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Six Centuries of Harbour Glass in a Medieval Town Tenby is a fair but rewarding sea glass hunting destination, especially around Castle Beach and the harbour margins exposed at lower tides. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. The main …
Where Lead Ore and the Celtic Sea Left Their Mark Aberystwyth is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, especially around the castle headland, Harbour Beach and the shingle sections near the harbour mouth. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red …
The Most Northerly Hunt in Wales Cemaes Bay is a good sea glass hunting beach, with Traeth Bach on the western side of the harbour being the main place to search. Green, brown, white and aqua are the most common finds, while blue, amber, turquoise, cobalt and black are among the less common colours reported. …
Dylan Thomas’s Town and a Victorian Shipbuilder’s Shore New Quay is a fair but rewarding sea glass hunting beach, with Dolau Beach and the harbour-wall margins the best places to search. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. The main Harbour Beach …
Where Henry Tudor Landed and the Smugglers Did Business Dale is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, especially around the shingle sections, harbour margins and quieter southern end of the bay. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. It’s a …
The Jewel of the Moray Firth Lossiemouth is a good sea glass hunting destination, with West Beach the stronger of the two beaches for glass. The shingle-backed upper beach and rock pools towards Covesea are the best places to search, while East Beach is sandier and rewards a more targeted hunt around the River Lossie …
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. The steep pebble bank, rocky foreshore and transition zone at the base of the stones are the best places to search for green, …
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, amber, turquoise, cobalt and black also reported. The glass can be surprisingly hard to spot …
On the Trail of Portland Glass Stevenston Beach is a fair but interesting sea glass hunting beach, especially along the southern stretch towards Irvine and across the wet foreshore exposed as the tide falls. White, green and brown are the most common finds, with amber, blue, aqua, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also …
Where the Cliffs Give Up Their Secrets Charmouth is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially on East Beach towards Black Ven, where old cliff-fall boulders, pebble ridges and strandlines can trap glass and pottery linked to the area’s historic clifftop dump. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, …