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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station

Celebrating nearly 200 years as a lifeboat station, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston has been presented with 58 awards for outstanding rescues. The station carried out the first Medal award service by a Trent class lifeboat.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

Recent lifeboat launches from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station

8.23pm 16 May 2025
5.22pm 11 May 2025
2.09am 11 May 2025
1.53am 2 May 2025
2.56pm 26 April 2025
11.46pm 17 April 2025
7.45pm 13 April 2025
7.34pm 12 April 2025
6.29pm 2 April 2025
1.16am 28 March 2025
11.16am 22 March 2025
3.28pm 19 March 2025
8.31am 15 March 2025
8.34pm 10 March 2025
8.33pm 10 March 2025
3.38pm 7 March 2025
3.34pm 18 February 2025
2.35pm 11 January 2025
5.40am 11 January 2025
1.24am 6 January 2025

Today's weather

17°C Cloudy
Min: 7°C Max: 17°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station

Riverside Road

Gorleston

Norfolk

NR31 6PU

Station phone number

01493 662508

Accessibility

Parking, disabled parking, disabled access

Visiting times

March-November

Monday-Sunday

10am-4pm

Visitor contact phone number

01493 662508

Shop hours

The shop is located within the lifeboat station:

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station

Riverside Road

Gorleston

Norfolk

NR31 6PU

Open weekends and bank holidays until school summer holidays

Station phone number

Open daily from Saturday 10 December 10am-2pm (closed Sundays and Mondays)

Hub hours

Currently closed.

News and media from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station

RNLI Lifeguards patrolling during busy summer season in Skegness
Article Lifeguards
RNLI on the lookout for lifeguards in Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Hemsby
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Article Fundraising
Norfolk musicians to hold a sea shanty event to celebrate the RNLI’s 200 year
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Event poster with a paint of RNLI lifeboat on the shoreline
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Art exhibition in Norwich for RNLI as charity celebrates its 200th anniversary
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Mayor on the left of orange lifeboat with volunteers
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI Guild have a busy month of events
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