A Gwynedd house with its own beach for a front garden has been listed for sale.
The Powder House - Y Cwt Pwdr - in Porthmadog, a building once used to store explosives, has direct access to the seafront and boasts amazing views of the coastline.
A beach lovers' dream house, this unique detached dwelling is located in a most spectacular setting on the Llyn Penninsula.
The sun, sea, sand and fresh air is quite literally on your doorstep as this gunpowder storage facility turned cute cottage is built directly into the coastline.
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So direct, the front door opens directly out onto the beach.
Located in a prime spot on the coast near Morfa Bychan, just outside of sunny Porthmadog, it could be one of the most desirable waterside properties on the market in Wales at the moment.
The prominent historical cottage also has direct access to the coastal path and the surrounding golden sandy seafront, including the popular Black Rock Sands.
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The property also comes with almost an acre of its own extensive coastal garden made up predominantly of coastal shrubbery and sand dunes.
And according to the estate agent selling the property, it has permission for use as a holiday home - with no timescale limitation.
As a remote seaside residence, access is at low waters via the neighbouring beach before using the property’s private gated slipway meaning you might have to upgrade to a 4x4.
Although it is possible to walk to the house when the tide is out.
The property’s neighbours are Porthmadog Golf Course, for which the property has right of access, and adjoining National Trust land.
Plus there’s uninterrupted panoramic sea and mountain views. Look East and you can gaze across the Glaslyn estuary, up into Snowdonia towards the Moelwyns. Or even down the curve of Cardigan Bay as far as Harlech.
Look West and you will see the vast sweep of Black Rock Sands past Criccieth and its castle and on towards the end of the Llyn Peninsula.
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Inside, the property offers an open-plan living room with feature cast iron wood burning fireplace, handy for warming any brave souls taking a bracing winter stroll on the beach.
The former pill box room is currently the main reception room and has a mezzanine level above, which could has the potential to be transformed into a second bedroom.
There’s also an additional sitting room, main bedroom, shower room and kitchen.
Further features of the house include slate flooring, double glazing - much of it using toughened glass and a porthole window.
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Dating back to the mid 18th century, the building was used as a safe house for explosives being shipped to the area.
The town of Porthmadog developed rapidly as an important seaport for the export of slate but the inhabitants protested at the prospect of a boat loaded with gunpowder docking close to the centre of their town.
So instead, the gunpowder was unloaded at the headland of Ynys Cyngar – an isolated spot 2 miles seawards – before being transported by horse and cart.
The property was converted into a residential home in 1897.
The Powder House is on the market for £395,000. Call Fisher German Chester branch on 01244 409660 for further details.