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Swanage Lifeboat Station

Swanage Lifeboat Station

Situated at the southern end of Swanage Bay, lifeboats have been launching from Swanage Lifeboat Station since 1875. The station was rebuilt in 2016 to accommodate a new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

4.41pm 11 January 2020

Recent launches from Swanage Lifeboat Station

4.41pm 11 January 2020
6.42pm 8 December 2019
4.45pm 28 November 2019
12.11pm 25 November 2019
5.24pm 10 November 2019
5.02pm 10 November 2019
3.20pm 9 November 2019
12.10pm 21 September 2019
4.51pm 20 September 2019
3.15pm 15 September 2019
3.12pm 15 September 2019
2.09pm 14 September 2019
1.56pm 14 September 2019
12.07pm 12 September 2019
9.00pm 8 September 2019
10.09am 6 September 2019
4.21pm 2 September 2019
11.54pm 1 September 2019
2.37pm 27 August 2019
3.45pm 25 August 2019

Today's weather

8°C Cloudy
Min: 1°C Max: 8°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Swanage Lifeboat Station
Peveril Point Road
Swanage
Dorset
BH19 2AY

Station phone number

01929 423237

Accessibility

Disabled access

Visiting times

April-September
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm

July-September
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm
Sundays 11am-2pm

Shop phone number

01929 426777

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News and media from Swanage Lifeboat Station

Past coxswain remembered 125 years after he made the ultimate sacrifice
Volunteers from Swanage Lifeboat Station honour late Coxswain William Brown attending a memorial at his grave.
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Past coxswain remembered 125 years after he made the ultimate sacrifice
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Swanage RNLI volunteers always on duty
Swanage lifeboat crew on the slipway with the Shannon call lifeboat the George Thomas Lacy
Article Lifeboats
Swanage RNLI volunteers always on duty
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Rescuee raises lifesaving amount for Swanage Lifeboat Station
Sophie Dunford,Andy Clark, Jan Dunford, Nigel Dunford, Tammy Dunford and Oscar(the dog) present cheque to Swanage Lifeboat Crew on the slipway at Swanage Lifeboat Station
Article Fundraising
Rescuee raises lifesaving amount for Swanage Lifeboat Station
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Join this Dorset Reindeer Run and help RNLI lifeboat crews fight a Perfect Storm
Photo of three past participants in the Reindeer Run.
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Join this Dorset Reindeer Run and help RNLI lifeboat crews fight a Perfect Storm
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