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Located on the south east coast of County Down, Kilkeel Lifeboat Station covers an area with the largest fishing fleet in Ireland. The station operates an  Atlantic 85 lifeboat and a Shannon lifeboat.

Kilkeel Lifeboat Station

Three different classes of lifeboat gather on a calm sea at sunrise.
Kilkeel's lifeboats
Find out more about the lifeboats helping our crews to save lives at sea at Kilkeel.
Our lifeboats
RNLI flag against a blue sky.
News and media from Kilkeel
Read the latest rescue stories, volunteer news and updates from our lifeboat station.
Latest news
Sand art on a beach which says 'Be aware tidal cut off' in large letters.
Local info, forecasts and tides
Find local safety information and get the 5-day forecast and tide times for your area.
Local info
A range of historical lifejackets: one is cork, one kapok and one is foam covered in red material with RNLI printed on it.
Kilkeel's history
Take a look back through key events from the history of our lifeboat station in our timeline.
Our history

Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Kilkeel Lifeboat Station
Harbour Road
Co. Down
United Kingdom
BT34 4AX

Station phone number

02841 764161

Accessibility

Parking, disabled parking

Visiting times

By appointment only.

For visits, please email [email protected] and one of our visits team will get back to you to arrange a visit

Don't miss: Crew Training: 8pm Tuesdays.

Visitor contact

Name: John Fisher

Role: Lifeboat Operations Manager

Tel: 07703 178180

Legacy Lifeboat

For information on our Legacy Lifeboat: Bobby Cameron please visit the web page Kilkeel Updates or if you have any questions about the Legacy Lifeboat, please email [email protected].

News and media from Kilkeel Lifeboat Station

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Check out our volunteering vacancies