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Wednesday 5 Aug 2026
Carnival Open Day
The Boathouse, 10am - 8pm
To join in with Wells Carnival week, we'll be welcoming people to the boathouse on Wednesday 5th August, with our Shannon class all-weather lifeboat 13-46 'Duke of Edinburgh' on display (unless, of course, she's needed for an emergency) on the north apron in front of the boathouse if the weather is good. Crew, shore crew and other station volunteers will be on-hand to chat about the lifeboat, the lifeboat station and the work we do. Our shop and visitor centre will be open too. There is no need to book. Do come and say hello!
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August 2026
Shop Opening Times
Our shop and viewing gallery are normally open weekends from Friday to Monday 10-4 along with extra days in the holidays and whenever we can. In good weather, the main boathouse doors may also be open to view the all-weather lifeboat from the front. See our visits page for more information.
Cut off on Stiffkey marshes
The inshore lifeboat goes to rescue people cut off by a large spring tide on Stiffkey marshes, 30 March 2025
RNLI 200
The RNLI celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2024, a milestone marked nationally and by lifeboat crews and stations
around the UK.
Lifeboat Horse marking 200 years in the quay
Shannon lifeboat
and boathouse build
Wells RNLI is now operating from the new building. See the boathouse build pages for the story of how the new station was built.
Our new Shannon lifeboat was funded in part with a station appeal for £250,000 in 2014-15 and also by the Civil Service charity The Lifeboat Fund with its 150th Anniversary Appeal. We are hugely grateful to everyone who has donated, fund-raised, helped and supported us both locally and across the UK and further afield.
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