A STUNNING beach has gone on the market – but buyers are warned they might never make their money back on it.
The 17-acre stretch in Lincolnshire village Ingoldmells is available for just under £50,000.
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Owner Simon Adderley, 57, said it will give the lucky buyer a “rare opportunity to join an exclusive club” of beach owners.
He told Lincolnshire Live: “There are a lot of people who are passionate about beaches.
“We wanted to give someone an opportunity to own one.”
Mr Adderley, of Sutton-on-Sea, bought the land around 15 years ago.
However, he said the time has come to pass it on to someone else.
Around 250 people have already made enquiries – and the National Trust has also expressed an interest.
“It’s an exceptionally rare opportunity,” he said.
He admitted the site won’t be a money-maker – but said for the right person, it’ll fulfil a dream.
“There’s no commercial aspect to it,” he added.
“I loved owning a beach. It was a real pleasure.”
BEACHY KEEN
It’s estimated there’s a maximum of 30 private beaches in the UK.
Last summer, a beach near Dover went on the market for just £1 – but there was a very big catch.
The land, which was owned by the Ministry of Defence, is completely underwater when the tide comes in.
It was first used as a shooting range by the Royal Marines in 1856.
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It now forms part of the Kingsdown Site of Special Scientific Interest, six miles from the Dover cliffs and near the town of Kingsdown, Kent.
And on one southern coastline, a simple beach hut sold for a whopping £575,000 – the same price as a five-bed home in Newcastle.
The little wooden cabin commands an eye-watering price tag thanks to its location in Mudeford Spit, Dorset – home to Britain’s most expensive huts.
