Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station
Freshwater Lifeboat Station is owned and operated by the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat Service located in the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alan Swain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: independent lifeboat station on the Isle of Wight, UK
- Also known as: “Freshwater Independent Lifeboat”, “Freshwater Independent Lifeboat Station”, and “Freshwater Lifeboat Station”
- Address: Afton Down, Freshwater, PO40 9RA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Freshwater Redoubt and Dimbola Museum and Galleries.
Freshwater Redoubt
Castle
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in Freshwater Bay on the western end of the Isle of Wight. Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856. Freshwater Redoubt is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station.
Dimbola Museum and Galleries
Museum
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world. Dimbola Museum and Galleries is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station.
St Agnes’ Church, Freshwater
Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Agnes' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight. St Agnes’ Church, Freshwater is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freshwater Bay and Afton.
Afton
Hamlet
Afton is a hamlet just outside Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Freshwater Bay Golf Course is located on Afton Down.
Easton
Village
Easton is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to Totland on the west side of the island and forms part of the parish of Freshwater.
Freshwater Bay Independent Lifeboat Station
- Category: lifeboat station
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.67029° or 50° 40′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.51019° or 1° 30′ 37″ westOperator
Freshwater Independent Lifeboat ServiceOpen location code
9C2WMFCQ+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 245171221OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q16992513
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