Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Kippford HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No Activities <p>Directions: Kippford is approximately four miles from Dalbeattie on the A710. Follow signs for Solway Coast. At Barnbarroch turn right into Kippford. The lifeboat station is located on the sea front. Limited on street parking near to the lifeboat station. There is a public car park as you enter the village on the left hand side.</p> OpeningTime1 10.30-16.30 OpeningDate1 30/9/2012 OpeningTime2 10.30-16.30 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 12372 Refreshments No Street The street address Spring Bank Postcode DG5 4LN Parking Yes DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kippford RNLI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived dumfriesandgalloway Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1079 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Description An account of the resource <div>A chance to see the inshore lifeboat station in the Solway village of Kippford and get a close up view of the D class lifeboat. Kippford RNLI was established in May 1966 and is now operational all year round.</div><div>The lifeboat was originally housed in a garage at Kippford Slipway Ltd until a replacement boathouse was built in 1977 at the top of the small lane leading down to the beach. The current facility which opened in 2001 includes a crew room and changing facilities.</div><div>Everything is staffed entirely by volunteers, from the lifeboat to the shop. The current D class (IB1 type) lifeboat D-718 Catherine was placed on station in 2009 and was funded by the generous legacy of Mrs Catherine Harrison, a lifelong supporter of the RNLI.</div> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001