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A beach house in Surfside Beach, Texas, United States

A beach house in Praia dos Lagos, Bahia, Brazil

A beach house is a house on or near a beach^[1], generally used as a vacation (or secondary) home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods.

In the Scandinavian countries, there is a long tradition of building summer houses.

In Britain, Denmark and other North European countries, a beach house can be a day house, usually beside a sandy bay in a seaside resort, designed for protection from inclement weather and not for prolonged living in. In the UK, the item is commonly called a beach hut^{[citation needed]}.

Beach houses are often associated with beach gardens with a special planting and a particular type of leisure use. One of the most famous twentieth century beach gardens was constructed by Derek Jarman at Dungeness, England. It celebrated local materials, native plants and the openness of the site. Other beach gardens have tried to create an isolated microclimate. Swimming pools are popular in beach gardens.

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• List of real estate topics
• Niche real estate

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