Lifeboat Station : Porthdinllaen
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Porthdinllaen lifeboat station, Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd
LL53 6DG
Telephone
01758 720241
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Visitor Contact
Mike Davis
Telephone
01758 720241
Station Opening Times
Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm plus most weekends in the summer
Shop
Easter - Oct (all school holidays) 11am - 5pm daily Open twice weekly at Christmas
About this station
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Situated on the north coast of the Lleyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, North Wales, Porthdinllaen lifeboat station is the home of Hetty Rampton, a Tyne class lifeboat. During its history the lifeboat crews have been presented with five awards for gallantry.
Recent launches in wales (BST)
06/01/2009
Moelfre - 09:3704/01/2009
Rhyl - 18:4904/01/2009
Fishguard - 12:52
Last Launch
30/12/2008
D class named at St Davids
25/11/2008
By: Jim Phillips
Despite the poor weather, crowds flocked to St Davids on Sunday to see the naming of the station's new D class lifeboat Myrtle and Trevor Gurr.
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from Wales, West Mercia and the Isle of Man in Compass, available here.
Family rescued from grounded RIB
15/09/2008
By: Peter Wright
A rigid inflatable boat with two adults and two children onboard ran aground in Conwy Bay on Saturday afternoon.
Holyhead lifeboat leads historic procession
01/09/2008
By: Ray Steadman
A flotilla of gaff-rigged wooden boats sailed into Holyhead on 31 August, led by the town's Severn class lifeboat Christopher Pearce.
Scrum on the Beach
15/08/2008
By: Paul Cullen
England rugby players Danny Cipriani and Nick Easter enjoyed a day on the beach on Wednesday, in the centre of Birmingham, with RNLI Lifeguards giving safety advice.