From a charming church conversion to a home with a fly fishing loch and holiday lets, Amy McPherson compiles some of the best coastal properties for sale

Informed by its rural setting, this American farmhouse has a nuanced aesthetic that embraces both the modern and the rustic

Clare and Kirk Davis originally had just a simple kitchen revamp planned, but that became a double-storey extension with park views

The location of this cottage was irresistible for Henry Carrington – a place for friends and family to unwind

Designer Anna Foster and her husband Alfie Haynes needed all their skill, determination and vision to demolish and rebuild this impressive country home

On the otherworldly beachscape of Dungeness, art agent Tiggy Maconochie has created a light-and art-filled house surrounded by sea and sky