Homes by the Sea

Architect and designer Charlie Luxton tours interesting and unique homes along the British coastline.

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S1.E1 ∙ South West Wales

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

Charlie explores a space-age home on the Pembrokeshire coast, helps a couple who are renovating a property overlooking Fishguard harbour, and visits an ancient castle that's also a cosy period cottage.

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S1.E2 ∙ South Devon

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

Charlie Luxton visits south Devon to see a magnificent clifftop home, a 200-year-old fisherman's cottage with a stunning view, a stylish 1960s modernist house and a bold 1930s villa.

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S1.E3 ∙ Norfolk

Thu, Oct 30, 2014

Charlie visits Paul Keates and his wife Trish, who live in a former granary on the picturesque quayside in Blakeney.

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S1.E4 ∙ Isle of Skye

Thu, Nov 6, 2014

Charlie heads to romantic Skye, where some of the crofts and blackhouses abandoned in the 19th century are being brought back to life by newcomers.

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S1.E5 ∙ Kent and Sussex

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Charlie Luxton visits some special homes on the Kent and Sussex shoreline, from Camber Sands and Dungeness to the harbour in Rye, Dymchurch and two contrasting projects in Brighton.

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S1.E6 ∙ Northumberland and Whitley Bay

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

Charlie Luxton visits Craster Tower and Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. In Whitley Bay he discovers a surprising seafront semi and a deceptive modern build overlooking Druridge Bay.

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S1.E7 ∙ Best Bits

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Charlie Luxton looks back on his tour of some of Britain's most stunning coastal properties, from Devon to the Isle of Skye.

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S2.E1 ∙ Cornwall

2014

Charlie visits homes on the Cornwall coast with magnificent ocean views. First is a modern home that replaced a dinky bungalow. Then a old stone building built for tin mining was converted into a home for a small family, Finally an 700 year old stone barn and farm house are merged with a six meter high atrium creating a huge estate.

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S2.E2 ∙ Noth Yorkshire

2015

Charlie admires more scenic views at a hilltop house in Fylingthorpe, a cottage in Sandsend, a tiny townhouse and a former chapel in Staithes and a house right on the breakwall in Robin Hood's Bay. But the gardens and interiors are something to see too.

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S2.E3 ∙ Channel Islands

2015

Charlie sets sail to visit Britian's island houses. He visits a modern long house, a converted windmill and Victor Hugo's ornate abode on Guernsey. On Jersey he visits a converted bus station and a rectory overlooking the beach,

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S2.E4 ∙ Scotland

2015

Along Scotland's southern coast. the Solway Firth, Charlie visits a modern cliff top house, a restored tower house, a unique newly constructed round house and a huge secluded farm house on the edge of the woods and the sea . Of course they all have dramatic ocean views or Charlie wouldn't be there.

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S2.E5 ∙ Essex

2015

Charlie visits a diverse collection of homes on the Discovery Coast. Homes range from traditional to modern; from tiny to huge including a tiny dwelling expanded into a huge house, a military barracks and two attached homes merged into one. Watch for design features that facilitate enjoyment of the seaside. Charlie finds all the houses a break from Essex traditional styling, styles more likely found in other parts of the world.

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S2.E6 ∙ Solent

2015

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S2.E7 ∙ Northern Island

2015

Charlie gushes over a classic Irish longhouse. Then it's back to normal with tours of a 5 story futuristic house, a cubist house by Newton Penprase with a scenic view from every window, a truly ugly house that has the charm of being on the harbor front, a stone farmhouse badly in need of restoration and a modern house with extensive cantilevered roofs.

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S2.E8 ∙ Dorset

2015

In Dorset the homes are so opulent Charlie just can't feel the British. Then again, who doesn't want to visit a mansion or four. Especially when Charlie's picks out the houses that are the most unusual.

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S3.E1 ∙ Lewis and Harris

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S3.E2 ∙ Sussex

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S3.E3 ∙ Anglesey

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S3.E4 ∙ North Devon

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S3.E5 ∙ Suffolk

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S3.E6 ∙ Merseyside

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