A Renovated Former Coastguard Cottage with Nautical Touches
Nestled between the golden sands of Camber and the dramatic landscape of Dungeness, this four-bedroom former coastguard’s cottage beautifully blends coastal charm with contemporary comforts.
Originally built by the Royal Navy at the turn of the century, the home has been meticulously renovated by its current owners, transforming it into an all-electric, low-energy haven. The bright, cheerful interiors are accented with unique nautical touches, featuring elements salvaged from yachts, submarines, and lighthouses — a fitting nod to the cottage’s maritime heritage.
The small sitting room has a cozy wood burner flanked by built-in shelves. This room has a natural green theme with a green accent wall, a green couch, and plants.
The living room opens onto a large wooden deck.
You enter the house via the garden onto a deck leading to this bright dining room. In addition to the large window facing the garden and the glass sliding doors, this room also has a skylight in the slanted ceiling, making it extra bright and connected to the outdoors.
The room is painted in ‘Piano White‘ by Dulux, and a micro cement floor runs throughout the ground and lower floors.
The wood burner stands between the kitchen and the dining room, spreading a warm glow into both rooms.
The kitchen is built around a central olive green island topped with a quartz worktop and a gold Quooker tap. One wall is fitted with built-in cabinets, hiding the fridge.
The home looks small, but it has four bedrooms divided over the lower ground floor, the first floor, and the second floor.
One of the bathrooms features an iron roll-top bath, brass taps, and a marble basin vanity unit lit by reclaimed brass yacht lights.
The smallest bedroom has a white oak parquet floor, a black fireplace, and walls decorated in Little Greene’s ‘Massingberd Blossom’ wallpaper.
The top floor is transformed into a magnificent office space with a picture window on one side and two Velux Cambio windows on the opposite side offering magnificent views of the surrounding nature.
At the rear, a sprawling garden with site-specific planting offers serene outdoor space, complete with a gym and a beach-facing sauna, making it a true seaside retreat.
The garden is designed by multi-award-winning gardener Kristina Clode to be both draught and wind-resistant.
The house is listed for £795,000 at The Modern House.