Admire stunning coastal views and smell the salty air from this luxurious holiday home that’s perfect for a group of friends or family looking for laid-back beachside living, bracing walks and beautiful beaches.
Beesands Vista boasts a peaceful coastal location overlooking Beesands Blue Flag beach in the South Hams. You’ll enjoy stylish coastal living at its best with fantastic sea views from the living area, most bedrooms, the balcony and the terrace where you can catch some rays, enjoy lunch alfresco or sip evening drinks. There are lots of home comforts too including a log burner and even a dedicated dog shower. Beautiful sandy Devon beaches are within easy reach, while wonderful walks along the South West Coast Path begin from the door. To top things off, there’s an award-winning pub a short stroll away that specialises in local produce and serves particularly good seafood dishes.
The house is modern and has a light, bright and airy feel throughout.
Off the entrance hall there’s a utility room, complete with a built-in dog shower, as well as a washing machine and tumble dryer, plus a cloakroom with WC.
Three of the bedrooms are on the ground floor. Two are similar rooms, each with a king-size bed, sea views and access to the terrace and garden via sliding doors. One has an en-suite shower room, whilst the other has an en-suite with a bath and a separate shower. The third bedroom has one single bed (however there is a trundle bed beneath it which can be used for a child under 16 years old on request) and an en-suite shower room.
On the first floor there’s a spacious, open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, again with stunning sea views framed through glass doors that open onto a decked balcony with outdoor lounge furniture. The kitchen is beautifully appointed, with Silestone worktops and a breakfast bar with stools, a wine fridge to keep your favourite tipples chilled and Neff appliances including that all-important dishwasher.
Meanwhile, the living/dining area features a log burner in the corner, sofa seating and a wide-screen TV for those cosy evenings in watching a movie. There’s also a dining table and chairs for eating meals together ‘at home’. It’s a fantastic space for socialising and offers the best of indoor/outdoor living.
The second floor features the luxurious master bedroom that has a king-size bed, sea views, a Juliet balcony and a spacious en-suite bathroom with two sinks and a bath with a shower over.
With wide sandy beaches, remote moors, and chocolate-box villages, Devon is a stunning holiday destination at any time of year. It’s also a haven for bird watchers, offering a rich variety of landscapes and habitats, with dozens of nature reserves and over 200 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).
One of the county’s highlights is the Exe Estuary, a vital breeding and feeding ground for thousands of wildfowl and waders, including avocets, redshanks, snipes, little stints, and sandpipers. Surrounding the estuary are several nature reserves, such as Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, where reedbeds, meadows, ponds, and saltmarshes support large populations of black-tailed godwits, dunlins, grey plovers, red-breasted mergansers, and wigeons. With its family-friendly sandy beach backed by dunes, it’s a fantastic spot for a day out.
Just 15 minutes from Exeter, Haldon Forest is a vast conifer plantation that supports five species of breeding birds of prey: goshawks, hobbies, sparrowhawks, buzzards, and kestrels. A bird hide and viewing point, managed by Forestry England, offer the chance to see these impressive raptors up close. The forest is also home to nightjars, crossbills, and a variety of butterflies. Walking and cycling trails, play areas, treetop rope courses, and picnic spots make it an excellent destination for families and nature lovers alike.
Owned by the National Trust, Lundy, an island in the Bristol Channel, is easily reached by boat from Ilfracombe or Bideford. From April to July, thousands of seabirds arrive to breed, including puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, kittiwakes, and Manx shearwaters. The island is also a magnet for migrating birds, with rare visitors from as far afield as North America and Siberia recorded annually.
Slapton Ley, the largest freshwater lagoon in southwest England, is separated from the sea by a narrow shingle ridge known as Slapton Sands. Surrounded by reedbeds, marshes, and woodland, it provides a rich habitat for birds such as Cetti’s warblers, reed warblers, sedge warblers, and grasshopper warblers. On the water, look out for great crested grebes, gadwalls, and water rails. Other wildlife in the area includes otters, badgers, dormice, and several bat species.
Exmoor National Park offers a remarkable diversity of habitats, from moorland and farmland to ancient woodland, rivers, and dramatic coastline. The open moors are home to Dartford warblers, linnets, and whinchats, while the woodlands host pied flycatchers, tree pipits, redstarts, and all three British woodpecker species. Along the rivers, look for grey wagtails, dippers, and kingfishers. The coastal edges are frequented by curlews, ringed plovers, turnstones, and occasionally knots, ruffs, and curlew sandpipers. Visitors can also enjoy walking and cycling routes, canoeing and kayaking, charming historic villages, Dunster Castle, and of course, Exmoor’s iconic wild ponies.
Located in the heart of the county, Dartmoor National Park is more rugged and wild, with dramatic granite tors and deep river valleys, perfect for a day of exploration. Bird watchers should look out for ground-nesting species like meadow pipits, skylarks, and stonechats. The moor also supports ring ouzels and red grouse, and is one of the best places in the UK to hear the distinctive call of the cuckoo in spring. For those wanting to cool off after a hike, Dartmoor has some of the finest wild swimming spots in the country.
