On the way to the beach | Homes and Property

On the way to the beachAnthea Masey discovers the perfect places to live to enjoy the city and seashoreBeach huts at dusk on the picturesque Southwold coast

Sudbury, Suffolk

£895,000: Abbas Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk. Five bedrooms, four acres and an 82-minute London commute (01245 344222)Commuting:Search homes and property for sale in SudburyFind homes and property to rent in Sudbury

Forest Row, East Sussex

Commuting:Search homes and property for sale in Forest RowFind homes and property to rent in Forest Row£145,000: cosy one-bedroom home, part of a listed terrace in Newmarket, Suffolk. Cheffins (01638 663228)

Newmarket, Suffolk

Commuting:Search homes and property for sale in NewmarketFind homes and property to rent in Newmarket£1.8 million: a large, 16th-century farmhouse in Hildenborough, Kent. Lambert & Foster (01892 832325)

Hildenborough, Kent

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Haslemere, Surrey

Commuting:© Mark YorkRuairidh and Amanda Roberts, with son Huw, moved to Hildenborough two years ago

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