

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.

Latest lifeboat launch
Visitor information and facilities
Station address
Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station
The Lifeboat House
14 Broad Street
Ilfracombe
Devon
EX34 9EE
Station phone number
Station email address
Visiting times
From Easter to October
10am – 4pm daily
Visitor contact phone number
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