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Where the Normans Landed and the Smugglers Ran Pevensey Bay is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, with the best starting point around Sea Road where the groynes and coarse shingle create easy-to-read hunting zones. Work the upper strandline first, then move through the coarser shingle ridges and deeper pebble pockets between the …
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 …
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, …
The Complete Guide to the Invasion Coast Region: Kent, Medway and East SussexBeaches covered: 5Coastlines: The Channel, the Thames Estuary and the River Medway Every invasion of England came ashore here The Romans built a fort at Pevensey. William landed there in 1066 and walked up the beach into English history. In 1667, a Dutch …
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 …
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 …