Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach comes with its own games room, with pool, air hockey, table football and darts. This dog-friendly cottage sleeps 4, with an enclosed south-facing garden, a proper log burner and Nespresso for slow mornings. Camber Sands is 0.3 miles from the door and Rye 3.8 miles away. Beach day or rainy day, you're sorted. The space Ocean Beach, a clapboard cottage with a games room Ocean Beach sits on the White Sand development, a stylish clapboard cottage tucked between Romney Marsh and the dunes. Inside it's calm and coastal: cool blues, warm wood and a proper log burner at the heart of the living room. What sets it apart is the games room. Beach days are easy from here, with the dunes just 0.3 miles away, but the games room means rainy afternoons can be just as much fun. Highlights • Sleeps 4, one king and one twin • Games room with pool, air hockey, table football and darts • Flexible second bedroom, twin beds or king • Dog-friendly, enclosed south-facing garden • 0.3 miles to the dunes • Rye 3.8 miles away • Log burner, with a starter basket of logs (Oct-Mar) • Superfast 77 Mbps Wi-Fi • Off-road parking for one car • Fire pit, sun loungers and a Weber charcoal BBQ • Nespresso, wine fridge and a smart TV with Netflix • Travel cot, highchair and stairgate The games room The converted garage is now a proper games room, and it's the reason the weather stops mattering much. • Pool table • Air hockey • Table football • Darts It's the answer to a wet afternoon or a competitive family. It gives a two-bedroom cottage something you don't often get, especially when the weather turns. Living and dining The living space is open-plan and easy to settle into, with the log burner at the heart of it. We leave a starter basket of logs, so the first evening is sorted. The kitchen is set up for proper cooking, not just reheating: • Single oven • Ceramic hob • Fridge/freezer • Wine fridge • Dishwasher • Microwave • Nespresso machine The dining table seats four, with large doors opening straight out to the garden when the weather allows. There's a smart TV with Netflix, plus board games and books for the evenings the fire is doing the work. Sleep Two bedrooms upstairs, both calm and comfortable after a day of sea air. Master bedroom • King-size bed Second bedroom • Zip-and-link singles, made up as twins or as a king • Tell us which you'd prefer before you arrive Bathrooms • Family bathroom upstairs, bath with shower over • Ground-floor cloakroom The downstairs loo earns its keep when everyone comes back from the beach at once. Garden and utility The fully enclosed south-facing garden is a real suntrap when the weather plays along, and it catches the afternoon sun properly. • Sun loungers and a picnic table • Weber charcoal BBQ • Fire pit for when the sun drops • Outdoor tap for rinsing sandy paws There's a washer/dryer indoors too, which earns its place after a week of beach days. Step out and explore Camber Sands, 0.3 miles Door to the foot of the dunes, and yes, we've actually measured it. Beyond them is one of the loveliest stretches of sandy beach on the south coast, with room to find your own patch. Rye, 3.8 miles by road Around an 8-minute drive away, with cobbled streets, independent shops, antique treasures, cafés, pubs and some excellent places to eat. If you fancy stretching your legs, it's also a mostly flat 3.1-mile countryside walk, with big skies, plenty of sheep for company and, if you're lucky, a barn owl or two. They're our favourite bit. The Owl Pub, around 0.4 miles on foot The village pub and our local, with excellent food and a relaxed, dog-friendly atmosphere. It's an easy, mostly flat walk from the cottage. One thing to note, they don't accept children under 5. Harry's at The Gallivant, around 0.3 miles on foot Classic French bistro cooking and our pick for a special meal in the village. Close enough that nobody needs to drive or draw straws for designated driver. It's reservation only, with age limits for younger children and some restrictions for dogs, so it's worth checking with them when you book. Then there are miles of beach walks, Romney Marsh, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and kite surfing off the sands when the wind is up. Ocean Beach is somewhere to unpack and let the days go quiet. Sandy toes, sleepy dogs, and the winner stays on. Guest access You'll have the whole cottage, the games room and the enclosed garden to yourselves during your stay, so unpack, make yourselves at home and enjoy it. Other things to note The house Ocean Beach sleeps up to four guests and suits couples and small families equally well. There is one king bedroom and one second bedroom that can be made up as twins or zipped together into a king, so let us know your preferred layout before you arrive. We provide a travel cot, highchair and stairgate, but the cottage isn't presented as a fully baby-proofed or childproofed home, so families with very young children may need to take a little extra care. The garden is fully enclosed, although as with any garden we can't guarantee it will be escape-proof for particularly small or determined dogs. This is a much-loved holiday home rather than a hotel, and we simply ask that you treat it with the same care you would your own. If anything isn't quite right during your stay, please tell us. We're nearby and will always do our best to get things sorted quickly. The area Camber is a small, laid-back seaside village, and that's exactly why we love it. What it lacks in high streets and nightlife, it more than makes up for with miles of golden sand, grassy dunes and enormous skies. There's a cracking local pub, a restaurant that punches well above its weight and a handful of places for the essentials, but life here is deliberately simple. Days revolve around beach walks, sea swims and wondering whether it's too early for an ice cream. Evenings are quiet, nights properly dark and the soundtrack tends to be more wind and waves than traffic. Camber's eating-out options are fairly limited generally, so with very young children Rye, around 8 minutes away by car, has much more choice and plenty of family-friendly places to eat. If you want bright lights, lots of shops and late-night bustle, Camber probably isn't the place. But if calm, cosy and coastal sounds rather more like it, you'll feel right at home.