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When the sun comes out there’s no better place to be than beside the seaside – ideally unwinding on a beautiful beach.
Whether you’re relocating within the UK or hunting for a holiday home abroad, check out these coastal properties, each with a beach in easy reach.
1. Salema Beach Village, Vila do Bispo, West Algarve, Portugal, from €340,000 (£286,500)
A new community of spacious two- and three-bedroom villas in a pretty fishing village just over an hour from Faro airport.
They are suitable for use as permanent residences or second homes and hug a hillside that gently slopes down to a sandy beach.
All have balconies and terraces, and amenities include a swimming pool with children’s section, a playground, padel courts and an outdoor gym. By Kronos Homes.
2. Scrabster, Thurso, Caithness, offers over £450,000
B-listed Holborn Head Lighthouse was constructed in 1862 and originally comprised two keepers' flats with a tower and its warning light above. It ceased operating in 2003 and three years later was bought by the current owners who converted it into a unique home looking out over Scrabster beach and harbour and towards Orkney.
Three bedrooms and two bathrooms are on the ground floor, a living, living and dining room occupy the first floor, and the three-storey tower contains an office, observatory and external viewing platform. Through Galbraith.
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3. Wheal An Wens, Marazion, Cornwall, £1.35m
Spinnakers is a modern art deco-inspired house a short walk from the village’s sandy beaches.
The main living areas are on the first floor to maximise the panoramic views of St Michael’s Mount and out to sea, and it has three ground floor bedrooms, a self-contained annex in the basement, and a fabulous roof terrace with tons of room for socialising and a contemporary pod for shelter. Get in touch with Rohrs & Rowe.
4. Llandanwg, Nr Harlech, Gwynedd, £1.75m
Set against a backdrop of mountains and overlooking Cardigan Bay, Plas Tanwg has direct access to Llandanwg beach where there’s a family-run café.
The contemporary crescent-shaped house incorporates four bedrooms suites, a one-bedroom annex and a vast open plan kitchen, living and dining area with wall-to-wall bifold doors. Find out more from Jackson-Stops.
5. Saunton, Braunton, Devon, £1.75m
This three-bedroom apartment is on the top floor of a purpose-built block with direct access to three and a half miles of golden beach at Saunton Sands.
It includes three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a sleek kitchen and an open plan living area with three sets of double doors opening on to a full-width balcony. The shower and dog-washing area in the garden are bound to be very useful. Via Knight Frank.