Lifeboat Station : Silloth
Main Contact Details
The Boathouse, Lawn Terrace, Silloth, Wigton
CA7 4AW
Telephone
01697 331691
- Observe this station
Station Information
Stations near you
- Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
- Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
- Observe stations may be open by appointment only
- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Eddie Studholme
Telephone
01697 361019
07802 940671
Station Opening Times
10am-12pm Sun or by appointment only
Shop
Easter - Dec - 1pm - 4pm Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 2pm - 4pm - Wed 11am - 4pm - weekends Weekends only during Oct and Nov Sun only during Dec Tel: 01697 331866
Accessibility
parking, disabled parking, disabled access
About this station
Nestling on the shores of the Solway Firth a lifeboat has provided cover in the area for nearly 75 years. The people of North Cumbria contributed to today’s inshore Atlantic 75 lifeboat Spirit of Cumbria.
Recent launches in the north (BST)
06/10/2008
Humber - 16:1606/10/2008
Lytham St Annes - 09:2705/10/2008
Tynemouth - 18:03
Last Launch
04/08/2008
RNLI runners turn out for Great North Run
06/10/2008
By: Alison Levett
Around 250 runners joined Team RNLI at the BUPA Great North Run yesterday (5 October), the world's biggest half-marathon.
New Tynemouth lifeboat named
02/10/2008
By: Adrian Don
Tynemouth's new D class lifeboat Mark Noble was officially named on 28 September, in memory of the brother of the donor whose generosity paid for the vessel.
Swimmer saved by Blackpool crew
15/09/2008
By: Paul Parton
Blackpool lifeboat crew saved a woman on Saturday evening, 13 September, after she got into difficulty while swimming.
Flood Rescue team in Morpeth
08/09/2008
By: Alison Levett
A team of 21 RNLI crew members worked tirelessly for 15 hours through Saturday night and Sunday morning to rescue people from flooded homes in Morpeth, Northumberland.
Busy day for Seahouses
06/08/2008
By: Ian Clayton
Humber Coastguard paged Seahouses lifeboat station last night after reports of two people trapped on Holy Island causeway.