Place · Aberdeen and Lumley Beach
Lumley Beach
The city's main beach: sand, beach bars and grilled fish; go in the late afternoon and swim only where the water is calm.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 60–120 min
- p95 180 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Yes
- Aberdeen and Lumley Beach: ok
- Getting there
- Lumley Beach Road
- Free entry
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- Freetown ↗Use a driver from your hotel or a trusted contact for each leg; agree the fare before the ride.
Map & directions
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Plan
What to know before you go, how long it takes, when to be there
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Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
60min
Typical
120min
p95
180min
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On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Lumley Beach Road
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Barefoot on sand.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Busy on Sunday afternoons.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- high
Bailouts
heat
Beach bar shade (field-verify)
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Beach road hotel forecourt (WC, seats) (field-verify)
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterAberdeen and Lumley Beach10 m · 1 min walk
- Sleep areaAberdeen and Lumley50 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterCentral Freetown: museum and cathedral4.9 km · ride, not a walk
- Sleep areaCentral Freetown5.2 km · ride, not a walk
- ClusterGovernment Wharf and the harbour front5.2 km · ride, not a walk
- ClusterEast end: Fourah Bay6.8 km · ride, not a walk
Sources
- officialOfficial tourism information