Lifeboat Station : Minehead
Main Contact Details
Minehead lifeboat station The Harbour Minehead Somerset
TA24 5UL
Telephone
01643 703388
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
David James - Deputy Launching Authority
Telephone
01643 705545
Station Opening Times
11am-5pm daily Don't miss: crew training - 10am every Sun
Shop
Mar-Oct Tel: 01643 706421
Accessibility
Disabled access
About this station
Looking out over the broad expanse of the Bristol Channel, Minehead lifeboat station has operated from the same boathouse for over 100 years. Today's station has two inshore lifeboats - a B class Atlantic 75 and a D class.
Recent launches in the southwest (BST)
11/05/2008
Sennen Cove - 22:2111/05/2008
Fowey - 14:1711/05/2008
Exmouth - 13:56
Last Launch
09/04/2008
Mersey makes her mark
09/05/2008
By: Kevin Riley
Exmouth's new Mersey class all-weather lifeboat proved her worth in a low water rescue yesterday (8 May).
Lifeboats save three after cat capsize
08/05/2008
By: Tamsin Thomas
Three sailors were saved by the Salcombe lifeboats at the weekend, after their 10m catamaran capsized.
Fowey rescue day before naming
06/05/2008
By: Tamsin Thomas
Fowey's D class inshore lifeboat Olive Two rescued three teenagers on Saturday, the day before its official naming ceremony.
Lifeguards' river rescue
22/04/2008
By: Amy Caldwell
A team of RNLI lifeguards returning from a training exercise found themselves in a real-life rescue situation on Tuesday 15 April.
Naming ceremony for Fowey
21/04/2008
By: Tamsin Thomas
Fowey's new D class lifeboat will be officially named Olive Two on Sunday 4 May.