Thinking about moving to the seaside and starting a coastal business? Here are some fantastic options on the market right now!
Thinking about moving to the seaside and starting a coastal business? Here are some fantastic options on the market right now!
PRIZE PROPERTIES: TWO LIGHTHOUSE LETS TO BE WON
Cantick Head Lighthouse Cottages, Hoy, Orkney – For sale via charity raffle at £5 per ticket
After 10 years of building and running the Cantick Head Lighthouse Cottages business, owners Vicky and Alan Mackinnon are retiring – but, rather than selling up in the traditional manner, they are running a prize draw and will donate 10% of the ticket sales to charities including RNLI Longhope and Longhope Lifeboat Museum. The winner will have the unique opportunity to own and run an accommodation business set on the dramatic cliffs of Hoy in Orkney – along with the chance to experience the exhilarating coastal lifestyle that comes with the location. The two Victorian former lighthouse keepers’ cottages currently operate as successful furnished holiday lets. Find more information at cantickhead.com and to enter, search ‘Cantick’ at raffall.com.
LIVING THE CORNISH DREAM
The Terrace, Port Isaac, Cornwall – Guide Price £2,750,000
This incredible coastal property encompasses a collection of five apartments and a separate detached cottage. Set on a cliffside above Port Gaverne Beach in Port Isaac on Cornwall’s rugged north coast, the accommodation comprises almost 560 square metres of living space, with clean lines, neutral décor and high-quality fittings throughout. The five apartments in the main house all feature open-plan kitchens and sitting areas, with bay windows providing spectacular sea views. Each one also enjoys access to a patio or balcony, along with its own dedicated beach hut-style storage unit – ideal for wetsuits and bodyboards. Behind this primary property, a cottage, The Cornishman, offers three bedrooms, plus an open-plan sitting room and kitchen (struttandparker.com).
BUY A BOATYARD ON THE DART
Creekside Boatyard – Dartmouth, Devon – offers in excess of £1,000,000
Providing a rare opportunity to acquire a working boatyard on the River Dart, Creekside Boatyard is a fully equipped and functioning commercial site, located in a peaceful inlet just one mile from the South Devon town of Dartmouth. The listing includes extensive boat storage and covered workshop space, an office, a slipway with moorings, a shower and WCs, and manager’s accommodation.
The boatyard is situated on a large, level, hard-surfaced area, with direct access to the river. Vehicles and pedestrians may also reach it via a driveway from the nearest public road, and there is parking space for residents, employees and visitors. Details of the annual income are available on request (struttandparker.com).
CORNWALL – £799,999
Grade II listed and overlooking Mounts Bay, Blue Seas in Penzance is an established guest house with eight letting rooms (four with sea views), gardens, parking and spacious owner’s accommodation. For sale through SBC Property (01872 277397, sbcproperty.com).
NORTH YORKSHIRE – £450,000
A handsome Regency townhouse in the popular resort of Scarborough, award-winning Tall Storeys offers seven guest rooms, sea views, host’s living quarters and a walled garden. For sale through CPH (01723 352235, cphproperty.co.uk).
WEST HIGHLANDS – £420,000
It needs a little updating, but Tanglin Guest House offers six guest bedrooms, plus host’s accommodation, close to the seafront in coastal Oban, with private parking and outbuildings for possible conversion. Contact Bell Ingram (01631 566122, bellingram.co.uk).
DORSET – £1,695,000
With potential for change of use, Conifers on Dragons Hill is a contemporary family house in Lyme Regis with three en suite bedrooms, a terrace with sea views and a self-contained one-bedroom annexe (perfect for hosts). For sale through Savills (01202 856873, savills.com).
Still looking for the perfect coastal home? Browse the Latest Coastal Properties for Sale, take a look at our property of the week, or pick up the latest copy of coast magazine for more inspiration.
