Barton Olivers, Burton Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset
A Victorian villa with uninterrupted views over the sea and a garden with a gate opening onto the coastal path. It has open fireplaces and a kitchen with French doors leading onto a terrace. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 receptions, indoor swimming pool, 2.96 acres.
Price: £3m Knight Frank 01935-810064
Harbour Island, Crinan, Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute
A renovated, contemporary house and cabin on a private island off the coast of Lochgilphead. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, an open-plan dining kitchen and a raised deck. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, office, 2 receptions, conservatory, 9.7 acres.
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Price: £1.25m+ Savills 0141-222 5875
Mount Severn, Freshwater East, Pembrokeshire
A modernist house situated in the woods above Freshwater East Beach. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, wood-burning stoves, an open-plan dining kitchen and living area with bi-fold doors leading onto a terrace and a two-bedroomroom apartment. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, receptiontion, office, garden room, studio, heated swimming pool.
Price: £1.5m Country Living Group 01437-616101
Rosebank, Dartmouth, Devon
A renovated house in a commanding position on the banks of the River Dart. It comes with its own boat house. The house has vaulted, beamed ceilings, arched sash windows, wood floors, period fireplace and a sun room with far-reaching views over the Dart Estuary. The gardens include a terrace and a decked area. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining kitchen/living area, sun room, porch, balcony, boat house, terraces, gardens.
Price: £1.75m Savills 01548-800462
Malindi, Eastcliff, Cornwall
An energy-efficient house surrounded by gardens that include steps leading down to Porthtowan Beach. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, bi-fold doors, polished concrete floors and an open-plan kitchen. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, dressing room.
Price: £1.55m The Modern House 020-3795 5920
Aline Estate, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
An 18th-century lodge on a sporting estate overlooking Loch Seaforth and the Isle of Skye. It comes with its own island, fishing rights and red-deer stalking. 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, staff bedroom, kitchen, sunroom, 3 cottages, cottage occupied by the estate gamekeeper, outbuildings, boathouse and slipway, industrial pier, woodland, 8,202 acres.
Price: £4m+ Strutt & Parker 0131-226 2500
King Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
A renovated, four-storey townhouse situated on the seafront overlooking the beach. It has exposed brickwork, arched windows, period fireplaces, modern wood-burning stoves, a plywood staircase, bespoke kitchen and a balcony on the top floor that commands wide-ranging views over the North Sea. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, receptiontion, dining kitchen, study.
Price: £775,000 The Modern House 020-3795 5920
Sea Road, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
A four-storey, New England-style house situated on the seafront on the North Kent coast in the centre of West Bay, overlooking the sandy beach. The house has a central oak staircase, a large dining kitchen and a south-facing garden with a heated swimming pool and pool house with bi-fold doors and a kitchen area. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, cinema room, laundry, gym, double garage, terraces, heated swimming pool.
Price: £1.75m Miles & Barr 01843-844899
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