List of RNLI stations

{{short description|List of RNLI stations in Great Britain and Ireland}}

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the RNLI's fleet of search and rescue lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways.

The service was established in 1824 and is operated largely by volunteers. Its headquarters are at Poole, Dorset and it is a registered charity in both the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Key

= Lifeboat types =

The types of boats provided at each station and the launching methods vary depending on local needs. If more than one boat is provided they are sometimes stationed in separate buildings at different locations in the same town. Current RNLI boats fall into three broad groups:

All weather lifeboats (ALBs): {{Lbb|Mersey}}, {{Lbb|Severn}}, {{Lbb|Shannon}}, {{Lbb|Tamar}}, and {{Lbb|Trent}}.
Inshore lifeboats (ILBs): {{Lbc|D|IB1}}, {{Lbb|Atlantic 85}} and {{Lbc|E}}
Hovercraft: H-class

= Launch methods =

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The principal launching methods are:

Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS) – tractor/track based mobile slipway
Carriage – an ALB or ILB is pushed into the water on a carriage by a tractor
Davit – an ALB or ILB is lowered into the water by a crane
Launchway – an ILB is pushed into the water on a carriage by hand
Moored afloat – an ALB or ILB is kept in the water alongside the lifeboat station or nearby, in which case a small boarding boat is provided so that the crew can reach it
Slipway – an ALB slides down a slipway straight into the water
Transporter – hovercraft are kept on the rear of trucks that can transport and offload them anywhere
Versadock / Aquadock – a floating 'drive-on' pontoon

= Regions =

The following lists do not include the lifeguard patrolled beaches which also have their own equipment including inflatable boats and jetskis. The information is correct with reference to the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025 unless noted otherwise,{{cite book |last1=Leonard |first1=Richie |last2=Denton |first2=Tony |title=Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025 |date=2025 |publisher=Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society |pages=127-133}} and is set out like the RNLI's regional model. As far as possible it follows a clockwise route around the coast.

North and East Region (North East and East England)
South East Region (South and South East England)
South West Region (South West England and the Channel Islands)
Wales and West Region: (Wales, North West England and the Isle of Man)
Scotland Region (Scotland)
Ireland Region (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

