This is a super warm, modern and comfortable 3 bedroom home (with an extra little room that would suit a baby or toddler). It’s in a great location within easy walking distance of the beach (accessed at low tide and involves crossing some train tracks). Our kids enjoyed the beach, the garden, and running in and out of all the sliding doors between the bedrooms and the big deck.
Hampden has a great four square, good fish and chips, and a lovely little cafe. The tavern is a bit dated and only does fried food so we stayed away from there.
If it’s low tide you can walk to town along the beach which is a lovely walk. If it’s high tide then it’s a 5-10 minute walk to town along the main road.
In terms of small child safety it’s pretty good as the house has good oversight of its grounds and it is almost fully fenced. There are train tracks one street away. Our main hazard with our 2 year old was that he could let himself out of a bedroom, straight on to the deck and away! We tied string around the locks on the sliding doors at night.