The lifeboat answers approximately 60 to 70 calls per year, the majority being in the summer months.
All members of our crew are volunteers, with full time jobs elsewhere. The boathouse is normally unmanned, and the crew are summoned by pager, activated by the Coastguards.
The boat is launched across the beach by tractor and drive-on / drive-off carriage.
We have a small shop selling teas, coffees, and souvenirs.
Access to the boathouse is via the West Harbour gate, in Harbour Street.
Visits & Talks
Visits by school or youth groups – contact Lifeboat Visits Officer David Hayward 01227 264489
Talks to adult groups or clubs – contact our Speaker Geoff Parry 01227 264756
The address of the station is:
Whitstable Lifeboat Station
The Harbour
Whitstable
CT5 1AB
Website: RNLI (Whitstable)
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