10 of the best UK seaside hotels, lodges and beach houses | Travel

On Nov 13, 2022

The wooden deck of this white, timber-clad beach house on two floors leads straight down to Camber Sands, home to rolling dunes and over four miles of golden beach. The open-plan, centrally heated Hamptons-chic space sleeps up to eight people in four sleeping areas. Warm up with the wood burner, firepit and sheepskin rugs, and relax amid salvaged beach curios or kick back with the beach house guitar or bongo drums.
Two-night minimum stay, off-peak, from £550 per night. Seven-night minimum stay during summer holidays; barefootcamber.co.uk

Ope, Clifftops, Portland, Dorset

Clifftops by Morrow + Lorraine. Photograph: Jim Stephenson/PR

Ope is the most dramatic of the five quietly luxurious Clifftops lodges that are part of Pennsylvania Castle Estate, a gothic revival mansion on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. Built from Portland stone quarried metres away, it has an open-plan kitchen-living space with huge windows and a sliding door on to it from the main bedroom, connecting you with the breathtaking sea views in this two-bedroom chic retreat. Warm up by the designer gas fire after birdwatching from the hot tub on the enormous deck, which includes an outdoor kitchen and barbecue. Eat at Catch, the seafood restaurant in nearby Weymouth, or order a fish pie from the Clifftops locally produced Arrive & Cook dining service.
Minimum three-night stays from £210 per night; thepennestate.co.uk

The Fat Badger, Budle Bay, Northumberland

“Light lifts from the water,” Northumberland poet Basil Bunting once wrote, conjuring the mystical interplay of sea, wind and light that draws walkers to the golden beaches of nearby Bamburgh and Ross Back Sands. Light streams into this striking three-bedroom, contemporary house, its two-storey floor-to-ceiling windows affording views from the mezzanine living room across countryside to the tidal flats and bird sanctuary of Budle Bay. A short drive from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, the Fat Badger is a luxurious, industrial-chic house with wood burner and a large patio for star-gazing.
From £285 per night for a three-night stay; holidaycottages.co.uk

The Scarlet Hotel, Mawgan Porth, north Cornwall

Set into the clifftop, this timber-clad, glass-walled eco-hotel and spa overlooks Mawgan Porth, a secret spot 10 minutes from Newquay. The reed-filled outdoor pool overlooks the golden beach, as do the spa’s two log-fired hot tubs. The Scandi-cool bedrooms have their own outdoor spaces, including a rooftop lounge, and views of the Atlantic.
Rooms from £245 B&B per night; scarlethotel.co.uk

Hen Cymyran, Anglesey

A huge beach house with a difference, this eight-bedroom, glass-fronted island hideaway has its own jetty, vast windows and a hot tub and sofa on the terrace. Perfect for a big celebration, spread the cost with family or friends and enjoy the three living rooms, two wood burners, pizza oven and resident seals. Curlews fly overhead, as do planes from nearby Anglesey airport.
Sleeps 15, from £48 per person per night for a three-night stay; boltholesandhideaways.co.uk