Your beach found

Let Beach Retreats play beach matchmaker and take the Beach Match Quiz.

The morning light catches the ripples of receding tide, leaving mirror-like pools across the sand. A couple walk hand-in-hand along the shoreline, their footprints the only marks on an otherwise untouched beach. This isn’t a scene from a travel brochure; it’s the everyday reality for guests of Beach Retreats, where proximity to Cornwall’s magnificent coastline isn’t just a selling point – it’s the philosophy.

Beach Retreats has built its reputation on one unwavering promise: every property sits within walking distance of a beach. This commitment transforms the traditional self-catering holiday into something more meaningful, where the sound of waves becomes the backdrop to family breakfasts, and impromptu evening strolls along the shore replace scheduled entertainment.

“The freedom of being moments from the shoreline changes everything about a holiday,” explains a representative from Cornish family-owned Beach Retreats. “You’re not visiting the beach, you’re living with it, responding to its rhythms and moods.”

Beach Retreats’ portfolio of 250 properties spans Cornwall’s most captivating coastal areas, from the rugged shorelines of Widemouth Bay to the sweeping sands of Sennen Cove, with a significant presence in Porth, Watergate Bay and Mawgan Porth. Each location offers distinctive character, matched by equally distinctive accommodation – clifftop properties commanding panoramic seascapes, surf-side apartments where the morning check of wave conditions becomes part of the daily ritual, and spacious family homes where multiple generations can gather around large tables to share meals and memories.

What binds these diverse properties together is Beach Retreats’ exacting standards. Contemporary interiors combine comfort with carefully considered design, while practical amenities ensure that the focus remains where it should be – on enjoyment rather than logistics. These aren’t properties that simply provide somewhere to sleep; they’re thoughtfully created spaces that enhance the coastal experience.

Beach Retreats’ latest initiative, ‘Your Beach. Found,’ acknowledges something that Cornwall residents have long understood: no two beaches are alike, and finding the right match can transform a good holiday into an unforgettable one. Some visitors prioritise surf conditions, others seek sheltered coves perfect for swimming, while families might value rock pools teeming with marine life or wide expanses for building sandcastles.

To help prospective guests navigate this wealth of coastal options, Beach Retreats has developed an online Beach Match Quiz. This clever tool asks a series of questions about preferences and priorities, before revealing the participant’s ideal beach match along with nearby properties. It’s a refreshingly personal approach in an era of standardised holiday offerings.

“We’ve had guests tell us they discovered beaches they would never have found otherwise,” shares a team member. “Sometimes it’s the less famous locations that provide exactly what someone is looking for.”

Beach Retreats’ social media channels complement this approach, offering seasonal insights into different beaches and their changing character throughout the year. Spring might highlight wildflowers on coastal paths, summer showcases dawn swims and sunset barbecues, autumn brings dramatic storm-watching, while winter reveals the contemplative beauty of deserted shorelines.

What distinguishes Beach Retreats in a crowded holiday marketplace isn’t just the quality of its properties or even their enviable locations – it’s the understanding that beach holidays are deeply personal experiences. Beach Retreats positions itself not as selling accommodation, but as facilitating connections to nature, loved ones and to the rhythms of coastal life that can so easily be lost in one’s everyday existence.

For those who value authenticity over extravagance, who prefer natural beauty to manufactured entertainment, and who understand that the sound of waves can reset perspective like nothing else, Beach Retreats offers something increasingly precious: time and space to remember what truly matters, with the presence of the sea as both backdrop and inspiration.

BEACH RETREATS
On the beach, Watergate Bay TR8 4AA
01637 861005
www.beachretreats.co.uk