The Watch Tower

Dungeness

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Rising from the shingle landscape of Dungeness, The Watch Tower is one of the area’s more unusual stays: a reimagined historic building thought to date back around 150 years. Built around the original central watch tower, this distinctive Dungeness holiday home combines quirky architecture, characterful interiors, and rare outdoor space in a setting shaped by sea, weather, and wide-open skies.

The layout unfolds around the original watch tower itself, now home to the striking master bedroom, while additional twin and bunk rooms make the property equally suited to families or groups looking for somewhere with a little more personality than the ordinary seaside stay. The interiors lean into the building’s unusual proportions and history, balancing comfort with the slightly offbeat charm that defines so much of Dungeness.

Outside, the private garden space is something of a rarity on the estate, offering room to sit out among the pebbles and sea air after a day exploring the shoreline. The surrounding landscape remains one of the most distinctive in the country: a patchwork of fishermen’s boats, weathered industrial remnants, artist studios, timber cottages, and old railway lines scattered across the vast shingle expanse. It is this atmosphere, somewhere between coastal retreat and creative outpost, that makes a stay here feel entirely unlike anywhere else.

For guests looking for an unusual coastal cottage in Dungeness with architectural character, The Watch Tower offers a memorable escape on the Kent coast.