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The Silted Harbour and the Sea Pottery Beach Pentewan is better for sea pottery than sea glass. The best hunting is at the northern village end, around the old harbour, St Austell River mouth, shingle patches, and pebble pockets, rather than across the wide sandy beach to the south. White, green and brown are the …
North East Sandy Shore with a Hidden History Seaton Carew can be worth hunting for sea glass, particularly around the pebblier northern end towards Hartlepool Harbour and Middleton Beach. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with amber, pale blue, cobalt and occasional red also reported. It’s a fair rather than prolific hunting …
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 …
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 …
History in Your Hands on the Medway Upnor can be a worthwhile place to look for sea glass and pottery, especially along the shingle and muddy foreshore below the village and around the castle side of the Medway. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber and occasional rarer colours …
Southern Exposure on the Island’s Sunniest Shore Ventnor is a fair but rewarding sea glass hunting beach, with the rocky margins at either end of the bay and the shingle around Ventnor Haven the main areas to concentrate on. Work the high-tide strandline first, then check the red shingle, rock crevices and smaller trapped pebble …
A Sea Glass Road Trip from Saundersfoot to Wisemans Bridge Why this road trip – two beaches, three tunnels and a century of coal The stretch of coast between Saundersfoot and Wisemans Bridge is one of the most layered pieces of industrial landscape in Wales, and most visitors walk straight past it without knowing what …