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Britain’s First Seaside Resort Scarborough North Bay can be worth hunting for sea glass, especially around the rocky northern end near the Sea Life Centre and Scalby Mills. White, green and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, cobalt, black and occasional rarer colours also reported. It’s a fair rather than prolific …
The Granite City’s Coastal Secret Yes. Aberdeen Beach is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the southern groynes near Footdee and the harbour, where pebble pockets and strandlines can trap well-tumbled glass. White, green, brown and aqua are the most common finds, with blue, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and grey also reported. …
A Coal Port’s Long Goodbye Yes. Saundersfoot is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the harbour margins, Glen Beach and the rockier stretches towards Coppet Hall. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. The sandy centre is less …
Hunting the Shore of Copperopolis Bracelet Bay is a fair but interesting sea glass hunting beach, especially around the pebble band, rock gullies and lower foreshore exposed at bigger tides. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. It’s a more technical hunt …
Six Centuries of Harbour Glass in a Medieval Town Tenby is a fair but rewarding sea glass hunting destination, especially around Castle Beach and the harbour margins exposed at lower tides. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. The main …
Where Lead Ore and the Celtic Sea Left Their Mark Aberystwyth is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, especially around the castle headland, Harbour Beach and the shingle sections near the harbour mouth. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red …
The Most Northerly Hunt in Wales Cemaes Bay is a good sea glass hunting beach, with Traeth Bach on the western side of the harbour being the main place to search. Green, brown, white and aqua are the most common finds, while blue, amber, turquoise, cobalt and black are among the less common colours reported. …
Dylan Thomas’s Town and a Victorian Shipbuilder’s Shore New Quay is a fair but rewarding sea glass hunting beach, with Dolau Beach and the harbour-wall margins the best places to search. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. The main Harbour Beach …
Where Henry Tudor Landed and the Smugglers Did Business Dale is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, especially around the shingle sections, harbour margins and quieter southern end of the bay. Green, brown and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. It’s a …
The Scottish Borders’ Best Kept Secret Coldingham Bay is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the rocky northern end near The Kip and the quieter southern rocks below Yellow Craig. White, green and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt and black also reported. The sandy centre is …