With over 20 years clocked up on the show so far, the Beach House stands as one of Summer Bay's most iconic locations.

It's debut on the show came in Episode 516 in 1990, when Adam Cameron and Matt Wilson rented the house from owner Ernie Jacobs. Ernie later sold the house to Marilyn Chambers, who in turn sold it to Bobby & Greg Marshall a year later. When Bobby died in 1993, the house went on the market again and was snapped up by Irene Roberts, who has remained there ever since.

Whilst there have been a couple of locations used for the Beach House over the years, this one is the original and certainly the most recognisable - being throughout the 90's and seen frequently in stock shots during that time. Exterior scenes here were not extensive, but Selina Roberts being kidnapped on the way to her wedding by Saul Bennett remains one of the most memorable.

The real life house stands on the delightful Clareville beach overlooking Pittwater. Often referred to as one of the peninsula's finest examples of  classic beach house architecture, the residence was sympathetically renovated and extended by renowned architect Alex Popov in the 1980's to make full use of the prime location. Since it's last appearance on screen around 1999, the surrounding foliage has hidden the house away somewhat, making it very easy to miss. The house is adjacent to the beach's car park on Delecta Avenue, but is only visible from the beach itself. The garage at the rear of the property backs straight onto Delecta Avenue, which meant that scenes which called for a driveway had to filmed at a nearby property in Avalon.

As can be seen in our photos*, the layout of the on-screen Beach House interior is loosely based on the real life interior. However unlike the on-screen version, the real house only has one room on the first floor - the master bedroom which lies above the boatshed. The 2nd bedroom is located next to the dining area, whilst the 3rd bedroom lies at the rear of the property beyond the bathroom.

Although the Beach House is still seen on screen, the current stock shots used over the past 10 years has been filmed at at an alternative location, one which is very different from the original.

*Additional photos used with kind permission of Jodie Curdie of Nuance Photography.