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Cornwall’s Industrial Port and the Glass It Left Behind Portreath is a good sea glass hunting beach, particularly around the harbour wall, tidal pool margins, rock pools and Smuggler’s Cove at lower tides. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. Today at …
Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth Falmouth is a good area for sea glass hunting, especially around the rock pools, shingle patches and cave edges at Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, cobalt, black, lavender, red and orange also reported. Today at Falmouth Beaches Check below for …
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 …
Silver Mines, Smugglers and Two of North Devon’s Quietest Beaches Combe Martin and nearby Hele Bay are both worth hunting for sea glass, particularly around the shingle, rock pools, and harbour-side areas exposed as the tide falls. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua and occasional rarer colours also reported. …
Victorian Pebble Ridge and Atlantic Swell Westward Ho! is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the pebble ridge, shingle pockets and southern rock pools exposed at lower tides. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. Today at Westward Ho! Check for the …
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 …
Victorian Cliffs, Channel Glass and a Hidden Cove Folkestone is a good sea glass hunting destination, with Copt Point the standout spot for serious hunters and the main beach offering an easier alternative. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber and turquoise appearing occasionally and cobalt blue, black, lavender …
Europe’s Biggest Fishing Fleet and a Thousand Years of Glass Hastings is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around Rock-a-Nore and the Stade at the eastern end of the seafront. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with aqua, blue, amber and turquoise appearing occasionally and cobalt blue, black, lavender and red …