RNLI Barry Island Visitor Centre and Shop

Take the family to visit the free RNLI Barry Island Visitor Centre in the Vale of Glamorgan and learn how to stay safe on the beach. One of the first RNLI drowning prevention visitor centres in the UK, it is located above Whitmore Bay with a big yellow welly outside!

Board an inshore lifeboat, find out a little about what it is like to be the member of a lifeboat crew and play interactive games. Discover more about the huge tidal range in the Bristol Channel and the dangers in the sea around Barry Island. Can you kit up a crew member fast enough for a lifeboat launch in an emergency? A free place to go in South Wales that is both educational and fun.

Please see the RNLI’s website for opening times and other details.