The house is beautiful. All the pictures are authentic. The communication with John and his wonderful housekeeper is great and very prompt! And yes, the house has a direct access to the sea (paddling was fantastic) However, only when the tide is high otherwise everything is muddy. But there is a nice beach very close by. The kitchen is sufficiently equipped and we enjoyed sitting around the beautiful wooden table. We only had one downside: the house and the big garden are directly beside the road and the fence around the house is not complete so your dog is in danger unless he is not active. Ours suddenly stood on the other side of the gate having taken a little loop walk around the house. Still I would recommend going there as the atmosphere in the house is warm!