Whitby Lifeboat Museum
Once an RNLI lifeboat station, this Victorian double boathouse celebrates Whitby’s award-winning lifeboat history with a treasure trove of paintings, medals, photographs and mementos from famous wrecks and rescues.
About the museum
Lifeboats crewed by the people of Whitby have been helping those in trouble at sea since 1802. In that time, 36 RNLI Medals for Gallantry have been awarded to courageous crew members.
Housed in a custom-built double boathouse that was used by the RNLI from 1895–1957, our museum displays the RNLB Robert & Ellen Robson lifeboat which was built in 1918 housed on a Victorian Launching Carriage. The Museum displays models, paintings, medals, photographs, crew kit and touching mementos from wrecks and famous rescues, including those involving Coxswains Henry Freeman and Thomas Langlands.
The museum is located at the end of Pier Road. Public car parking is available in town.
Visit us
Museum address
Whitby Lifeboat Museum
Pier Road
Whitby
YO21 3PU
Telephone
01947 602001
Email
[email protected]
Twitter
@MuseumRnli
Summer opening times
Sunday
10am - 4pm
Monday
Closed
Tuesday - Saturday
10am - 4pm
Admission
Free
Group and school visits are welcome – but please book first via email.