Questions, answered.

Reserve online through any house page, or send your dates via the contact form. The owner confirms within a day and holds your dates for 48 hours. A 25% deposit secures the booking; the balance is due six weeks before arrival.

Really. The nightly rate plus a fixed cleaning charge is the whole bill — no service fee, no damage waiver, no card surcharge. The total you are quoted is the total you pay.

Arrival from 4pm, departure by 10am. Coming off an early ferry or a late train? Tell us and we will do our best to flex — early arrivals are free when the house is empty the night before.

Yes in most houses — two well-behaved dogs maximum, £35 per dog per stay for the extra clean. Little Chine and Sanderling stay dog-free for allergy reasons; the rest welcome sandy paws.

Everything: sheets, towels, beach towels, and a first basket of firewood where there is a burner. Cots, high chairs and stair gates are free — mention them when you book.

Every house has free parking at the door — driveways for two to four cars, plus permits for the beach car parks where needed. Dimensions for tight drives are in each house folder.

The Saltings was designed for it: single-storey, level-access shower, wide doorways and a ramped path, ten paces from the sand. Tell us what you need and we will confirm the details honestly before you book.

Full refund to 30 days before arrival, 50% to 14 days. Inside two weeks we re-let where we can and refund whatever we recover. Travel insurance is still wise — the sea will be here next year too.