Essential Information
| Type | Events and festivals |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Date and Times | Saturday 13 September 2025 | 11am - 4pm |
| Prices | Included with entry to the ship |
| Members visit for free. Not a member? Join now |
Come along for a fun day of activities, including practicing your lifesaving skills with RNLI crew and hearing amazing stories of historic rescues at sea.
See everything that's happening below!
Programme
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Throw line training
Dry Berth | 11am-4pm
Join our local Tower lifeboat crew to practise throw lines and how you can safely help someone in the water. Learn about the busiest lifeboat station in the country and the vital work they do on the Thames.
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Crew kit timed challenge
Dry Berth | 11am-4pm
See what it takes to be a RNLI crew member with timed kit challenges. Every second counts!
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Gallery Favourite talk: The Clipper Ship Hallowe’en
'Tween Deck | From 11am on the hour until 4pm
Come and learn about the dramatic rescue of Hallowe’en, which belonged to Cutty Sark's owner John Willis. Loaded with tea, Hallowe’en was wrecked off the South Devon coast and dramatically rescued by the brave crew of the RNLI Salcombe lifeboat Alexandra.
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Get up close with Cutty Sark’s lifesaving objects
Main Deck and Dry Berth | 11am-4pm
Come see some of the lifesaving equipment that would have been used onboard during Cutty Sark’s sailing days, from lifejackets to lifeboats!
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Fender making
Main Deck/'Tween deck | 11am-4pm
Watch traditional skills being kept alive with our fender making activity. Fenders are an essential part of any lifeboat.
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Header image courtesy of Laura Lewis