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The house

The low dark timber house on the heath behind the dunes, its deck to one side, under a wide silver sky
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By the bayFour guestsTwo rooms

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Harbour House is a low, dark timber house in the dunes, at the quiet end of a sheltered bay. Inside it is warm timber, linen and wide glass, and a sandy path runs over the dune to the beach.

The dark board walls and white windows of the house above the timber rail of its deck, dune grass below
The corner of the house and its railed deck against a bright veiled sky, marram on the dune in front

Architecture

Dark timber
on the dune

Dark timber boards and white framed windows look over the dune grass to the water, and a timber deck with a railing runs along the side of the house, out of the wind.

The sitting room’s wall of glass onto a granite cove and a grey sea, two deep sofas in the foreground and a picnic table on the grass outside

Interior

A sitting room
over the cove

The sitting room has a wall of glass onto the cove, two deep sofas and a small wood stove for cool nights. A linen daybed waits by the sea doors, and tea and coffee are there at any hour.

Linen cushions on the daybed by the sea doors in the last of the sun
Marram on the foredune above a long pale beach curving away to a low headland, white surf under a grey sky

The beach below the house is a long curve of pale sand behind the dunes, with a low headland at its far end. It is quietest in the late afternoon, when the light turns gold.

The location

Between the harbour
and the headland

A drawn map of the bay: Harbour House behind the beach, the harbour a short walk along the lane, the town on the far point and the headland path at the other end of the beachThe harbourThe beachThe townHeadland pathHarbour House

Everything here is close enough to walk to. Leave the car by the gate for your whole stay: the harbour, the beach, the bakery and the headland path are all reached on foot, along lanes and tracks with very little traffic.

  • 3 minutes to the harbour
  • 6 minutes to the beach
  • 12 minutes to the town
  • 20 minutes to the headland path

Accommodation

Two rooms
to choose from

The Ocean Room looks over the dune grass to the sea through glass from floor to ceiling. The Garden Room sits among the trees on the land side, with a door to its own deck.

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The bay under a wide evening sky

Mornings here start slowly: the sound of the water, coffee by the window and nowhere to be before the tide turns.

A stay includes breakfast each morning, fresh linen and towels, beach towels for the walk down, parking by the gate and wifi through the house.

A cake under a glass dome on the timber table, the beach pale through the window behind

There is usually a cake under the glass dome on the table, too. We keep the house simple and well looked after, so the time is yours.

What a stay includes

Breakfast

Slow mornings,
good coffee

Croissants and bread from the town bakery, fruit, eggs as you like them and good coffee, at the long table or by the window.

Bread from the town bakery on the timber table
A cup of coffee on a linen runner across the timber table in low morning sun
A window lit warm from inside in a weathered board wall at dusk, a sheer curtain and dried flowers on the sill

The coast

Quiet evenings,
a lamp in the window

Walk into town for an early dinner and home in the long light. We leave a lamp on by the window.

Explore the coast

Features

Everything the house includes

Two roomsFour guestsGlass sitting roomPath to the beach

Accommodation

  • Queen beds
  • Own bathrooms
  • Linen and towels
  • Wool blankets

Indoors

  • Sitting room with a wood stove
  • Long table for eight
  • Books and games
  • Wifi throughout

Outdoors

  • Deck on the dune
  • Banksia garden
  • A deck in the trees
  • Path to the headland

Your stay

  • Breakfast each morning
  • Parking by the gate
  • Beach towels
  • Walking maps
Lichen covered granite and white surf just off the shore, the sea silver under a veiled sun
A small timber house lit warm from inside at early dusk, on the sand by a calm sea

Enquire now

Begin with a short enquiry about your dates and the room you would like

By the bayFour guestsTwo rooms

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