List of stations by region

= North & East Region =

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width="18%" \| Station ! width="22%" \| Location ! width="12%" \| Lifeboat type(s) ! width="12%" \| Launch method ! Name and Op.No. ! width="100" \| Photo
{{Lbs\|Berwick-upon-Tweed}} \| Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{nowrap\|{{Lbc\|D\|IB1}}}} \| Slipway Davit \| Penny J (B-940) Glenis Joan Felstead (D-900) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Seahouses}} \| Seahouses, Northumberland \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| SLARS Carriage \| John and Elizabeth Allen (13-36) Grace Darling (D-828) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Craster}} \| Craster, Northumberland \| {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Carriage \| {{nowrap\|Skpr James Ballard RNVR DSC (D-839)}} \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Amble}} \| Amble, Northumberland \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| {{nowrap\|Moored afloat}} Davit \| Elizabeth and Leonard (13-16) Alf and Dora Whiting (D-867) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Newbiggin}} \| Newbiggin, Northumberland \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| A85 Carriage \| Richard Wake Burdon (B-864) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Blyth}} \| Blyth, Northumberland \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Aquadock Davit \| Patricia Southall (B-923) Sally Forth (D-878) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Cullercoats}} \| Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| A85 Carriage \| Daddy's Girl (B-935) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Tynemouth}} \| Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear \| {{Lbb\|Severn}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Moored afloat Davit \| Osier (17-34) Little Susie (D-829) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Sunderland}} \| Sunderland, Tyne and Wear \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Davit Davit \| Seagil (B-945) Thee Andy Cantle (D-879) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Hartlepool}} \| Hartlepool, County Durham \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| Moored afloat Launchway \| John Sharp (13-54) Solihull (B-881) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Redcar}} \| Redcar, North Yorkshire \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| A85 Carriage Carriage \| Leicester Challenge III (B-858) Eileen May Loach-Thomas (D-786) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Staithes and Runswick}} \| Staithes, North Yorkshire \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| A85 Carriage \| Sheila & Dennis Tongue III (B-897) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Whitby}} \| Whitby, North Yorkshire \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Moored afloat Davit \| Lois Ivan (13-49) Warter Priory (D-810) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Scarborough}} \| Scarborough, North Yorkshire \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| SLARS Carriage \| Frederick William Plaxton (13-15) John Wesley Hillard IV (D-856) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Filey}} \| Filey, North Yorkshire \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| A85 Carriage Carriage \| Marjorie Shepherd (B-928) The Rotarian (D-859) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Flamborough}} \| Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| A85 Carriage \| Elizabeth Jane Palmer (B-820) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Bridlington}} \| Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| SLARS Carriage \| Antony Patrick Jones (13-22) Ernie Wellings (D-852) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Withernsea}} \| Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire \| {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Carriage \| Mary Beal (D-837) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Humber}} \| Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire \| {{Lbb\|Severn}} \| Moored afloat \| Pride of the Humber (17-05) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Cleethorpes}} \| Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire \| {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Carriage \| James and Deanna Adams (D-889) \| 100px
{{lbs\|Mablethorpe}} \| Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| A85 Carriage Carriage \| Jacqueline Saville (B-887) Stanley Whiteley Chadwick (D-790) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Skegness}} \| Skegness, Lincolnshire \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| SLARS Carriage \| Joel and April Grunhill (13-17) The Holland Family (D-842) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Hunstanton}} \| Hunstanton, Norfolk \| Hovercraft {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| Launchway A85 Carriage \| The Hunstanton Flyer (Civil Service No.45) (H-003) Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Wells-next-the-Sea}} \| Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| SLARS Carriage \| Duke of Edinburgh (Civil Service No.53) (13-46) Peter Wilcox (D-797) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Sheringham}} \| Sheringham, Norfolk \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| A85 Carriage \| The Oddfellows (B-818) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Cromer}} \| Cromer, Norfolk \| {{Lbb\|Tamar}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Slipway Carriage \| Lester (16-07) Mr Eric Sharpe (D-868) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Happisburgh}} \| Happisburgh, Norfolk \| {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Carriage \| Russell Pickering (D-813) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Great Yarmouth and Gorleston}} \| Gorleston, Norfolk \| {{Lbb\|Trent}} {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| Moored afloat Davit \| Samarbeta (14-10) John Rowntree (B-925) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Lowestoft}} \| Lowestoft, Suffolk \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} \| Moored afloat \| Patsy Knight (13-05) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Southwold}} \| Southwold, Suffolk \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| Davit \| Annie Tranmer (B-868) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Aldeburgh}} \| Aldeburgh, Suffolk \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| A85 Carriage Carriage \| Ralph (B-949) Susan Scott (D-808) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Harwich}} \| Harwich, Essex \| {{Lbb\|Severn}} {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| Moored afloat Davit \| Albert Brown (17-03) Tierney Harvey and Sonny Reid (B-907) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Walton and Frinton}} \| Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex \| {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Carriage \| John Wickens (D-798) (training) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Clacton-on-Sea}} \| Clacton-on-Sea, Essex \| {{Lbb\|Shannon}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| SLARS Carriage \| Chris and Jo West (13-52) Damar's Pride (D-849) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|West Mersea}} \| West Mersea, Essex \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} \| Carriage \| Just George (B-879) \| 100px
{{Lbs\|Burnham-on-Crouch}} \| Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex \| {{Lbb\|Atlantic 85}} {{Lbc\|D\|IB1}} \| Floating Boathouse Floating Boathouse \| Tony and Robert Pritt (B-849) David and Barbara Chapman (D-807) \| 100px

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width="18%" | Station

! width="22%" | Location

! width="12%" | Lifeboat type(s)

! width="12%" | Launch method

! Name and Op.No.

! width="100" | Photo

| Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

| {{Lbb|Atlantic 85}}
{{nowrap|{{Lbc|D|IB1}}}}

| Slipway
Davit

| Penny J (B-940)
Glenis Joan Felstead (D-900)

List of RNLI stations

Key

= Lifeboat types =

= Launch methods =

= Regions =

List of stations by region

= North & East Region =

= South East Region =

= South West Region =

= Wales, West & Isle of Man Region =

= Scotland Region =

= Ireland Region =

See also

References

External links