A scenic Cornish beach is on the market for £3 million.
Loe Beach, close to the village of Feock and five miles south of Truro, is for sale. The property covers 6.2 acres, with about 78 metres of foreshore, a private beach down to the low mean water point, a car park, boat storage, a café, watersports facilities and grazing land.
Auctioneers Vickery Holman call it a 'once in a generation sale' and the chance to own 'a heaven for watersports with immediate access to the Fal river'. They told Cornwall Live: "This is a truly special location to include the beach to low mean water, a rare and commercially positive situation."
But concern is growing over the sale of the beach, which has been loved by locals and visitors for generations. Feock parish is one of Cornwall's most expensive postcodes.
Feock Parish Council will discuss the sale at a meeting later this month, after many worried residents raised concerns about the beach changing hands.
"Loe Beach is a much-loved and valuable community facility and we understand the strength of feeling about its future," the parish council stated. Members of the public are welcome to attend and speak during the public participation session at the start of the next council meeting on Monday, September 21.
Loe Beach sits on the western shore of the Fal Estuary and is popular with locals and holidaymakers for its calm setting and direct access to Carrick Roads. Its position between Falmouth and St Mawes makes it especially attractive to sailors and watersports fans, and Truro is about five miles away.
The current owners earn income from the car park and rent from businesses on site. Amenities include a café, watersports facilities, equipment hire, Efoil, parking and boat storage.
Buyers can either keep the current arrangements or 'sensitively improve' the facilities, subject to planning permission.
A spokesperson from Vickery Holman, managing the sale, added: "Having been in family ownership over many generations and is now available by way of informal tender.
"The land holding available provides for the beach side car park, which doubles as boat storage, café and 'top field' to the rear.
"Ample opportunity exists for a new owner to either maintain the status quo or to sensitively improve facilities. Either way this is a special piece of real estate."
Loe Beach Near Feock Listed for Sale at £3 Million