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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

7.58pm 29 June 2025
9.36am 28 June 2025
9.24am 19 June 2025
9.34pm 16 June 2025
9.32pm 16 June 2025
5.56pm 14 June 2025
4.01pm 11 June 2025
4.06am 11 June 2025
4.06am 11 June 2025
4.04am 11 June 2025
8.55pm 1 June 2025
5.32pm 31 May 2025
5.32pm 31 May 2025
10.07am 30 May 2025
6.56am 27 May 2025
5.14pm 23 May 2025
7.23pm 20 May 2025
3.43pm 29 April 2025
7.01pm 2 April 2025
1.56pm 14 March 2025

Today's weather

16°C Sunshine
Min: 14°C Max: 16°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

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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Article Rescue
Ann Cleeves book launch very nearly scuppered by a lifeboat call out
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