Father-of three Jon Dexter, 66, is now the proud owner of a stunning four-bed home overlooking the golden sands of Porthcothan Bay.
He described it as a "quantum leap in good fortune".
The home sits in a quiet cove between Padstow and Newquay that forms part of the famed "Seven Bays for Seven Days."
Jon currently lives in a three-bedroom bungalow in Doncaster, but previously lived in Cornwall 40 years ago and always dreamed of returning one day.