20 nice UK and Eire seaside cottages for summer time breaks | Seaside holidays

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Penarvon Cabin, Helford, Cornwall

Sleeps two
From £841 for seven nights
A cabin among the many timber, overlooking a tiny sheltered seaside on the estuary of the River Helford earlier than it reaches Falmouth Bay. The village of Helford was as soon as a busy port however now could be a sleepy retreat. The Shipwrights Arms on the water’s edge is a well-liked pub serving do-it-yourself pizzas and, after all, fish and chips, pasties and Cornish ice-cream. Take a ferry to Glendurgan Backyard or to Trebah Backyard, which thrives within the subtropical microclimate, and return for drinks in your terrace gazing out on the water.
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Mapled Cottage, St Agnes, Cornwall

Sleeps 4
From £579 for six nights
Mapled Cottage is well-located for exploring the north Cornish coast, with its surf seashores and coastal footpaths all inside strolling distance of the property. It’s within the village of St Agnes, well-known for Stippy Stappy, the terrace of cottages featured within the Poldark books. The home has two bedrooms and cosy decor, with wood flooring, hearth and a kitchen kitted out with an Aga. Trevaunance Cove, Chapel Porth and Porthtowan are the native seashores; all three have lifeguards from spring to autumn, making them nice for households, and familiarize yourself with browsing.
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Seaspray, Woolacombe, north Devon

Sleeps six
From £1,025 for seven nights
A wise, trendy vacation house, Seaspray is a brief stroll from the lengthy, sandy bay of Woolacombe: an award-winning household seaside resort excellent for studying to surf, constructing sandcastles and strolling. The three-bedroom, ground-floor residence has an open-plan dwelling and eating room, and sea and sundown views from the patio.
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2 Ivy Cove, Lannacombe, south Devon

Sleeps seven
From £678 for seven nights
The placement of two Ivy Cove is sufficient to promote it: on the inexperienced hills above Lannacombe Bay, with views over the cliff. This can be a excellent vacation cottage for these after a easy hideaway in a ravishing pure spot. Two implausible seashores are inside strolling distance, each excellent for swimming. The three-bedroom coastguard cottage shares its setting with two different houses constructed by the Admiralty in 1903. Inside are wood flooring and easy cosy furnishings.
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Wans Barton, Weymouth, Dorset

Sleeps 10
From £1,470 for seven nights
Wans Barton is a big, trendy barn conversion on the Jurassic Coast and simply 15 minutes’ stroll from much-loved Chesil Seaside. The four-bedroom property is stuffed with pure gentle and has stone flooring and white partitions, whereas the open-plan dwelling area – with oak eating desk – is right for giant group dinners.
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Little Chert, Isle of Wight

Sleeps two
From £634 for seven nights
This modernist vacation house in Ventnor has a standout 1970s inside, with retro furnishings and brilliant colors all through. Effectively-located for surfers, the home is inside strolling distance of the island’s south coast breaks and in addition has views from the clifftop. It has one bed room – the proper spot for a romantic break.
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Previous Coastguard Cottage, Pett, East Sussex

Sleeps 4
£773 for seven nights
This coastal cottage is true on Pett Stage’s shingle seaside, and near Rye Harbour nature reserve and Fairlight nation park. It has a comfortable dwelling area, wood flooring and a conservatory/eating room. There’s additionally a patio for out of doors meals and a garden surrounded by white picket fence, and naturally the seaside is offered for video games all day lengthy.
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Seaview, Dungeness, Kent

Sleeps 4
From £785 for seven nights
This restored fisherman’s cottage is true on the seaside and has a wood-panelled inside with a timeless really feel – whereas the wild, shingle seaside of Dungeness (generally known as the “desert of England”) is throughout you. The 2-bedroom cottage has a comfortable dwelling space with wicker chairs and a log-burner, with lots to discover close by, together with native pubs and the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, and a brief drive (or a protracted stroll) away is the beautiful city of Rye.
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Woodlark, Saxmundham, Suffolk

Sleeps 4
From £807 for seven nights
Surrounded by the gorgeous Dunwich Heath, the views from this seaside cottage (from each window) take your gaze over the darkish inexperienced and brilliant splashes of purple heather and out in the direction of the North Sea. Contained in the dainty cottage is a small kitchen with eating desk, two bedrooms (a twin and a double) and a comfortable front room. The native pub is a straightforward mile’s stroll, with the small city of Orford – which boasts greater than its fair proportion of foodie spots, from Pinney’s oysterage and smokehouse to the Pump Avenue bakery – a brief drive away.
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Santa Monica, Sea Palling, Norfolk

Sleeps two
From £717 for seven nights
A former fisherman’s hut however with an earthy, hippy character because of the eclectic furnishings – together with a claw-foot tub – and vibrant artworks on the partitions. To achieve the ocean, simply wander over the sand dunes. Sea Palling is a sandy seaside, common with households and excellent for swimming; flood defences under the ocean imply the water stays comparatively calm. Within the neighborhood you’ll discover all the same old seaside trappings: pubs, cafes, an amusement arcade and contemporary fish on the market, however that is actually a spot for many who wish to escape to an easy-going location that’s extra low-key than Cromer or Nice Yarmouth. The hut continues to be obtainable for the week of Four-10 August.
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Sea Blue Cottage, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Sleeps 4
From £530 for seven nights
A type of slim, pastel-shade terrace properties with a toy-town really feel synonymous with British seaside resorts, Sea Blue Cottage is simply seconds from the seaside. Friends who keep on the 150-year-old two-bedroom home have two bays to discover from their doorstep: busy South Bay, with its donkeys and different conventional seaside amusements and the quieter North Bay that leads you to the biggest open-air theatre in Europe.
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Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage, Sunderland, Tyne & Put on

