Conwy Lifeboat Station
| Inshore Lifeboat | |
|---|---|
| Launch Method | Carriage |
| Address | Lower Gate Street, Conwy, Conwy County Borough, LL32 8BB |
| Telephone | 01492 593786 |
Explore two centuries of RNLI lifeboat history, heroic rescues, and the enduring tradition of saving lives at sea.
In the shadow of Conwy Castle, on the west bank of the River Conwy, the station runs a single D-class inshore lifeboat, covering the busy estuary and the coast towards the Great Orme. The RNLI established the station in 1966.
As leisure boating on Conwy harbour grew rapidly in the 1960s, the RNLI established an inshore lifeboat station on Conwy quay in June 1966, with a D-class lifeboat. When an emergency arises on the estuary or the sea nearby, the boat is towed out of its building and down the ramp opposite for launching.
The estuary and the open coast towards Llandudno and the Great Orme bring a steady stream of calls — small craft caught by the fast tides at the harbour mouth, people cut off on the sands, and casualties off the rocky headland.
Over the years the station has run a succession of D-class boats, several named Arthur Bate after a generous benefactor, and now operates the Enid and John Hislop. Its crews earned the Thanks of the Institution on Vellum in 1970 for a daring rescue off the Great Orme.
