RNLI Whitby Museum — Attraction in Whitby

As someone who loves living on the Yorkshire Coast (and appreciates that she's lucky to do so), the RNLI always has a special place in my heart. The RNLI Whitby Museum isn't huge but it packs in some fantastic exhibits. It is housed in a custom-built double boathouse that was used by the RNLI from 1895–1957. The museum displays the RNLB Robert & Ellen Robson lifeboat which was built in 1918 which is awe-inspiring to see close up. The ships oars alone are enormous! The museum features artefacts and information about famous sea rescues including those involving Coxswains Henry Freeman and Thomas Langlands. It also has an excellent section about the HMHS Rohilla, a hospital ship that foundered of Whitby in 1914. The rescue took three days ... this is a truly moving story that shows how brave and dedicated RNLI...

We love coming to this shop and museum every time we are in Whitby, and buy something without fail every time to help support the RNLI. This time we bought my elderly Grandmother, and the gentleman in the shop advised us that we could take the wheelchair inside the museum as there is plenty of room and advised us which door to go in, and also advised us where we could put the wheelchair whilst we were browsing in the shop. He (along with the lady too) were very patient with my Grandmother and wrapped up our purchases to best protect them for us. The museum is accessible and very informative. My grandmother and family always enjoy looking in the museum and reading the information...

Visited today. It opened last week following an extensive renovation. You enter via the RNLI shop which has plenty gifts available. The museum is in the old lifeboat station and one of the old lifeboats is preserved here. It has also been restored and for a boat over 100 years old, it is in magnificent condition. There are lots of lifeboat related items on display with loads of information. There are touch screen displays and a little are for the children to dress up and play whilst being made aware of water safety. Great for a quick visit, but I reckon you could spend an hour easily if you read and looked...