You can visit Shoreham’s new RNLI lifeboat station and its state of the art Tamar lifeboat.

The new boathouse on Kingston Beach consists of a larger boat hall, crew training room, proper drying facilities for wet crew kit, changing facilities and a viewing platform for the public.

The old lifeboat station was demolished in January 2009 and work started immediately to build a new modern lifeboat station to house the RNLI’s new Tamar-class lifeboat and its inshore lifeboat along with two new slipways.

The lifeboat station opened in October 2010 following a three-year community appeal to raise £1million towards the new build. The station’s new Tamar lifeboat arrived in Shoreham on December 10 and had its first operational shout two days later.

The lifeboat is named Enid Collett, after the deceased donor, whose generous legacy funded the majority of the £2.7million cost of the boat. She is the first Tamar class lifeboat to go on service at a lifeboat station in the RNLI’s south east region.

The lifeboat station is open 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. There are 15 volunteer tour guides to show people around the station and the RNLI souvenir shop is also open at the same time. Phone number is 01273 596376.

No appointment is necessary for families or small groups. Just pop in. There is no charge for tours but a donation to the RNLI would be appreciated.

For large group tours or school visits either
pop into the lifeboat station during the hours
above to arrange in advance or email
shoreham-lifeboat-visits@hotmail.com
with your contact details.