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Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station's Shannon class and D class lifeboats

Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station

Covering a large stretch of the rugged North Devon coast, Ilfracombe has had a lifeboat for nearly 200 years. The two current lifeboats carry out a wide variety of shouts and four Medals for gallantry have been awarded.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

Recent lifeboat launches from Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station

9.19pm 2 October 2025
5.14pm 28 September 2025
5.14pm 28 September 2025
8.31pm 27 August 2025
5.13pm 27 August 2025
5.29am 27 August 2025
5.29am 27 August 2025
5.23pm 24 August 2025
7.02pm 15 August 2025
6.36pm 14 August 2025
2.30am 13 August 2025
5.31pm 9 August 2025
2.42pm 9 August 2025
2.29pm 8 August 2025
6.39pm 27 July 2025
7.37am 27 July 2025
7.12am 27 July 2025
6.37pm 26 July 2025
8.15pm 23 July 2025
4.19pm 21 July 2025

Today's weather

14°C Rain
Min: 12°C Max: 14°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station
The Lifeboat House
14 Broad Street
Ilfracombe
Devon
EX34 9EE

Station phone number

01271 863771

Station email address

[email protected]

Visiting times

From Easter to October
10am – 4pm daily

Visitor contact phone number

01271 863771

 

We offer a warm welcome to visitors at our boathouse in Ilfracombe. Our friendly boathouse team can you show you around the station and they are full of interesting information about it.

We also offer pre-booked tours of the boathouse and lifeboats for groups such as schools, youth groups or adult groups.

If you would like to book a group visit please email us at [email protected].

You can also visit the Ilfracombe RNLI Shop

Explore inside Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station

News and media from Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station

Shannon class lifeboat in rough weather
Article Lifeboats
RNLI announce changes to its lifeboat fleet in the south west
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Article Fundraising
Generous donation gives Ilfracombe lifeboats a firm footing
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Four people holding the RNLI Scroll
Article Heritage
Minehead celebrates RNLI 200th anniversary
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