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Where the Iron Men Watch You Hunt Crosby Beach is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially north of the main Another Place sculptures, where Blitz rubble, shingle and architectural debris create a completely different hunting environment from the open sand farther south. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, …
History Washed Ashore Alnmouth is a good sea glass hunting beach, particularly around the rocky northern end, the estuary margins and the strandline after rougher weather. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber and occasional rarer colours also reported. It’s a reliable rather than prolific beach, but its estuary …
Hunting Below the Glass Capital of England Marsden Beach is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the rock pools, pebble pockets and cave entrances exposed around Marsden Rock at lower tides. Green, white and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. …
The Durham Coast’s Dark Horse Blackhall Rocks is a good sea glass hunting beach for more experienced hunters, especially around the cave mouths, rock pools and trapped shingle exposed at lower tides. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and rarer colours including cobalt, black, lavender, red, and yellow also …
Hunting Above 400 Years of Industry Prestonpans is a fair but fascinating sea glass hunting beach, especially around Morrison’s Haven and the shingle patches east and west of the old harbour. White, green, and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, red, and …
Holy Wells, Ancient Dunes and One of Cornwall’s Easiest Glass Hunts Holywell Bay is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the shingle patches, northern rock pools and cave area exposed at lower tides. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. Today at …
Atlantic Storm Glass on the North Cornwall Coast Porthtowan is a good sea glass beach, particularly around the rock pools, caves and mixed substrate exposed at lower tides. Its Atlantic exposure and Cornwall mining history can produce well-tumbled green, white and brown glass, with less common blue, aqua and occasional rarer colours also reported. Today …
Hunting in the Shadow of St Michael’s Mount Marazion is a good sea glass hunting beach, particularly around the rock pools, pebble sections and areas exposed towards lower tide. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, cobalt, black and occasional rarer colours also reported. The beach’s varied shoreline and long …
Where Suffolk’s Wild Edge Begins Pakefield is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially where Lowestoft’s managed sandy beach gives way to the wilder shingle and pebble foreshore. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber and turquoise appearing occasionally and cobalt blue, black, lavender and red among the rarer …
The South East’s Estuary Secret Minster Leas is a good beginner-friendly sea glass hunting beach, especially around the groynes and upper shingle strandline on the Isle of Sheppey. White, pale green, and pale aqua are the most common finds, with blue, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, lavender, red, pink, and orange …