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Where the Cliffs Give Up Their Secrets Walton-on-the-Naze is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially north of the Naze Tower towards Pennyhole Bay, where pebble ridges, strandlines and the actively eroding foreshore can reveal glass, pottery and fossils. White, green and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, …
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 place to focus on rather than the main pier beach. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also …
Tudor Shingle and North Sea Gold Aldeburgh is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially on the quieter shingle north of town towards Thorpeness. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and amber appearing occasionally, and turquoise, cobalt blue, black, and lavender among the rarer colours reported. The town beach …
Suffolk’s Wild Shingle Secret Walberswick is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the shingle ridge south of the River Blyth towards Dunwich. 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 rarer colours reported. It’s a beginner-friendly, …
Hunting in the Shadow of the Forth Bridge South Queensferry is a good sea glass hunting beach for experienced hunters, especially around Hawes Pier and the rocky foreshore east of the harbour. White, green, brown, and amber are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt, black, lavender, and red …
The Antrim Coast’s Hidden Gem Glenarm is a good beginner-friendly sea glass beach, especially around the river mouth and harbour end where pebble ridges, wet shingle and small current-fed pockets give you the best places to search. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with pale blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, …
East Coast Beaches from Ramsey to Port Erin Why the Isle of Man deserves a place on your sea glass map The Isle of Man isn’t the first name on most sea glass hunters’ lists. But it should be. Sitting in the middle of the Irish Sea, roughly equidistant between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, …
Stevenston, Girvan & Ballantrae Best For: Why the Ayrshire coast deserves a place on the sea glass map Most Scottish sea glass guides stop at the East Neuk of Fife. A few mention Cullen or Musselburgh. Almost none head west. Which is a shame, because the Ayrshire coast is doing something quietly remarkable: producing consistent, …
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 …