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Wells Lifeboat Station

Lifeboat crews at Wells have been saving lives at sea since 1830 but the first RNLI lifeboat station was built in 1869. The current boathouse is located on a sand and shingle spit just over a mile north of the town.
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Latest lifeboat launch

Recent lifeboat launches from Wells Lifeboat Station

6.08pm 13 April 2025
4.49pm 12 April 2025
6.52pm 30 March 2025
4.06pm 29 March 2025
3.40pm 12 March 2025
3.40pm 12 March 2025
11.43am 9 March 2025
4.33pm 2 March 2025
4.27pm 1 March 2025
2.15pm 25 February 2025
2.32pm 29 December 2024
2.04pm 28 December 2024
12.28pm 26 November 2024
4.28pm 1 November 2024
1.00pm 27 October 2024
1.35pm 26 October 2024
2.16pm 28 September 2024
3.05pm 30 August 2024
2.19pm 29 August 2024
2.08pm 28 August 2024

Today's weather

11°C Rain
Min: 7°C Max: 11°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Wells Lifeboat Station
Beach Road
Wells-next-the-Sea
Norfolk
NR23 1DR 

Station phone number

01328 710230

Accessibility

Parking, Disabled Parking

Visiting times

Please check opening times on our Facebook Page. You will be able to view the boats from the viewing gallery and, if you wish, browse the stock of lifeboat merchandise. 

Guided tours are only available to book online. Any bookable slots that are available can be found on the Eventbrite page

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Launch a Memory

For enquiries regarding Launch a Memory, please do not contact the station directly. Please contact our Launch a Memory Team on [email protected] or call our Supporter Experience Team on 0300 300 0061 (UK) or 01 511 9871 (Ireland).

We understand that you may wish to visit the station to view your loved one’s names on the lifeboat. Please note that the lifeboat and the station may not always be available for viewing for various reasons, for example operational needs.  Therefore, the station can sometimes be closed to visitors at short notice. Depending upon weather and volunteer availability, the main boat hall doors may be open to allow a view of the bow of the lifeboat. When these are open, we ask that you do not cross any barriers that are placed in this area and do not go into the main boat hall.

News and media from Wells Lifeboat Station

Wells D-class lifeboat 'Peter Wilcox' on cut off by tide launch on a sunny day with a volunteer crew of three in full inshore lifeboat kit
Article Beach safety
Wells RNLI warns of tidal dangers as Easter approaches
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Wells RNLI inshore lifeboat Peter Wilcox launched to cut off by the tide three volunteers onboard in full RNLI inshore kit
Article Rescue
Wells RNLI inshore lifeboat tasked to assist two cut off by tide
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Wells RNLI inshore lifeboat launch to two people cut off by the incoming tide. Volunteer crew of three in full RNLI kit
Article Rescue
Wells inshore lifeboat crew aid people cut off by tide
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Wells RNLI D class lifeboat launches to three people cut off by the tide with a crew of three on a spring tide
Article Rescue
Wells RNLI inshore lifeboat crew assist three people on Mothering Sunday
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