Lazing on the terrace at Marners Rock No. 3 and looking out on Fowey harbour is about as close to the coast as they come, but you’re welcome to look through the rest of the collection for other enticing seaside breaks.

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Take your morning coffee out onto the balcony of Beach Cottage and watch the waves off the less-explored Lincolnshire coast, or take in the sandy sights from the other places in our Beach Views collection.

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Le Sémaphore de Lervily, a former lighthouse on the Brittany coast that’s all chunky angles and glass, throws off the traditional beach house style, like all the seaside escapes in our collection of coastal minimalism.

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At La Maddalenda Bassa, you get the full range of sea views, from dark waters stretching for miles from the infinity pool, to the turquoise of shallow coves. Find more places to watch the waves in our sea views collection.

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Go from the balcony of your room at Hotel Les Mouettes into the old town of Ajaccio, drifting on the sea breezes in the casual way that only island life ever really inspires.

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Sprawl on the daybed at Las Bastide des Amandiers in Provence, with the curtains and the scent of lavender floating around you, to experience the warm, golden idleness that comes with all our villas in the south of France.

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The Shorehouse on Skye provides the perfect Scottish island holiday – views of lochs carving between cliffs, wildlife flitting around you and somewhere cosy to watch it all from. See this and more in our Highlands and islands collection.

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Padding down the rough stone steps from Ca’n Dofi and sliding into the sea before breakfast is the epitome of Mallorca’s laid-back life. Dodge the holiday hotspots, wander the olives groves and explore impressive galleries from all our Mallorcan places.

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From the rustic beauty of the building to the sparkling seas and the wonderful products of dark, volcanic soil, Wine Relais Feudi del Pisciotto embodies everything we look for in our places on Sicily.

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Places like The Old Mill, in Ceredigion, are so lovely that they tempt you to explore less famous parts of the world. Read more about central Wales and four other surprisingly sandy spots, in our pick of the UK’s quiet coastal destinations.

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