Tidefall
from £600 / night
Every bedroom faces the water, and the kitchen is built for big, slow meals.
Eight seaside houses in Poole, Dorset
Eight seaside houses, run by the family that owns them.
Book direct with the owners: no agent, no call centre, no surprise charges. Every house is one we use ourselves, and the keys come from someone who can tell you where the beach is quietest.
Our houses
Eight houses, no more.
Harbourlight
from £480 / night
A tall Victorian house with a quiet modern interior and a balcony above the bay.
The Saltings
from £520 / night
All on one level with no steps, and the beach is a few strides from the door.
Sanderling
from £340 / night
A two-bedroom apartment that faces the evening light over the harbour.
The Lookout
from £410 / night
Three floors of big windows overlooking the harbour entrance.
Gull House
from £820 / night
Five bedrooms, a table that seats everyone, and a garden that ends at the chine.
Little Chine
from £190 / night
A one-bedroom hideaway among pine trees, a short stroll from the sand.
Ferryman's
from £690 / night
A former ferry cottage, remodelled so every room looks onto the boats.
Why book direct
Owner-run makes the difference.
01
One honest total
You pay the nightly rate plus a cleaning fee and nothing more: no service charge, no damage deposit surprise, no extras on the final page.
02
Someone who picks up
We give you a first name and a mobile number, not a ticket number. If the heating fails on a Sunday evening, one of us drives over.
03
Photos you can trust
Each image shows the actual house you will stay, shot in natural light without distorting wide-angle tricks.
In their words
Taken straight from our guest book
We came for a long weekend and ended up staying the whole week. Everything was just as pictured, which you cannot say about many rentals.
Joanna and Mark
August 2026
We had not expected the balcony to be the best room. Breakfast, lunch and dinner all happened out there.
Fatima
July 2026
My mum needs level access, and this house really was level throughout, with no hidden step at the door.
Callum and family
June 2026
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For owners
Does your house stand empty for too much of the year?
We look after a small number of properties for a flat 18 per cent fee, with no joining charge and no lock-in, and you keep the weeks you want.