RESIDENTS of a picturesque seaside town who live just metres away from the beach have told how people knock on their doors to try to buy their homes.
Lucky locals on Swansea prom can see the sea from their back gardens – and others are dying to get their hands on the view.
Mary Coombs, 75 years, grew up in her home and moved back again after meeting her husband.
She told WalesOnline: “You get a feeling here, it’s a feeling of home – the view, the fresh air – I put my washing out and I have people saying, ‘what a lovely place to put washing out’. Even that little chore is a nice thing to do.
“There’s always something different to see, the boats going past, the rowing club, kids’ paddleboards, it’s always changing.”
Ms Coombs has no plans to moving – despite several offers from developers who come and knock on her door.
She said: “It’s always big companies who want to use the land. It’s an easy decision with the response: ‘Go away’.”
“You also hear lots of people admiring the house and see them looking over as they walk past – you think their heads are going to come off – they look at us and we look at them. You get used to it. It’s fantastic living here.”
Beti Williams and her daughter Sian Lewis both also own homes alone the prom.
Sian, 63, said: “I love sitting here and looking out at the sea.
“It was a no brainer to come here near my mum. My children, Ben and Sam, were brought up here and they’d bring their friends here a lot. It never gets old being here, it changes all the time.
“There’s different clouds, different waves, different people doing all different sorts of sports. It’s a lovely place to be for the air show or for fireworks displays. There’s always nice events on whether it’s the 10k or the half marathon, or the raft race.”
It comes as people living in a resort voted Britain’s finest coastal town fear it could come under threat from an influx of tourists and second home-owners.
Residents in Bamburgh, sitting on the picturesque Northumberland coast, say many are being forced out of the area by newcomers.
Bamburgh has just been named Britain’s best seaside town by consumer group Which?, claiming the title for the second year running.
The resort’s scenery was given a five-star ranking in the poll of 3,000 people.
