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Tudor Shingle and North Sea Gold Aldeburgh is a good sea glass hunting beach, with the long shingle north of town towards Thorpeness the main target and the Slaughden stretch south of town a useful secondary hunt. Work the latest wrack line, lower pebble ridges and temporary hollows rather than trying to search the whole …
Suffolk’s Wild Shingle Secret Walberswick is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the shingle ridge south of the River Blyth. Start around the river-mouth gravel and upper wrack line, then work the hollows between larger pebbles and the shingle-to-sand transition as you move south towards Dunwich. Green, brown and white are the most …
A Suffolk Harbour Gem With History in Every Find Southwold is a good sea glass hunting beach, but The Denes south of Gun Hill is the main target rather than the sandy pier beach. Work the upper shingle bank, the shingle-to-sand transition and the increasingly mixed pebble pockets towards the River Blyth harbour mouth. Green, …
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 …
The Gem of the Norfolk Coast Cromer is a fair sea glass hunting beach, with the best ground usually east of the pier where the sandy beach gives way to shingle, chalk and rougher foreshore. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and amber appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, …
Mammoths, Chalk Reefs and Hidden Treasure West Runton is a fair but fascinating sea glass hunting beach, especially around the chalk reef platforms and shingle pockets west of the slipway. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber and turquoise appearing occasionally and cobalt blue, black and lavender among the …
Where Suffolk’s Wild Edge Begins Pakefield is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially where Lowestoft’s managed sandy frontage gives way to rougher shingle and pebble foreshore. Start at the last wooden groyne and work south, concentrating on the upper shingle bank, wrack line and pebble pockets rather than the open sand. Green, brown, and …
The Complete Guide to Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex Region: Norfolk, Suffolk and EssexBeaches covered: 7Coastline: North Sea The coast that keeps falling in In the eleventh century, Dunwich was one of the largest ports in England, a city with a harbour, a mint, shipyards, and somewhere between eight and eighteen churches, depending on which account …