Aberdeen, Freetown
Aberdeen Beach
Quiet urban beach just north of Lumley, known for upscale hotels and restaurants and an easy break from the city bustle.
- Beach & Coastal
- Entertainment
Beach & Coastal
Attractions (19)
Freetown Peninsula
Banana Islands
A small chain of islands off the Freetown Peninsula with snorkelling, fishing villages, and slave-trade history.
- Beach & Coastal
- Heritage
Black Johnson, Western Area Rural
Black Johnson Beach
Short black-sand cove where the Whale River meets the sea, framed by palms and rainforest and easy to pair with John Obey.
- Beach & Coastal
Bureh Town, near Kent, Western Area Rural
Bureh Beach
Golden surf beach near Kent on the southern peninsula, named after Bai Bureh and home to a surf club.
- Beach & Coastal
- Adventure
Dublin, Banana Islands
Firing Point and Guns, Dublin
Coastal battery with cannon by the old wharf at Dublin on the Banana Islands, tied to Royal Navy anti-piracy patrols; proclaimed 1956.
- Monument
- Heritage
- Beach & Coastal
Plantain Island, off Shenge, Moyamba District
John Newton's House, Plantain Island
Ruins of a slave-trading compound on Plantain Island linked to John Newton, later the hymn writer of 'Amazing Grace'; proclaimed 1949.
- Site
- Heritage
- Beach & Coastal
John Obey, Western Area Rural
John Obey Beach
Quiet, secluded strip of sand between the Atlantic and a river lagoon, just north of Bureh on the Freetown Peninsula.
- Beach & Coastal
Kent, Western Area Rural
Kent village and the King's Well
A historic village at the peninsula's southern tip, with the King's Well, St Edward's Church and boats to the Banana Islands.
- Heritage
- Food & Culture
- Beach & Coastal
Lakka, Freetown Peninsula
Lakka Beach
Golden crescent of sand close to Freetown, with fishing canoes, seafood spots and a small island you can walk to.
- Beach & Coastal
Lumley, Freetown
Lumley Beach
Freetown's main city beach, busy at weekends with swimmers, joggers and volleyball, and lined with restaurants and beach bars.
- Beach & Coastal
- Entertainment
Mama, Western Area Rural
Mama Beach
Quiet stretch of the southern peninsula shoreline south of Bureh, reached by a coastal hiking trail from Kent.
- Beach & Coastal
- Adventure
Western Area Peninsula
River No. 2 Beach
A community-managed white-sand beach where a freshwater river meets the Atlantic on the Freetown Peninsula.
- Beach & Coastal
Sherbro Island, Bonthe District
Sherbro Island and Bonthe
Large, slow-paced island whose old port town of Bonthe keeps colonial buildings, Krio board houses and an old clock tower.
- Beach & Coastal
- Heritage
Pujehun District
Sulima
A remote town at the mouth of the Moa River near the Liberian border, with a long beach stretching toward the Mano River.
- Beach & Coastal
Sierra Leone River estuary, Port Loko District
Tasso Island
Estuary island near Bunce Island with a community ecotourism camp, birdlife and canoe trips, often paired with a Bunce Island visit.
- Eco
- Beach & Coastal
Kent, Western Area Rural
The Eco-Living Oasis at Kent
A gated, solar-powered eco community of 15 homes at Kent, 500 m from Kent beach and about 20 minutes by boat from the Banana Islands.
- Eco
- Beach & Coastal
Tokeh, Western Area Rural
Tokeh Beach
Crescent of soft white sand between River No. 2 and York, with calm water, beach resorts and a forested island offshore.
- Beach & Coastal
Atlantic coast west of Sherbro Island, Bonthe District
Turtle Islands
Remote archipelago of eight low sandy islands west of Sherbro Island, with fishing villages, palm beaches and calm, clear water.
- Beach & Coastal
York, Western Area Rural
York Beach
Beach near York town where Krio heritage and slave-trade history meet the sea, with humpback whales passing on their yearly migration.
- Beach & Coastal
- Heritage