Sandy Toes Beach House

Shell Beach, Kent


Suitible for: 5 Humans icon 5 Humans
Suitible for: 3 Dogs icon 3 Dogs
Suitible for: undefined Children welcome icon Children welcome
Suitible for: undefined Babies welcome icon Babies welcome

  • Enclosed garden
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Why we love it

At high tide the surf is a few feet from the enclosed deck, so you can let your dog bark at the waves while you sit with sunset cocktails and amazing views


What you'll love

Dogs will love

  • Being able to run right out onto the beach
  • Next door’s ridiculously friendly dog
  • Long walks through the Swale marshlands

Humans will love

  • Sitting in front of the ever-changing sea views
  • Living the barefoot beach bum life
  • A welcome gift of some Kent ale and honey made at the local prison!

The place

Pack your paddleboard and your dog’s life jacket, or just a ball you can throw from the deck while you doze in the sun, because this is a beach house more than worthy of the name. At high tide the surf rolls up to within a few feet of the deck and it’s incredibly soothing to have that soft sound always with you. Sandy Toes is a fairly remote place, with the nearest pub a couple of hours away on foot. The owners recommend stocking up with everything you’ll need for your stay, including drinking water, and ditching the car so you can really relax into the beach bum lifestyle. The enclosed deck means your dog is safe outside on their own, but with the enormous stretch of beach and nearby nature reserve to explore, they’ll be too tired to run off anyway. Well, you can hope.

Sleeping

  • 2x Double rooms
  • 1x Single room

Washing

  • 1x Bathroom with shower

Living and relaxing

  • Open plan living area with sofas, armchairs and a wood burner
  • Board games and beach toys for both adults and children
  • Outdoor seating
  • Binoculars for bird spotting on the surrounding nature reserve

Cooking and dining

  • Kitchen including gas hob, oven and large fridge freezer, with washing up liquid
  • Cooking basics supplied - 25 litres of drinking water, ice salt, pepper, tea, coffee, sugar, oil, and washing up liquid
  • Welcome pack of honey produced at the local prison and a couple of bottles of local Kent ale
  • BBQ
  • Indoor dining table with seating for four
  • Outdoor dining table with seating for four
  • Outdoor table with bench seating for four
  • 2x Sunloungers

For the dog

  • Enclosed decking with 1 metre wood fencing
  • Bowl

Booking information

  • Check in 1600
  • Check out 1000
  • £20 per dog per stay
  • One baby welcome
  • Designated parking next to the property
  • Special offer: 10% off all remaining stays up until 22 May 2025. Offer applied at checkout

Optional extras

  • Additional firewood available to purchase
  • Additional drinking water is available on request
  • Please note that while the on-site water is clean, roof-collected rainwater and suitable for washing, showering, and cooking, we do not recommend it for drinking
  • This property is in a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest for birds, so please be mindful of the local wildlife

You should know

  • If bringing babies, you will need to bring your own cots, high chairs etc
  • The cabin uses solar power to run all the electric sockets in the cabin, and three large rain water tanks, so supplied are limited
  • It is uneven ground and access to the house includes driving up a steep ramp but you can park 20 feet away from the front door
  • The owners have another house next door and might be around sometimes in spring/summer, but they’ll leave you to your own devices
  • It’s recommended that you bring your own drinking water, as the water from the taps is fine for washing up, but isn’t potable
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In the neighbourhood

  • Walk from the door: head left for a lovely walk into Leysdown or turn right and walk to the disused lookout and beyond, into the swale marshlands that take you across to Harty.
  • The Ferry House Inn, 18-minute drive. A lovely gastropub with a dog-friendly bar area which is very popular locally, so book in advance.
  • Brambledown Farm Shop, 14-minute drive. Stock up here for everything you need for a great meal in. It has a butchers, bakers and tonnes of farm-fresh vegetables.
  • Minster Beach, 21-minute drive. If you manage to tire of the beach right on your doorstep, Minster Beach, near Bartons Point Coastal Park, is worth a visit for a change of scenery, although it’s only dog friendly in winter.

Location

Shell Beach, Kent ///isolating.snuggled.plea ME12 4BS

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