Agnes Keith House
Rumah Agnes Keith
The colonial-era timber house of Agnes Keith, author of Land Below the Wind, with views over Sandakan Bay. The English Tea House next door serves afternoon tea.
Agnes Keith was an American writer who lived in Sandakan in the 1930s with her husband, a forestry officer in North Borneo. There she wrote Land Below the Wind, a book whose title later became a nickname for Sabah. During World War II she was interned by the Japanese. After the war, the timber house was rebuilt to its original design and is now a museum showcasing her life and colonial-era living. The neighbouring English Tea House has a lawn and a croquet court, where you can have afternoon tea while looking out over the bay. Admission is about RM 15. You can walk up from the town centre via the Hundred Steps.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Sam Sing Kung Temple
- Sandakan Heritage Trail
- St. Michael's and All Angels Church
- Sandakan Central Market
- Buli Sim Sim Water Village
- Puu Jih Shih Temple
- Sandakan Memorial Park
- Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre