At 2 Dune Circle in Gloucester, private roads lead to a coastal setting where rare deeded beach rights give access to pristine white sand, clear water, and beautiful sunsets. Yet this isn't a destination that requires leaving everyday life far behind.
Close enough to Boston to make a weekend by the beach feel realistic, and surrounded by the communities and experiences of Cape Ann, the property offers something increasingly valuable: a true change of scenery without the commitment of a long-distance escape.
Whether that means arriving on a Friday afternoon, spending an entire summer here, or simply calling Gloucester home year-round is entirely up to the next owner.
The Privilege of a Private Beach
Private roads create a sense of separation before you even arrive, while rare deeded rights provide access to a private stretch of Coffins Beach.
But 2 Dune Circle isn't sitting exposed along the shoreline. The home occupies an elevated position among mature trees, giving it a more private relationship with the coast.
From its position above the surrounding landscape, expansive bird's-eye views stretch toward the Annisquam River, with treetops filling the foreground and water beyond—a reminder that the beach is always close, even when you've retreated into the privacy of home.
Spend the day on the sand, then return to the shade and privacy of a home tucked among the trees. It's a setting that offers both sides of coastal living.
A Home Oriented Toward the View
Inside, the 1971 Contemporary takes advantage of its setting rather than competing with it.
Across approximately 2,038 square feet, the four-bedroom, two-bath home has an open quality particularly well suited to coastal living. On the main level, broad picture windows keep the landscape present inside, while sliding glass doors lead directly to the deck.
The remodeled kitchen connects with the open living and dining areas, creating one shared gathering space where the setting is never far from view—even the kitchen sink looks out toward the landscape beyond. Sliding doors make it just as natural to take a morning coffee onto the deck as they do to move dinner outside on a summer evening. When the weather turns cooler, the fireplace shifts the experience indoors without losing that connection to the outdoors.
Move-in ready and comfortable as it stands today, the home works equally well as a summer destination or a year-round residence.
A Place People Can Return To
Coastal homes have a way of becoming gathering places.
The layout provides room to welcome family and friends for a weekend near the water or a longer summer stay. There is an appealing simplicity to what those visits could look like: beach towels drying after an afternoon on the sand, everyone coming back together for dinner, and evening board games continuing outside on the deck. Gloucester and the rest of Cape Ann offer plenty to explore when plans extend beyond the beach.
For some, 2 Dune Circle may represent the beach home they've worked toward for years. For others, it could become a primary residence where proximity to the coast is simply part of everyday life.
And over time, it has the potential to become something more personal—the place children return to as adults, where friends know they're always welcome, and where another generation eventually discovers the same stretch of beach.
More Than a Summer Address
Gloucester is a place to live, not solely a place to vacation. Boston remains accessible, while Gloucester and the surrounding Cape Ann communities offer restaurants, harbors, shops, beaches, and plenty of reasons to stay beyond summer.
And when summer gives way to cooler months, the fireplace, wooded setting, and views through expansive windows offer a different way to enjoy the same home.
There is no single right way to live at 2 Dune Circle.
A Final Thought
Perhaps that's ultimately the opportunity here.
A beach house can be something you escape to. It can also become part of the rhythm of your life.
A Friday destination. A full summer. A year-round address. A house filled with friends. A place that stays in the family long enough for one generation's memories to become another's.
At 2 Dune Circle, the coast is close enough to become more than somewhere you visit.
It can become somewhere you belong.
2 Dune Circle, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Listed by Suzanne Manley, CHARLESGATE
Asking $2,20,000