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The Durham Coast’s Quieter Shore Crimdon Dene can be worth hunting for sea glass, particularly around the pebble patches, rock pools and dene mouth at the northern end of the beach. Green, white and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. It is a quieter, …
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 …
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 …
Coal, Cobbles and a Cracking Bay Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the rocky foreshore below the golf club between Church Point and Beacon Point. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. The rocky shelves and boulder …
The North East’s Underrated Glass Beach Whitley Bay is a good sea glass hunting beach, particularly around the rocky sections towards St Mary’s Island and Cullercoats rather than the central sandy bay. White, green, brown and amber are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. It’s an …
Where English Glassmaking Began Roker and Seaburn are good sea glass hunting beaches, with the best hunting concentrated around the lower foreshore at Roker Pier, the rocky section at Seaburn’s Cat and Dog steps, and the quieter stretch towards South Bents. Green, white, brown and pale blue are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, …
Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth Falmouth is a good area for sea glass hunting, especially if you treat Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth as one three-beach route. Start with the rocky margins and rock pools at Gyllyngvase, check the shingle bar and rock edges at Swanpool, then spend the most time at Maenporth around its rock pools, …
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 …
Dinosaur Coast, Channel Glass and Culver Cliff Yaverland is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the groynes and shingle ridges at the quieter northern end of Sandown Bay. 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 …
Britain’s Most Southerly Port and the Shingle That Catches Everything Porthleven is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the shingle patches immediately east of the harbour and farther along towards Blue Buoy Steps. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber and turquoise appearing occasionally and cobalt blue, …