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)
30/11/2008
Dart - 15:2930/11/2008
Falmouth - 06:3130/11/2008
Torbay - 03:34
Last Launch
22/11/2008
Bobby's Boat named at College
24/11/2008
By: Amy Ross
A D class lifeboat for the RNLI relief fleet was named Bobby's Boat at the Lifeboat College on 14 November.
RNLI trainer awarded prestigious medal
17/11/2008
By: Tamsin Thomas
RNLI Sea Survival Trainer Paul Savage has been awarded the prestigious Thomas Gray Silver Medal at the Annual Court of the Marine Society and Sea Cadets.
£5M software donation
24/10/2008
By: Julia Sylvester
Microsoft is donating software worth £5M to the RNLI over the next 3 years.
Lifeguard patrols extended into Winter
02/10/2008
By: Amy Caldwell
The traditional RNLI lifeguard season drew to a close at the end of September, but patrols have been extended on six beaches in the south west of England.