Don’t you just love Easter at the seaside? It’s the first big break of the year, and after a long winter we’re craving the toes-in-the-sand lifestyle and family time in the fresh sea air. What with Easter Sunday falling late this year, on 21 April, the warmth and colour of spring will be well and truly upon us in time for the holidays.
And no matter what the unpredictable British weather throws our way, there are plenty of amazing seaside towns to explore, all-weather coastal attractions to visit, and incredible seaside cottages where you can yo-yo between cozy creature comforts and coastal adventures.
Lucky for you, it’s not too late to book a last-minute Easter holiday by the sea. Read on for our pick of properties still available to snap up for a week or two of family fun.
Dates: Easter Sunday is on 21 April, with most schools in England and Scotland breaking up from 7-21 April, while schools in Wales and Northern Ireland take a break from 12-27 April. If you don’t mind which week you go away, use our Broad Date Search tool to find the best deals available over the school holidays. Short stays may also be possible.
Middleton On Sea Holiday Retreat
Flansham, West Sussex
This brilliant beach pad is a cracking location for large families and friends to gather for an Easter break. There’s a large lawned garden backing right onto the beach, so you can slip down the sand for the sunrise, sea dips and bucket and spade days, then come back and bubble in your hot tub or get snug beside the fire. Aside from the beach there’s plenty to keep the kids entertained, from table tennis and a trampoline, to games consoles and a snug with a TV for movie nights. Stretch in the yoga studio, keep up with work in the study, and lay on family feasts in the dining room. Dogs are welcome too, so there’s space for everyone. However, the pool isn’t heated until May, so you’ll have to keep your dips for the ocean.
Sleeps 8
Available throughout April, from £3,446 per week
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SeaSpace
Porth, Newquay, Cornwall
Enjoy the fusion of a swanky self-catering apartment with all the facilities of a top-notch hotel in Cornwall. Wake up to breathtaking sea views from your family-size studio, whip up a feast in your kitchen after days at the beach, or make the most of the onsite restaurant, café, indoor pool, playroom and gym. Being right on the coast path it’s a breeze to step outside for rosy-cheeked walks to the headland and blowhole, saunter to the beach and play in the waves, and stroll or e-bike into Newquay for shops, restaurants and a buzzing surf culture.
Bournemouth Holiday Retreat
Bournemouth, Dorset
Want to spend Easter in a Scandi-style property in the buzzing beach town of Bournemouth in Dorset? Bag this stylish, open-plan apartment that boasts the best of the city and the sea. So it’s up to you if you want to be out enjoying the seven-miles of golden sands, taking a twirl around the shops, pier and seaside restaurants, or taking it all in with a coffee or sundowner on your balcony. It’s an ideal location to ditch the car and enjoy coastal life on foot.
Sleeps 4
Available until 24 April, from £1,212 per week
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Tenby Escape
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
We’ve made no secret of the fact that Pembrokeshire is one our favourite locations for a beach holiday – what with its picture-postcard villages, surf-lashed beaches and bustling harbour. So why not whisk your friends and family away to the sought-after seaside town of Tenby and take up residence in a penthouse apartment, perfectly placed for slipping down to the beach, galleries, eateries and fishing harbour? While the delights of this colourful coastal town are within easy reach, you’ll also want to spend time lapping up the creature comforts of your stylish home, with a gull’s eye view across the rooftops to the sea.
Shell Cottage
Isle of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway
If you are keen to get away from it all this Easter, kick back in this former farm worker’s cottage nudging Portyerrock Bay. Ensconced in spectacular Scottish scenery, the ever-changing seascapes never fail to captivate – whether you fling open the doors and take in the views from bed, or bubble in the hot tub for the day’s final curtain call until stars speckle the wide-open skies. Spot wildlife from seals to seabirds, explore the Isle of Whithorn, or sit back and do not very much at all from the cosy glow of the log burner.
Sleeps 6
Available from 7-27 April from £1,075 per week
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Sail Loft
Norton, Isle of Wight
With its spring gardens, castles and coastal attractions, the Isle of Wight makes a wonderful retreat for the Easter holidays. So, why not make the most of the seaside from this converted boathouse on the edge of an idyllic shingle beach close to Yarmouth? Sip your morning coffee with the ever-changing view across the Solent, dip and dash back to the warmth of your loft apartment, or pack up a picnic for days out freewheeling along the lanes, tramping across the downs and exploring all sorts of family attractions, including Carisbrooke Castle, where you can join in a cracking Easter adventure quest.
Sleeps 4
Available throughout April, from £1,269 per week
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Little Beach
Woolacombe, Devon
You barely even have to lift your head from the pillow to check the waves from this contemporary holiday apartment next to Woolacombe‘s surf-lashed beach. Dogs and kids can pile into this spacious pad, with an open-plan, reverse-level set up that makes the most of the sea views from every level, and ensures your eyes are on the beach, whether you’re cooking, chilling, or getting into your wetsuit for your next session in the waves.
Sleeps 4
Available from 12 April, from £1,089 per week
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Hogarth
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
Small families will love this cosy, quirky retreat just footsteps from the beach promenade of Newbiggin-on-the-Sea. Step out into the heart of this friendly seaside village boasting picturesque bay views and a jolly assortment of shops and eateries, as well as arty offerings including a striking sculpture by Sean Henry that stands on the shoreline. Once you’ve explored the oldest lifeboat house in England, savoured the delights of the Italian ice cream parlour and scanned the horizon for the resident dolphins, cosy up in the warm greens and gold of your apartment, and plan another day of adventures on the Northumberland coast.
Sleeps 3
Available throughout April, from £533 per week.
Dukes Mansion
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Thought it was too late to book a big Easter holiday with family and friends? Think again! Dukes Mansion Holiday Apartment offers a large, opulent place to stay in a prime location on Great Yarmouth’s Golden Mile seafront. So you can step out to the pier, beach, theme park and family attractions, and come home to luxury accommodation spread over five floors, so there’s room – and facilities – for everyone.
Sleeps 12
Available for throughout April, from £1,750 per week
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Search for more properties for an Easter break by the sea
This is only a small selection of holiday properties still available for an Easter holiday. Use our flexible search tool to find the ideal coastal or sea view holiday home for an Easter break for all the family.
Once you’re all booked up, check out our guide to amazing things to by the coast this Easter.
