Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum Alfred Corry Museum, Ferry Road, Southwold IP18 6NB, United Kingdom

Admission is free and staff are available to answer your questions

Donations towards daily running costs and our new extension are appreciated

The 'Alfred Corry Charitable Trust' was set up in 1994 (Charity Commissions No. 1039030) in order to restore and preserve the 1893 Southwold No.1 Lifeboat 'Alfred Corry'. In March 2017 the Trust was registered as a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) and the number was changed to 1172006.

The 'Alfred Corry' was Southwold's lifeboat for 25 years from 1893 until 1918 which, during which period, she was launched 41 times and saved 47 lives.

The Museum is situated in the car park at the end of Ferry Road at Southwold harbour, in what used to be the old 1923 Cromer Lifeboat shed, moved to Southwold from Cromer 80 miles away, by sea in 1998.

Follow the links at the top of the pages to find out more about the fascinating story of the people involved in the boat's history, both past and present, and how it ended up back in Southwold after so many years away. Then there is the story of the old Cromer Lifeboat shed, which through a remarkable stroke of good fortune and quick action became the museum building itself. For those interested in the actual restoration work itself then the restoration section will show ongoing progress over a 15 year period. There is also a wonderful section on local maritime history compiled by our curator, Frank Upcraft, whose sterling pictorial efforts have produced the most colourful and informative additions to the museum's walls

Museum

• Exhibits cannot be audio described.
• Tactile signage for exhibits is not available.
• Braille signage for exhibits is not available.
• The availability of Braille signage does not depend on exhibition.
• The availability of touch tours does not depend on exhibition.
• There is a wheelchair to borrow.
• To borrow the wheelchair, you must ask at reception. There is only one available.

Accessible Toilet

• There are not accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.