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Where the Cliffs Give Up Their Secrets Walton-on-the-Naze is a good sea glass hunting beach, with the strongest stretch north of the Naze Tower towards Pennyhole Bay. Work the strandline, darker pebble ridges and denser shingle pockets as the tide falls, especially after stronger north-easterly weather has reworked the foreshore. White, green and brown are …
Hunting the Jurassic Coast Chesil Beach can be good for sea glass, but the Portland end is the main target rather than the full 18-mile shingle bank. Start at Chesil Cove, where the largest pebbles and high-energy shoreline create temporary ridges, gullies and pockets, then try the much more sheltered Church Ope Cove on Portland’s …
Under the Broadchurch Cliffs West Bay is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, with the strongest areas around the harbour mouth and the shingle of East Beach. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua and amber appearing occasionally and turquoise, cobalt blue, black, lavender and red among the …
Eocene Cliffs, Fossils and Channel Shingle Barton-on-Sea is a fair but rewarding sea glass hunting beach, especially if you combine it with fossil hunting. The best places to search are the shingle pockets between the rock groynes below Marine Drive East, working from the upper strandline through the mid-beach pebble bands as the tide falls. …
Palmerston Forts, Royal Navy History and Solent Shingle Fort Gilkicker is worth trying for sea glass. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with occasional blue and aqua. Search the coarse shingle around the fort and work east towards the old pier around low tide, especially after rougher southwesterly weather. Best hunting stretch: …
Treasure Hunting on the Jurassic Coast Lyme Regis is a fair but fascinating sea glass hunting destination, with Monmouth Beach the main target and Church Cliff and East Cliff good alternatives around lower water. Green, white, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, …
Purbeck Stone, Victorian Ballast and a Harbour Shore Swanage is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, with Monkey Beach between the Victorian pier and old stone quay the best place to start. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, …
Highland Treasure in the Shadow of Glencoe Ballachulish is a good but challenging sea glass hunting spot, with the best ground along the rocky North Ballachulish shore west of the bridge. Green, white, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and black appearing occasionally, and amber, turquoise, cobalt blue, and grey among …
Where Dolphins Hunt and History Runs Deep Chanonry Point is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the south-facing shingle on the Fortrose side of the point. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and amber appearing occasionally, and turquoise, cobalt blue, and black among the rarer colours reported. …
Coal Port, Bristol Channel and the Hidden Pebble Bay Porthcawl is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting area, with Pink Bay the standout spot rather than the main sandy surf beaches. Prioritise the steep pebble bank, sand-to-pebble transition, and rocky foreshore for green, brown, and white glass, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing …