| Hunstanton Lifeboat Station | |
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.JPG) Hunstanton Lifeboat Station | |
  Old Hunstanton, Norfolk | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | Hunstanton Lifeboat Station |
| Address | Sea Lane, |
| Town or city | Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 6JN |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°57′14.62″N 0°30′9.53″E / 52.9540611°N 0.5026472°E |
| Opened | 1824 taken over by RNLI in 1867 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Website | |
| Hunstanton RNLI Lifeboat Station | |
Hunstanton Lifeboat Station is located in the village of Old Hunstanton, in the English county of Norfolk. It is the only lifeboat station on the east coast of England which faces westward, being positioned on the east side of the square-mouthed bay and estuary known as The Wash.[1][2]
A lifeboat was first placed at Hunstanton in 1824 by the Norfolk Shipwreck Association. Management of the station was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1867.[3] operated lifeboat station
The station currently has two lifeboats: H-class Hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer (Civil Service No. 45) (H-003), on station since 2003, and a B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat, Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848), since 23 May 2011.[4]
- ^ Hunstanton Lifeboats. Author: Leach, Nicholas. Publisher:Tempus Publishing, First edition,2008. Works: History of The Lifeboat Station in Hunstanton. ISBN 9 780752 447490
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ^ "Hunstanton Lifeboat Station". RNLI station web-site. RNLI. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.