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Set on the shore of Dorset's beautiful Poole Harbour, RNLI College is the perfect venue for your:
wedding
private function
teambuilding
commercial training.
Mingle with our lifesavers as they attend training courses at the college. You can also stay in one of our harbour-view bedrooms, enjoy a meal in our waterside Riggers Restaurant, or enjoy an evening drink at the Slipway Café:Bar.
All profits come to the RNLI, so every £1 you spend at the college helps save lives at sea.
Convenient, accessible and close to the action
RNLI CollegeWest Quay RoadPooleDorset BH15 1HZ
Tel: 0870 833 2000
Located on the waterfront in Poole, Dorset, the RNLI College is just a short walk to Poole Quay and the Dolphin shopping centre. The beaches of Sandbanks are easily reached by car or you could take a ferry across to Brownsea Island.
Poole is easily accessible, with good road, sea and high speed rail links and Southampton airport is less than 60 minutes away by train.
RNLI CollegeWest Quay RoadPooleDorset BH15 1HZ
RNLI College has been awarded the Bournemouth Tourism Award 2009 for Contribution to the Conference and Business Tourism Experience, and also the HRS Hotel Excellence Award 2010 for Excellence in Meetings. Further accolades include Eventia Awards 2010 Best Team Building Event winner; HBAA Awards 2010 finalist for Best Demonstration of Customer Service; AEO Awards national finalist for Unsung Hero, and South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2010 finalist for Outstanding Customer Service.
Our lifeboat crews launch 24 times a day on average. Find out which station has launched near you around the UK and Republic of Ireland. View shouts.
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