Room with a sea view: Lighthouse with views of every country in the British Isles goes on the market for £1.3million (after owner bought it for £230,000)
- Point Lynas Lighthouse on Anglesey in North Wales is up for sale after undergoing extensive renovation work
- Owner Robin Beckmann, 59, says he has had lots of interest but due to the remote location it isn't selling
- He bought property in 2002 for £230,000 and spent £700,000 transforming it into luxury accommodation
A lighthouse with stunning views of every country in the British Isles is on the market and could be yours for a cool £1.3million.
Point Lynas Lighthouse on Anglesey in North Wales is up for sale after undergoing extensive renovation work - but is struggling to find a buyer.
Owner Robin Beckmann, 59, says he has had lots of interest but due to the remote location and the fact people tend to move to the area to retire it is still up for grabs eight years later.
Stunning: The Point Lynas lighthouse was built in 1835 on the coast of Anglesey in north Wales
Glorious: The nine bedroom detached house, which features a lighthouse tower, is on sale for £1.375 million
The lighthouse's position on Anglesey means it has incredible views of the night sky. Pictured with the light shining out
The lighthouse's unique position to the south of the Irish Sea means it is across the water from five different countries
Robin bought the property from Mersey Dock and Harbour Board in 2002 for £230,000 and spent £700,000 transforming the buildings into luxury accommodation.
He lives with his wife Iona, 52, in what used to be the head lighthouse keeper's house, while the two other properties are rented out as holiday homes.
Civil servant Robin said: 'It is an absolutely stunning place to live. My favourite thing about it is probably the amazing panoramic views we have.
'On a clear day you can see the Isle of Man, Dumfries and Galloway and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales.
The current owner Robin Beckmann, pictured with his wife Iona, has spent £700,000 doing up the unusual seaside property
Shining bright: The house has helped many a boat steer its way around round the rugged Welsh coastline
Historic: The pilots initially used a farmhouse as their lookout post, before building a tower where two oil lamps could shine out to sea
Fairytale: The property is set within a courtyard surrounded by castle-style arches and walls
'To be honest I would like to stay here and it is my wife who wants to move. We have a difference of opinion. But we are both nearing retirement age and fee like it's time for a change.
'I think it's been on the market for a long time because people tend to come here to retire and we put it up for sale when house prices went through a slump. We are sure the right person will come along and fall in love with it just like we did.'
The lighthouse, which has been guiding ships to safety for almost 200 years, was built in 1835 and designed by Jesse Hartley, the engineer responsible for the world's first floating-dock system at Liverpool.
Vistas: The unusual property also offers views across the Irish Sea, Ireland, the Isle if Man, Dumfries and Galloway
Despite the property's dreamy location, owner Robin thinks it hasn't sold because it's too remote for most buyers
Historic: The pilots initially used a farmhouse as their lookout post, before building a tower where two oil lamps could shine out to sea
The 18-acre estate is complete with head keeper's house and two cottages offering a view of every country in the British Isles from your bedroom window
It is surrounded by a castle-like wall which offers the buildings protection from raging winds coming off the Irish Sea and also an impressive welcome to the Point of Liverpool.
The property is a nature lovers dream, with the northern lights a regular spectacle and dolphins and porpoise frequent visitors to its shores.
Robin added: 'When my wife and I first met we would do a lot of driving round the area looking at houses.
In the 1800s it would have been a harsh place to live with no running water or electricity. There are coal fires in every room
Fine dining: The £1.375m property's main room has a wooden classic wooden finish harping back to the old days
Beam of light: The lighthouse comes complete with a 1,000-watt lamp which shines for nine seconds out of every ten, 24 hours a day
Fit for a king! Robin said the property has been a beautiful place to live and he hopes the next buyers enjoy it as much as his family have
'We spotted the lighthouse from a distance and I said to Iona, 'If I could live anywhere, it would be there'.
'Years later when we were house hunting Iona came out of an estate agents holding a massive picture of the lighthouse and said, 'You'll never guess what's on the market'.
'It seemed like fate and we went ahead and bought it, along with 18 acres of land.'
The main house has three large reception rooms downstairs, three bedrooms and a spacious bathroom.
Traditional: Even a bathroom in the East Cottage has a nautical theme to it
Robin has spent £700,000 renovating the lighthouse to modernise it. Pictured: The contemporary kitchen in the West Cottage
The East Cottage kitchen has a nautical feel to it too but the decor has been brought up to speed through extensive renovations
An aerial shot shows just how stunning the coastal scenery it
The two cottages, which would have been lived in by the assistant lighthouse keepers and their families, sleep up to 12 people and rake in around £50,000 a year.
The lighthouse is currently let and occupied by the navigation authority, which remotely control the beaming light.
By 2001 the lights were fully automated, so no resident staff were needed, and the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board sold the adjoining cottages.
Robin, whose children Anna, 29, and Edward, 26, were teens when they moved to the lighthouse, added: 'In the 1800s it would have been a harsh place to live with no running water or electricity. There are coal fires in every room.
The estate was designed by Jesse Hartley, the engineer responsible for the world's first floating-dock system at Liverpool
The property is a nature lovers dream, with the northern lights a regular spectacle and dolphins and porpoise frequent visitors to its shores
'But there would have been a great sense of community. There would have been three sets of families living here and the children would have all played together in the outdoors.
'People who have lived here in the past still visit and have such fond memories of living here.
'We even had a visit from the wife of the last ever lighthouse keeper who left around 40 years ago.
'I have never thought of it as an isolated place. You gets lots of people walking who stop and chat and we are only a short drive from the nearest town, Almach.
'It's been a beautiful place to live and we hope the new owners will love it as much as we have.'
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