List of former RNLI stations

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the RNLI's fleet of search and rescue lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways.

The service was established in 1824 as the Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS), later to become the RNLI in 1854, and is operated largely by volunteers.

Its headquarters are at Poole, Dorset and it is a registered charity in both the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

This is a list of former RNIPLS stations (dates up to 1854) and RNLI stations (dates from 1854), primarily those where the RNLI has ceased operations from that particular location, village or town.

The information is correct with reference to the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025 unless noted otherwise,[1] and is set out like the RNLI's divisional model.