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Exterior of Littlehampton Lifeboat Station at sunset

Littlehampton Lifeboat Station

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The modern Littlehampton Lifeboat Station was established in 1967, and is located on the east side of the River Arun. It was home for 49 years to successive lifeboats named Blue Peter 1, funded by viewers of the children's BBC television programme. These days, the station is equipped with an Atlantic 85 lifeboat and D-Class inshore lifeboat.

Littlehampton Lifeboat Station

Three different classes of lifeboat gather on a calm sea at sunrise.
Littlehampton's lifeboats
Find out more about the lifeboats helping our crews to save lives at sea at Littlehampton.
Our lifeboats
RNLI flag against a blue sky.
News and media from Littlehampton
Read the latest rescue stories, volunteer news and updates from our lifeboat station.
Latest news
Sand art on a beach which says 'Be aware tidal cut off' in large letters.
Local info, forecasts and tides
Find local safety information and get the 5-day forecast and tide times for your area.
Local info
A range of historical lifejackets: one is cork, one kapok and one is foam covered in red material with RNLI printed on it.
Littlehampton's history
Take a look back through key events from the history of our lifeboat station in our timeline.
Our history

Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Littlehampton Lifeboat Station
Fisherman's Quay
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN17 5BL

Station phone number

01903 715351

Accessibility

Parking, disabled parking, disabled access

Visiting times

The station is open most days, 10am-4pm. This may be curtailed during periods of bad weather.

January-March 11am-2pm weekdays, 10am-3pm weekends. 

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News and media from Littlehampton Lifeboat Station

Two volunteer crew point to a flare in the distance
Article Rescue
Littlehampton RNLI volunteers rescue two mariners aboard sunken vessel
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Tower Crew Cycling Challengers standing on Tower Lifeboat E-10 holding onto a bike
Article Fundraising
Tower RNLI crew to cycle 540km from Poole to Tower Lifeboat Pier
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Littlehampton_RNLI_SLAS_Filming_Launch
Article Sea safety
Littlehampton RNLI to feature in BBC2’s Saving Lives at Sea - 15 September 8pm
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Article Lifeguards
RNLI lifeguards in Littlehampton take part in multi-agency rescue exercise
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