Lifeboat Station : Minehead
Main Contact Details
Minehead lifeboat station The Harbour Minehead Somerset
TA24 5UL
Telephone
01643 703388
- Explore this station
Station Information
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- Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
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- Observe stations may be open by appointment only
- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
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 - Dec 11am - 5pm daily 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)
04/07/2009
Alderney - 20:0804/07/2009
Looe - 17:4204/07/2009
Poole - 17:33
Last Launch
03/01/2009
Planning approved for Lizard
01/07/2009
By: Tamsin Thomas
Planning permission has been granted for a new RNLI lifeboat station at the Lizard, Cornwall.
RNLI Compass Summer 2009
26/06/2009
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from the South West in Compass, available here.
Sunny May means busy lifeguards
17/06/2009
By: Amy Caldwell
A bright, sunny May made for a busy time for North Devon's RNLI lifeguards, as thousands of people visited the beaches to make the most of it.
Putting training into practice
15/06/2009
By: Clare Julier
A routine exercise on the evening of 10 June between The Lizard lifeboat and 771 Search and Rescue Squadron was re-enacted the next day for real.
New man at the helm
09/06/2009
By: Roselyne Crowther
Paul Boissier will be the RNLI's new Chief Executive, when Andrew Freemantle retires in September after 10 years' service.