Sleeps 4
From £860 for seven nights
One other cottage hooked up to a lighthouse; this one on the coast close to Sunderland – and 15 miles from Newcastle – with views out to sea over the cliffs. The 2-bedroom cottage, inbuilt 1871 as a house for the keeper of the Souter Lighthouse and his household, has been restored, with trendy fittings inside its whitewashed partitions and a cosy walled backyard with picnic bench for out of doors eating.
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Duneside Home, Beadnell, Northumberland

Sleeps 10
From £1,515 for seven nights
A contemporary, luxurious four-bedroom vacation house, Duneside Home offers greater than sufficient area and luxury for a household or huge group journey to the coast. Set simply behind the dunes, it has modern decor with an enormous open-plan kitchen and front room, in addition to a log-burner and bespoke kitchen – all excellent for giant gatherings and sociable meals. The sandy seaside is family-friendly, with rockpools, whereas fairly Beadnell Harbour is utilized by native fisherman.
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The Conceal, Walney Island, Cumbria

Sleeps 4
£521 for seven nights
On the sting of Walney Island, close to Barrow-in-Furness, The Conceal is the form of property that provides a direct sense of journey: not least because of the working lighthouse beside it. The seaside is moments away; simply 40 metres to the highest of the sand banks, with two nature reserves and miles of sandy seashores to discover. Inside, the cottage has loads of pure gentle and is kitted out with plush, trendy furnishings, a rainfall bathe and a Sonos audio system. The Conceal is presently obtainable for the final week of August and the primary week of September.
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No eight Victoria Street, North Berwick

Sleeps eight
From £1,00zero for seven nights
Inside this 200-year-old stone cottage is a superbly designed modern inside. In addition to the classic furnishings, there are two woodburners and an Aga, and a high-ceilinged dwelling area that’s full of sunshine. Exterior is a vegetable patch plus a patio for out of doors eating, in addition to a deal with hidden on the finish of the backyard: a small sauna cabin. North Berwick itself has a historic harbour (the place you should buy contemporary lobster) and seashores and there’s lots to discover within the city itself, with foodie spots and impartial outlets.
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Loch Eishort Cabin, Isle of Skye

Sleeps 5
From £590 for seven nights
A white-walled wood cabin in Ord, south-west Skye, this coastal retreat shares its location with only a handful of different houses. The three-bedroom cabin has a comfortable wood-panelled inside, with a cosy, Scandi really feel that enhances the wild, rugged environment that’s house to wildlife, from otters to sea eagles.
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Home of the Sea Chicken, Anglesey

Sleeps eight
From £985 for seven nights
The Home of the Sea Chicken has sweeping views over the Borth Wen headland; simply comply with the coastal path from the backyard all the way down to the shore. The property has two giant bedrooms, together with further beds and a sofa-bed that means it will possibly sleep as much as eight (and subsequent door there’s a seaside home that visitors can guide which sleeps 4 extra). The inside is smooth, gentle and trendy: natural-wood fittings are discovered within the kitchen and eating area, there’s a roll-top tub within the rest room and an enormous couch space (with wood-burner) looking to sea via sliding glass doorways. From the home you possibly can discover Anglesey, take the coastal path as much as Holyhead mountain or go to the village of Rhosneigr for a stroll round impartial outlets, galleries and bars.
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Bwthyn Tresinwen, Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire

Sleeps eight
£799 for seven nights
Beneath the Thatch has a variety of rustic vacation houses in Wales and lots of nonetheless have summer time availability. Although this four-bedroom cottage sleeps eight, be warned: it solely has one rest room. However it’s a superbly stored conventional family, with stone partitions, wood beams, vintage furnishings and a lush backyard. What makes Bwthyn Tresinwen particular nevertheless, is its location, simply 300 metres from a “secret” seaside with waters frequented by seals, dolphins and whales.
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Cloughboy Cottage, Donegal, Eire

Sleeps 9
£1,440 per week
An enormous, modern bolthole in an awesome location, this cottage overlooks Loughros Beg Bay from its perch on the Loughros peninsula, with views out to Slievetooey mountain. Six acres of moorland encompass the home, which is open to the panorama because of a terrace and enormous home windows and french doorways. Inside is an unlimited open-plan dwelling and eating area, with an elevated bridge spanning the atrium, main as much as two of the bedrooms (the opposite two are on the bottom ground). Within the surrounding space are the wild seashores and mountains of Donegal, famed for its seafood.
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The Seaside Home, County Wexford, Eire

Sleeps eight
£1,755 for seven nights
This three-bedroom cottage overlooks a sandy seaside on one in every of Eire’s greatest stretches of coast, with Clone Strand just some metres from the door. The inside has luggage of heat and character, with the partitions stuffed with artwork and objets, and there’s a library and an open-plan front room organized round a central hearth. It has lots to entertain households: with a TV room for wet days and an outside decking space for barbecues.
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