You'll awake refreshed, with a 2 mins walk to the beach and endless beautiful space. Slow, relaxed mornings, big fluffy towels, games, spades and even dog bowls, giving you time to reconnect and a stress‑free break. Superking lie-ins (+coffee machine!), fun days of sandy toes and relaxed bistros or home-dine/BBQ and laugh, while playing games around your family table. "Everything we could want" Well equipped "We loved Iconic Rye" Own comfy home."
Your easy private parking is at the front door.
The space
🏖️Your Beach Retreat is literally across the road from Camber Sands. You can easily pop back and forth for snacks and family chill-out time (or a shady afternoon nap). It's a 2 min sandy (steep) beach path, or easy 6 min pushchair beach route.
🥾🚴You have super cycling and hiking - the King Charles III coastal path and the National Route 2 cycle/walking path are both on your doorstep. Traffic free, flat paths are great for your pushchair adventures too.
🍼☕Your cottage is whole-family-friendly, so no need to ram the car with a travel cot, high chair, hand-blender, children's plates and cutlery, toys, books, board games, beach-gear or your essential coffee machine, it's all waiting for you.
*Your super comfy Super-King bed (can be two full sized single beds) has bedlinen reviewed by guests as "like sleeping under a cloud", your storage needs are sorted with a hanging rail and drawers. You have a full length mirror and hairdryer, bedside tables with lamps for those cosy reads, USBs points (no fighting with a plug both sides) and both blinds and curtains for the deep sleep that arrives after a day of fresh sea air.
* The full sized double bed with additional single bunk-bed above (suitable for children 6 years +), provides maximum sleeping flexibility and with both blinds AND curtains, solid sleep is invited. The drawers and hanging space help to keep everything off the floor and ship-shape.
* Sleeps 5, plus an infant
🚘🚘*You have free private parking for two cars on the doorstep, so go straight on in and pop on the kettle as soon as you reach Camber - Let the holiday begin!
*Described by guests as "Well-equipped" your Kitchen makes prepping and cooking easy, just like at home. The washer/dryer will keep you beach fresh (your holiday vibe can continue when you return home without the usual mountains of washing!) the large fridge/freezer easily takes a whole weeks' shop and the induction hob is super quick. There's also an oven, microwave, toaster, Dulce Gusto and kettle.
*The relaxing lounge/diner with 2 sofas and a generous dining table seating 6 guests is ideal for family and friends' board game marathons and can double up as a good workspace if working from home.
* Ideal for long morning coffees and relaxing, you have an enclosed patio with a Webber kettle BBQ and a dining table.
Tuck the little ones into bed and chat beside the BBQ embers, whilst watching the stars and enjoying your favourite tipple.
💻*Good wifi throughout and a Smart TV for your chill-out moments.
🛁The family bathroom has a bath with an over-bath shower, a WC and a wash basin.
The separate downstairs' cloakroom is by the front door - the perfect luxury to have your own loo at the beach!
Your stress-free base for a beautiful beach holiday where you can pop back and forth all day-long, wander to Iconic Rye or explore 1066 country's historic sites, vineyards, steam railway, fine-dining, cobbled streets and fabulous walking and cycling paths.
Rye is a lovely, flat 3-mile walk through the marsh fields, along the maintained cycle path and Hastings and Brighton offer a great day trip by car or train.
There is a travel cot for under 2s, please bring your cot-bedding. You also have a high-chair.
The patio garden can also be reached through the side-gate, with easy access to the outside tap for sandy toes and the patio-doors for bicycles.
The house is 678 ft².
We allow up to four small to medium dogs for free (but please note that we would not recommend both the maximum number of guests and the maximum number of dogs, as this would likely make for a too-cosy a holiday home!) but rules apply. Dogs are not allowed upstairs at any time and guests are asked to bring throws /dog bedding to protect the cream sofas.
The beach is all dog-friendly October- April and the middle section (see the map in our Guest Guide) is dog-free from 1 May-30 September, so guests need to walk a little further (a few minutes) for doggy zoomies.
Whilst Beach Retreat welcomes children and dogs, it is not child/dog proof (for example there is no stair gate indoors and there are steps in the garden) so constant supervision is required.
Requests for the super-king to be split into 2 singles must be made at the time of booking please, otherwise an additional fee will be charged, if an extra visit with bedding etc is necessary
Christmas decor is available with sufficient notice.
ℹ️ Do please message us if you have any questions.
Live well, love
Wendy & family.
Guest access
Your 2 private car parking spaces are right at the front door, making unloading and parking stress-free.
Check-in will usually be by lock-box, so you can pop the kettle on as soon as you arrive.
Camber Sands is popular for its long sandy beach and can become very busy (and the house is right on the beach road) with car parking at a premium, so enjoy your 2 private spaces and please allow plenty of travel time for when the roads are busy.
You have a side gate to access the enclosed patio and double doors, ideal if you have a push bike or buggy. There is a step into Beach Retreat and steps/stairs both within the house, as well as in the garden (laid to patio for your all-year-round enjoyment).
The steep sandy-beach-path is 30 odd steps from your front door (just across the road) or you have a flat, buggy friendly beach route just 4 extra minutes.
Two dog-friendly restaurants/bar/grills within a dozen doors makes eating out easy, or you can walk 8 minutes for the world famous Gallivant (regularly receiving fantastic reviews from the Guardian, think fine- food, cocktails and oysters) or pop down to the beach cafes for ice-cream, hot, crispy churros and full dining.
Rye is a lovely, mainly traffic-free and flat 3-mile walk or an 8-minute drive (but note that the roads become very busy when the sun shines), so exploring the iconic cobblestones, quirky streets and independent shops is easy.
If you are cycling or walking then you have the King Charles III Coastal walk and the National Cycling Route 2 to choose from, with a hot shower and cosy bed after a day or sea air.
Other things to note
Your linen and big fluffy bath and hand towels are provided for 5 guests. Please bring your own beach towels.
The patio garden (for your all-year-round enjoyment) is enclosed and easily accessed from the living room, through the patio-doors or via the side gate.
Camber Sands beach is totally dog-friendly 1 October - 30 April. Dogs are not permitted on the middle section of the beach 1 May - 30 September, when dogs need to walk their owners a few minutes further along in either direction from Beach Retreat- please see our guide for further information and a map.
You will be sent the QR Code for the wifi the day before your stay.
Instavolt EV charging is available at Salt Farm, just 3 miles away.
You will find a few supplies on your arrival for your first cuppa. Both Ocado and Tesco deliver to the house and you have a large fridge and a large freezer for your family shop.
Camber Sands is a very popular beach destination and can become very busy (and the house is right on the beach road), with car parking at a premium. So enjoy your 2 private car parking spaces at the house and please allow plenty of travel time - the roads can become incredibly busy when the sun's out.
Christmas decorations available with sufficient notice.
Finally, the stairs are creaky, providing Ninja-like foot placement challenges. Let us know if you manage a silent passing, we've yet to!
