PROPERTY
From a stunning home designed to look like binoculars to an isolated Scottish island hideaway, here is this month’s round-up of cracking coastal properties on sale now
1 CHAPEL PORTH, CORNWALL GUIDE PRICE £1,600,000
Willow Lodge stands as a testament to design and craftmanship. The property boasts an abundance of period features and charm. The ground floor features a magnificent kitchen/dining room with a rustic limestone floor and bespoke painted ‘Shaker’ units, housing a range of high-spec appliances.
The sitting room, boasting a full double floor height into the ‘A’ frame, showcases a granite fireplace with a Franklin wood-burning stove. Trifold doors open on two sides to reveal views of the sunken wild garden and terrace, with picturesque views out to sea. Accompanying this is a guest suite with a wet room and an additional downstairs bedroom/study with its own bathroom.
The first floor plays host to a library/sitting room that has been artfully crafted with bespoke bookcases, a fireplace, and a wood-burning stove, creating the perfect area to relax or work from home, with stunning views over the coastlines.
The principal suite can also be found on the first floor, enjoying a limed oak floor, and sweeping sea views. The principal suite is flooded by natural light creating the perfect place to rest and unwind. To complete the first-floor layout is an additional bedroom and separate family bathroom. Jackson-Stops (01872 261160, jackson-stops.co.uk)
2 PORTHCOTHAN BAY, CORNWALL OFFERS IN EXCESS OF £5,000,000
From its clifftop position overlooking Porthcothan Bay, Llawnroc is a unique waterfront property that commands outstanding views over one of north Cornwall’s most beautiful stretches of coastline.
Completed in 2014, this striking five-bedroom contemporary home offers meticulous design and craftmanship throughout, along with high levels of environmental performance that remain ahead of its time.
The innovative architectural design is based on the idea of two pairs of binoculars, with the four lenses of the house each angled to capture the uninterrupted views of the surrounding coastline and ever-changing seascape. John Bray Estates (01208 862601, johnbrayestates.co.uk)
3 DUNGENESS, KENT GUIDE PRICE £650,000
A restored, two-bedroom detached fisherman’s cottage with an original wood-panelled interior and sea views set back from the road on the tranquil shingle beach in the dramatic wilds of the extraordinary landscape and protected coastline of the Dungeness peninsula. Phillips & Stubbs (01797 227338, phillipsandstubbs.co.uk)
4 SALCOMBE, DEVON GUIDE PRICE £2,750,000
This landmark detached, contemporary cliff top house is strategically set at the mouth of the estuary at Salcombe, high above the marine sand bar that was made famous
