peters Port ​13 June
​Craster ​3 August ​ St Ives​ ​15 August
Criccieth​ ​11 August ​ ​Stranraer ​16 June
Cromer​ ​28 July ​ ​Sunderland ​4 August
​Cullercoats ​13 July ​ Swanage​ ​9—18 August
​Donaghadee 10 August​ ​ ​Teignmouth ​3—4 August
Douglas​ ​30 June ​ The Lizard​ ​11 August
​Dover ​17—21 July ​ ​The Mumbles ​21 July
​Dumbar ​20 July ​ ​Tignabruaich ​20 July
​Enniskillen ​1 June ​ Tynemouth ​21 July
​Exmouth ​18 August ​ Walmer​ ​22 June
​Falmouth March—October​ ​ ​Wells ​21 July
​Filey ​3—4 August ​ ​Weston-Super-Mare ​28 July
​Fishguard and Goodwick ​25 May ​ ​Wexford ​22—23 June
Fleetwood​ ​10 August ​ ​Weymouth ​29 July—3 August
​Flint ​7 July ​ ​Whitby ​14 July
​Fraserburgh ​1 June ​ ​Whitstable ​3 August
​Girvan ​31 May ​ ​Wick ​15 June
​Harwich All year ​ ​Wicklow ​14 July
​ ​ ​Withernsea ​
​Hayling Island ​28 July ​ ​ ​
​Helensburgh ​28 July ​ ​ ​
​Holyhead ​25—26 August ​ ​ ​
​Horton and Port Eynon ​17 August ​ ​ ​
Ilfracombe​ ​9 August ​ ​ ​
​Kilkeel ​29 June ​ ​ ​
​Kilmore Quay ​4 August ​ ​ ​
​Kinghorn ​13 July ​ ​ ​
Kinsale​ ​5 August ​ ​ ​
Kirkcudbright ​11 August ​ ​ ​
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​Largs ​3 August ​ ​ ​
Little and Broad Haven​ ​4 August ​ ​ ​
​Littlehampton ​23 June ​ ​ ​
​Littlestone on Sea ​3 August ​ ​ ​
Lough Swilly​ 3 June​ ​ ​ ​
Lowerstoft​ 28 July​ ​ ​ ​
Lytham St Annes​ 11 August​ ​ ​ ​
 

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