Lifeboat Station : Ilfracombe
Main Contact Details
Ilfracombe lifeboat station The Lifeboat House 14 Broad Street Ilfracombe Devon
EX34 9EE
Telephone
01271 863771
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Andrew Putt
Telephone
01271 863771
Station Opening Times
10am-1pm, 2pm-4.30pm daily
Shop
Easter-Christmas Tel: 01271 879405
About this station
Covering part of the north Devon coast, Ilfracombe has celebrated nearly 180 years as a lifeboat station. The two lifeboats carry out a wide variety of shouts and four Medals for gallantry have been awarded.
Recent launches in the southwest (BST)
12/05/2008
Plymouth - 17:2011/05/2008
Sennen Cove - 22:2111/05/2008
Fowey - 14:17
Last Launch
Launched this week
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.