Close to the lighthouse, and some miles behind the jamestown café this fort is kind interesting Did not have the chance to enter But just having a look at it gives the impression of some historical facts to learn

It's about the oldest city in Accra and I looked forward to it. I visited there with my German friend and the people were welcoming. We had someone who offered to take us around. We saw the boats and beach and people! The area doesn't look pleasant (asides the lighthouse area) but it was great to see people live lives different from mine. The people there fish for a living. It's just a great experience. Just for the sake of visiting and history sake, I recommend you visit James Fort. I also call it Jamestown.

Not currently a museum. Appears the roof was burnt/ recently on fire. Aggressive Hawking (selling). No enterence found to explore fort. Local individuals mentioned that due to James fort being a prison, it was left decrepit. Do not recommend visiting.

Run-down and controlled by touts demanding money. Accra has so many interesting sites a foreigner could visit, but most places we visited were in need some care and, more importantly, police to shoo-away the local touts demanding money. We did not feel welcome here because of what I think were phony demands to have our passports registered at the visitors center, if such a thing exists.

Historic site and venue for the CHALE WOTE art Festival!!! The entire town is alive with Bold Artistic Expressions!

Jamestown is always going tobe my top 3 Accra experiences. I was there for a shoot on Sunday, and discovered thr coolest beads

Lovely and peaceful town, with lots of history.

The prison is abandoned. Some locals control the area and will let you in for a few dollars. There is a small scam afoot where they show you a run down school building behind the lighthouse and ask for donations. Our guy even tried to tell us NYU professors volunteered to teach there. Keep your wits about you, but the prison is cool to see and contains some important history.

Wow, what a diverse cultural environment and people with beautiful culture . That is a predominant fishing community with a very unique way of life. This people are from the Ga tribe and very good in trading. The usher fort and James fort are all located here. This is the place where one can get smoked fish, dried fish and fried fish.

This place was awe-inspiring; I saw the Fort on my recent Sept 2022 vacation to Accra. The guide who conducted our tour made the history of the site almost come to life for me.

Although this place holds a lot of historical significance in Ghana due to the Fort James, it has other interesting attractions. It is a well known seaside fish market where one can get fresh fish and other seafood to purchase directly from the fishermen and other fish mongers. One is able to see the many locally crafted fishing boats arriving with their catch. I come here often to buy any type of fresh sea fish while I watch the beauty of the sea itself and the interesting lifestyle of the fishing folks that is neck deep in folklore. There is a lot to learn about the history of the fishing occupation from the people. As a researcher, it is also a nice setting for research on food safety and nutrition.

It's a nice place to visit with family and friends especially on the chale wote festival in August were there are a lot of art exhibition around this place.

panoramic view of sekondi township

I kept looking at the white people and wondering how they could be ok with posing for pictures in the tiny cells their ancestors did so much evil to mine... Anyway every black person must go and experience this. How the world sees us has a lot to do with this place.

Nice historical place to be.

Not fancy but got his special magic..

Great Experience

Its my birth place

Amazing location and also a historic monument

.nice place

I loved the place

Nice historical place

It's the place where Dr. Kwame Nkrumah,who became the first elected president of Ghana was imprisoned by the British.

Chalewote 2019

Cool place ,nice view of ocean

fantastic people with wonderful culture

Was at Chale Wote festival, it's a wonderful experience

Can't wait to be here again

Fresh fish market in Accra. Very cooperative people

Historic place

The place is lovely but needs some care

A historical indicator of British colonial presence in the Gold Coast of West Africa...

It a beautiful place to visit

Look at the funeral how it goes !

old prison yard and light house

Loved how the street has lots of graffiti.

Lots of history. Chale wote festival

A historical building in the heart of Accra which holds so much memories. Currently decommissioned.

The government is currently renovating the grounds of James Fort a part of history will be cleared leaving the light house and maybe the bay.

am so excited to have this app on my phone. very good

James Fort is more of a historical site in Accra - Ghana where colonial masters settled, and managed their slave trade business as they operated a prison there. The name which has been adopted by the neighbourhood giving it the name Jamestown. It fort which was Started in 1673 by the British colonial masters. Captured slaves at the time of slave trade were kept in James Fort Prison as they waited to be traded. After the era of slave trade, the James Fort prison was still used by the governments of the country as a prison until 2008. The building is now decaying and there isn't much to see there other than the nature of the building, the cells, and the wonders of sorrow as you think back and try to imagine the wait and the transit. It's good to go with family and loved ones as you learn and feel together, the sorrows of our forefathers who were victims of slavery.

Nice beach

This has been closed for a long time. People offer to show you round but it is a ruin

so full of history

Great

Those day it was a fort and was use as a prison and now a museum

Great view

A place to visit

I like the place

You should see this place sometime, cozy environment❤

One of the oldest forts in Ghana

One of the saddest history lessons I've ever received. An eye opener about black history and slavery

Yes this place holds the real historical significant in Ghana due to the fort jams

Emotionally charging; a relic that personifies "man's inhumanity to man".

(Translated by Google) Chale wote festival (Original) Chale wote festival

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A popular landmark in Accra and Ghana as a whole. This place can’t be taken out of Ghana’s story or history. This fort was built by the British. The town where the fort is located got the name James town because of the relationship between the fort and Town.

Historic place that preserves the history of the people.

I love how everyone was working together

Picturesque

Historic Fort James. The historical symbol of Accra and the people of Jamestown

Lucky enough I found a guide, impressive and depressing history. Would be nice if they can find funds to renovate.

Exciting place to be.

The James fort is not accessible. It's locked down. So all you'll get to do here is walk down to the fishing village.

It was great

Historic

Good

The fort is closed and st James prison is has been transferred to another place apparently. So nothing much to see apart from fishermen houses.