20 HOMES to buy BESIDE the SEA...

From an Irish hideaway to a waterside manse in Scotland, here’s our pick of the latest properties for sale by the sea

- ALICE WESTGATE

1 RINGAROGY, COUNTY CORK €1,500,000 Previous page: Originally built in the 19th century to store grain for export during the Napoleonic wars, this is now an impressive house set in around five acres of land and has a wraparound terrace overlooking the water. Charles McCarthy ([phone], charlesmccarthy.com).

2 FEOCK, CORNWALL £499,950An elegant Regency mansion apartment on the Fal Estuary, No 4 Porthgwidden has two bedrooms, a first-floor reception room with balcony, and 6.5 acres of communal grounds that include a long water frontage, use of slipway and beach. Lillicrap Chilcott (01872 273473, lillicrapchilcott.com).

3 ELLENBOROUGH, CUMBRIA £550,000 You’ll find Kirkborough House on the outskirts of the coastal town of Maryport. As well as a sandstone façade, a restored period interior and a large garden with views towards the coast, it has five bedrooms, a large attic, and a self-contained two-bed cottage. PFK (01900 826205, pfk.co.uk).

4 PIN MILL, SUFFOLK £600,000No 3 Boatyard Cottages is a red-brick period house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As well as views over the River Orwell, it has three bedrooms, gardens and a double garage/workshop. Pin Mill Sailing Club and The Butt & Oyster pub are nearby. Bedfords (01394 779444, bedfords.co.uk).

5 STRACHUR, ARGYLL & BUTE £535,000 Set on the shore of Loch Fyne, and with direct access to the beach, detached Waterside Cottage has five bedrooms and a sheltered garden with a sunny patio. Robb Residential (0141 2253880, robbresidential.com).