Other places · North East England
Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station
In or near Berwick town walls.
Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Walter Baxter — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · 1.6 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station, the nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, located 1.6 km away. The postcode for the station is TD15 1QS. Entry details are not specified.
About
Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station is located on the south bank of the River Tweed at Tweedmouth, part of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in the county of Northumberland, in England. A lifeboat was first provided by the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS) in 1835, located at Spittal, and managed by the Berwick Lifeboat Association. The station closed in 1852, when the lifeboat was deemed unfit for service, but was reopened in 1855 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat Penny J (B-940), on station since 2024, and a smaller D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat Glenis Joan Felstead (D-900), on station since 2025.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
On 9 November 1834, the vessel Christiana, on passage from Stockholm, capsized and sank off Berwick-upon-Tweed with the loss of all hands. A few days later, H.M. Coastguard officer Capt. Hay, RN, wrote to the RNIPLS, to request that a lifeboat be placed at Berwick upon Tweed. Further letters followed from Mr. Thomas Gilchrist, Town Clerk, and Mr. Robert Home, Solicitor. On inspection in the early 1850s, the Berwick lifeboat was found to be unfit for service, and the Berwick Lifeboat Association didn't have the funds to replace the boat. On 2 November 1854, it was agreed that the RNLI would take over management of the Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station. A new 30-foot lifeboat was ordered…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.7609, -2.0003
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Postcode
- TD15 1QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1835
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed — 1.6 km
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q108283806 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station?
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 1QS), in the parish of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- What is Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station?
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD15 1QS.
- When was Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1835.
- Who owns Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station?
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- Is Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station a protected site?
- Yes — Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Berwick-upon-Tweed Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 1QS.