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238 RNLI Lifeboat Station Challenge
The RNLI create a ring of safety around the coasts of the UK and Ireland.
Join us on our journey to visit all 238 RNLI Lifeboat Stations.
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East of Scotland – Angus
This upcoming week of visits will take us the farthest from home yet, including stops at the northernmost Lifeboat Stations operated by...

Allan & Helen
May 30, 20255 min read


Lincolnshire
Easter Monday, our final day of visits along the East Coast of England. We left our B&B and headed first to Grimbsy Docks in the hope...

Allan & Helen
Apr 27, 20253 min read


Yorkshire
Easter Sunday had us visiting four lifeboat stations on the Yorkshire coast. We stayed in a very comfortable B&B in the middle of nowhere...

Allan & Helen
Apr 27, 20255 min read


North Yorkshire
After our visit to Hartlepool on Good Friday we crossed the River Tees and pitched up at our B&B in Redcar. We awoke to a stunning sea...

Allan & Helen
Apr 25, 20255 min read


East Coast at Easter
Travelling during the longest bank holiday period of the year seems like a daft thing to do but it does give us 4 days that do not...

Allan & Helen
Apr 22, 20255 min read


Devon & Cornwall – Final Day
Our final day in the south west had arrived and we had one more visit to do before heading home. An early start was needed as we left our...

Allan & Helen
Apr 9, 20252 min read


Devon & Cornwall – Day 7
On our penultimate day of our visits in the west country we ventured north to three Devon Lifeboat Stations. The Sun had come back out...

Allan & Helen
Apr 9, 20254 min read


Devon & Cornwall - Day 6
Today we visited three stations along the north Cornwall coast, Newquay, St. Agnes and St. Ives. Newquay Lifeboat Station We had made...

Allan & Helen
Apr 8, 20253 min read


Devon & Cornwall - Day 5
Our challenge will obviously involve travelling to Lifeboat Stations that are located on islands around our coastline. So far, apart from...

Allan & Helen
Apr 8, 20253 min read


Devon & Cornwall - Day 4
Our journey around Devon and Cornwall continued on day 4 with two visits, Sennen Cove Lifeboat Station and Penlee Lifeboat Station....

Allan & Helen
Apr 8, 20253 min read


Devon & Cornwall – Day 3
For our third day in Devon & Cornwall we headed to the north Cornish coast to visit four stations. Bude Lifeboat Station Our first stop...

Allan & Helen
Apr 6, 20255 min read


Devon & Cornwall - Day 2
Day two of our week in Devon and Cornwall started with a relaxed breakfast and a 10:00am meet at Falmouth lifeboat station. We arrived a...

Allan & Helen
Apr 6, 20252 min read


Devon & Cornwall - Day 1
This weekend we resumed our visits after a short break over winter. We based ourselves in Bodmin, Cornwall to undertake 19 station visits...

Allan & Helen
Apr 6, 20254 min read


100th Visit - Tower
We have reached a couple of milestones on our challenge to visit all 238 RNLI Lifeboat Stations. On the last day of November we attended...

Allan & Helen
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Somerset
Following a wet and blustery day and 3 fabulous visits in South Wales, we headed back over the Severn Bridge to visit 3 more stations in...

Allan & Helen
Nov 28, 20244 min read


Glamorgan
We were determined to not let Storm Bert put us off visiting 6 Lifeboat Stations around the Bristol Channel in November. After all, the...

Allan & Helen
Nov 25, 20243 min read


The Chieftain
As it was a lovely sunny afternoon we took the opportunity to travel down the Kent coast to Whitstable after our visit to Sheerness in...

Allan & Helen
Nov 16, 20243 min read


Special Access Stations
Not all RNLI lifeboat stations are publicly accessible due to their location in Ports or other restricted areas. To complete our...

Allan & Helen
Nov 9, 20243 min read


Lancashire
Our overnight stay in the Royal Station Hotel, Carnforth was a lot better than the night before. We were suitably rested and well fed...

Allan & Helen
Oct 27, 20244 min read


Cumbria
Following our 4 visits along the coast of Dumfries & Galloway we headed into Cumbria where there are 4 RNLI Lifeboat Stations. After a...

Allan & Helen
Oct 27, 20245 min read
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