The driftwood wanderer

With a laid-back and simple feel, these places welcome you to the coast like a local fisherman ferrying you over the water with smiling eyes and old-fashioned charm. These cosy places to stay with a rustic charm, all inspected and selected by us, are perfect for a holiday by the coast. We think you’ll really hit it off together. If you have a specific requirement in mind, don’t forget to use the “Sort & refine” button to find your true love. Or if you’re still looking for The One take the Sawday’s Matchmaker quiz again here.

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49 The Marina
Deal, Kent
From £158 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 7
A renovated bright apartment with lots of space, a hop, skip and jump away from the shingle beach of seaside-jolly Deal

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Garden Cottage at Ennys
Penzance, Cornwall
From £222 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Come for peace and quiet down a long lane, pretty buildings and big, beautifully-kept gardens with a secluded outdoor pool

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Glendurgan Gallery

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Glendurgan
Falmouth, Cornwall
£185 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

2 rooms for 2
Wend your way down steep paths to Durgan beach, explore the magic of Charles’s wonderful garden and feast on Caroline’s super breakfasts

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The Boathouse Gallery

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The Boathouse
Manaccan, Cornwall
From £107 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 14
Contemporary boathouse for all the family. Find rock pools, a shingle beach and plenty of ozone in the salty Cornish air

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Gins Barn Gallery

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Gins Barn
Beaulieu, Hampshire
From £400 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 8
Serious art, lovely lighting, great sound system and a fat wood-burner belting out the heat at this super place for families or friends

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Little House Gallery

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Little House
St Ives, Cornwall
From £96 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Sweet Grade II listed fisherman's terrace cottage for 4 (+ 1) close to the centre of bustling St Ives; a place to escape to year-round

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