Here are eight of the greatest beachfront homes available

The best beachfront homes for sale range from a 16th-century home in Norfolk that is only 300 meters from a Blue Flag beach to an Arts & Crafts home in Hampshire that has 128 meters of beachfrontage

House on the Shore, Thorns Beach, Beaulieu, Hampshire, is a property for sale. House on the Shore, Beaulieu, Hampshire; Thorns Beach.

With 128 meters of beachfront, this Arts & Crafts home has a view of the Solent. It features open fireplaces and exposed beams. Three reception rooms, six bedrooms, three bathrooms, a conservatory, a one-bedroom annexe, two kitchens, a swimming pool, a four-bedroom pool house, a tennis court, and twenty-five acres.

Cost: Knight Frank 020-7861 1065, 12point 5m.

Property for sale: Bay House, Embleton, Alnwick, Northumberland, image 1 of 1. Bay House, Northumberland, Embleton, Alnwick.

Embleton's sandy beaches are visible from this semi-detached period home on the Northumberland coast. It features a fitted dining kitchen with French doors leading to a patio garden and wood floors. Garden, two receptions, three bathrooms, and four bedrooms.

Knight Frank 0131-222 9606, 950,000.

Picture 1 of 3: Shipstal, Shipstal Point, Arne, Wareham, Dorset, for sale. In Arne, Wareham, Dorset, Shipstal, Shipstal Point.

A bungalow from the 1960s that fronts Poole Harbour and has a private slipway. It has a studio and a Finnish sauna in the gardens, and it is decorated with wood and Purbeck stone from the area. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception areas, a kitchen, a conservatory, a boat house, an integral garage, a slipway, and an adjacent deep-water mooring that is leased from Poole Harbour Commissioners, totaling 0.81% of the property.

Cost: 4m Savills 01202-856861.

Shipstal, Shipstal Point, Arne, Wareham, Dorset is a property up for sale. In Arne, Wareham, Dorset, Shipstal, Shipstal Point.

A bungalow on Poole Harbour from the 1960s with a private slipway and water frontage. The building features a Finnish sauna in the gardens, a studio, and wood and Purbeck stone from the area. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two bedrooms, a kitchen, a conservatory, a boat house and garage, a slipway, and a nearby deep-water mooring that is leased from Poole Harbour Commissioners. The property is 0.81% of an acre.

Savills 01202-856861, 4m.

Shipstal, Shipstal Point, Arne, Wareham, Dorset is a property up for sale. Arne, Wareham, Dorset; Shipstal; Shipstal Point.

A bungalow from the 1960s on Poole Harbour with a private slipway and water frontage. The building features a Finnish sauna in the gardens, a studio, and wood and Purbeck stone from the area. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two bedrooms, a kitchen, a conservatory, a boat house and garage, a slipway, and a nearby deep-water mooring that is leased from Poole Harbour Commissioners. The property is 0.81% of an acre.

Cost: 4m Savills 01202-856861.

Image 1 of 1 Belgrave Place, Brighton, East Sussex, is a property for sale. Brighton's Belgrave Place in East Sussex.

In the heart of Kempton, a two-story maisonette in a Regency building constructed by master builder Thomas Cubitt is Grade II listed. The maisonette features a drawing room with double-aspect windows and doors that open onto a balcony with a view of the sea, as well as period fireplaces and original floorboards. reception area, breakfast kitchen, attic, bathroom, and two bedrooms.

The Winkworth 01273-772175 price is 875,000.

The property is located in Littlestone, New Romney, Kent, and is for sale. Kent, New Romney, Littlestone.

This home from the early 20th century needs some updating. It is adjacent to an undeveloped plot that is for sale separately, has direct access to the beach, and overlooks the English Channel. It features a dual-aspect sitting room with a garden view, an open fireplace, and a wood-paneled hall. There are seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, five reception areas, a store, a double garage, a breakfast kitchen, a swimming pool, and a pool house.

Total cost: 900,000+ Jackson-Stops 01580-720000.

Picture 1 of 1 Incleborough House, East Runton, Norfolk, is for sale. Norfolk's East Runton is home to Incleborough House.

Only 300 meters from East Runtons Blue Flag beach, this 16th-century coastal home is Grade II listed and features south-facing walled gardens. The house features a breakfast kitchen with custom oak units and an Aga with six ovens, as well as open fireplaces. Features include a reception area, two conservatories, a gazebo, seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and 075 acres.

1.33m Sowerbys 01263-710777 is the price.

Picture 1 of 1 The Mews, Balcary, Auchencairn, Castle Douglas, Dumfriesshire, is for sale. The Mews, Castle Douglas, Dumfriesshire; Auchencairn, Balcary.

A refurbished 17th-century home with a detached annexe and garden studio, as well as an attached cottage, situated in beautifully landscaped grounds and close to the beach. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, studio, garage, laundry, gym, dressing room/bedroom 4, office, reception, and a two-bedroom cottage or one-bedroom annexe.

Fine & Country 01896-829569 + 895,000+.

Picture 1 of 1: Holmes House, Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight, for sale. Holmes House, Isle of Wight, Colwell Bay.

A restored Victorian home in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with a cantilever deck perched on a cliff overlooking Colwell Bay and the Solent. The open fireplaces and parquet flooring were left in place. Ten bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a dining kitchen, a private entrance to the annexe, two reception areas, a library, a bar with an enclosed veranda, a media room, a gym, a conservatory, a garage, stables, a manage, paddocks, gardens, a kitchen garden, a heated pool, a tennis court, and five and a half acres.

Cost: 01983-761005; Strutt & Parker, 2.995m.