Excellent beach side holiday cottages can be surprisingly difficult to find. If you are dreaming of your next beach holiday and now want to find that ideal cottage rental, then Surfing Genie can help. With over 300 of the best beaches in the UK and Ireland and over 13,000 perfect self-catering holiday cottages ranging from small 2 bed apartments to barns sleeping 20, there’s something for everyone; whether it's for that perfect family beach vacation or for somewhere to house a large group of friends on a surfing road trip.

For many the perfect surfing holiday or beach cottage rental is simply the one that is closest to the beach. Surfing Genie has selected some of the best from around the UK that are all less than 1500 metres from a first class beach. Planning your perfect summer beach vacation now couldn't be easier - simply pick one of these below and then look forward to rolling out of bed and onto the sand!

If you have a favourite beach and know where you want to go, then finding a cottage or apartment to stay in couldn't be easier. Simply click on the name of the beach below to go straight into the database of 13,000 cottages and find the cottages, houses and apartments closest to that beach.

If you are looking for a beach cottage for a group of friends on a road trip or for a large family holiday, then Surfing Genie has hundreds. Surfing Genie has hand picked some of the best; all capable of taking over 8 people, in some cases up to 20. They are some of the best beach holiday cottages in the UK and Ireland and all perfect for a surfing or general beach vacation.

The listings directory contains hundreds of Bed & Breakfasts ranging in level of comfort and cost and are the ideal form of accommodation for short term stays for low to mid budget beach goers. Search the Surfing Genie database for somewhere ideal for your short break or weekend.

The Surfing Genie listings database includes privately owned and often family run, independent hotels offering excellent quality and value services. Quality and price generally go hand in hand and as a general rule the hotels are best for short stay beach goers in the mid to high end of the price spectrum. Budget travellers opt for guesthouses or bed and breakfasts whilst for long-term stays most beach goers tend to opt for self-catering accommodation.

Camping in tents or vans is the most popular form of beach side accommodation and Surfing Genie has many campsites imediately behind some of the best beaches in the UK and Ireland.