A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

Skegness - QAVS


Welcome to the NCI Skegness Lookout station.

NCI Skegness is a recipient of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

The Watch Station at NCI Skegness was opened by The High Sheriff of Lincolnshire Mrs JGA Hughes on 24th March 2017. It is a single storey demountable building purpose built for NCI Skegness

The building provides excellent purview to the wind farms and their workboats to the east, the foreshore at Butlin’s Holiday Centre some 2 miles to the north and Skegness central beach some 2 miles to the south. It overlooks the Winthorpe Beach, an increasingly popular bathing beach and Jacksons Corner Boatyard half a mile to the north where small boats, ribs and jet skis are launched throughout the year. The beach is also a magnet for anglers, dog walkers, detectorists, kite surfers and kayakers.

Visitor Policy
Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement as the compound is accessed by locked gates. Please phone the Station beforehand and on arrival. We would ask organisers of proposed organised larger groups to contact the Station Manager. Should an incident occur during the visit visitors may be asked to leave
Access

The purpose built Station is located on property once belonging to The Coal Industry Social and Welfare Organisation (CISWO) and now owned by Smiths Amusements Ltd, owners of "The View" pub and restaurant which houses the disused Coastguard Tower, and is in the the grounds of the building known locally as the "Miners Retreat". The postcode for Satellite Navigation is PE25 1QY, Map Reference (Landranger series) is TF573659 and the Lat and Long is 053°10.03N   000°21.08’E. 

For more information, please click on the "How To Find Us" tab above.

 

Local Hazards
At low water some areas of the beach are mud fields where persons can be trapped. The sand bars at low tide constantly change particularly on Spring tides and during stormy weather. Tidal range is between 3 and 7.5 m and persons can be cut off on the sandbanks during flood tides
Operational capability
This station has Declared Facility Status
This station reports to MRCC Humber
Weather Conditions Available
Defibrillator Available: 
No
Station Telephone: 
01754 482 082
Visual Watch: 
Yes
Radar Watch: 
No
NAVTEX: 
No
AIS Watch: 
Yes
CCTV Watch: 
Yes
DSC Watch: 
No
Radio: Listening watch on channels: 
16
62
67
Radio: Channels in use (call direct not via ch 16): 
65
Radio: Channel 00: 
Listening watch and ready to transmit as authorised by Coastguard
Station Call Sign: 
Skegness NCI
Other Watch Information: 
Ch 31 is also monitored
Visual Horizon: 
6 nm

Weather conditions at NCI Skegness

Station Info

Station Address
c/o Miners Retreat
Winthorpe Avenue
Skegness
Lincolnshire
PE25 1QY
Station telephone number
01754 482 082
Station email address

Contact Station by Email

Station contact
Ian Whalley
Station contact role
Station Manager
07908643993
Station website

NCI Skegness Living History

Summer opening
Open from: 
09:30
Open until: 
17:30
Days: 
Every Day
Notes: 
Summer watch times start on first day of British Summer Time.
Winter opening
Open from: 
10:00
Open until: 
16:00
Days: 
Every Day
Notes: 
Winter watch times commence at the end of British Summer Time.
Location
Latitude: 
53°10.03'N
Longitude: 
000°21.08'E
OS Reference: 
TF573659
Station Elevation: 
10m
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Visual features of station
The station is a single storey purpose built building 35 feet by 10 feet. A 20 foot sign saying 'National Coastwatch' is visible from the sea. There are flags flown from the north east corner and the south east corner. An aerial array is at the north west corner. The building is blue in colour as seen from the sea.
Other identifying features
From the sea the station is to the right (North) of "The View" Pub

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