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The Fishermen's Lifeboat Museum sits on the West Cliff seafront in Sheringham, on the North Norfolk coast. Its centrepiece is the Henry Ramey Upcher, a traditional rowing and sailing lifeboat that served the town from 1894 until 1935, still displayed in the shed where she was launched. Families can look up close at a boat that once needed eight oars a side and a team of helpers to haul it over the shingle. Around the boat, the displays cover the private lifeboats paid for by the Upcher family of Sheringham Hall, the fishermen who crewed them, and the rescues they made. The museum is small, so a visit suits a short wander rather than a full day, and it pairs well with the neighbouring Peter Coke Shell Gallery and the town's lifeboat trail. Volunteers run it, so opening is seasonal and can change at short notice.
Seasonal: Easter to end of September / early October; closed over winter.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- A penForms, competitions, name badges.
- Face wipes
- Bum bag
- Hairbrush
- Painkillers for grown-ups
- Lip balm
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