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Sandy Cove, Palmerston Forts and Five Centuries of Naval History Bovisand is a fair but worthwhile sea glass hunting beach, especially around the rock-pool margins, coarser shingle at the back of the cove and the old landing-stage area exposed at lower water. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, …
Victorian Pebble Ridge and Atlantic Swell Westward Ho! is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the southern rock pools, shingle pockets at the base of the pebble ridge, and the quieter Northam Burrows end. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt …
Silver Mines, Smugglers and Two of North Devon’s Quietest Beaches Combe Martin and nearby Hele Bay are both worth hunting for sea glass, with the best ground around Hele Bay’s shingle and rock pools, the rocky margins towards Blythes Cove and the pebble-and-crevice terrain at Newberry Beach. Green, brown and white are the most common …
Hunting in the Shadow of St Michael’s Mount Marazion is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around East Beach, Chapel Rock, the harbour-side rock pools and the pebble sections exposed towards lower tide. Green, white and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber and turquoise appearing occasionally and cobalt blue, black, …
Cornwall’s Industrial Port and the Glass It Left Behind . Portreath is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the harbour wall, tidal pool margins, western rock pockets and Smuggler’s Cove at lower water. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, …
Land’s End, a Fishing Harbour and the Rocky Road to Glass Sennen Cove is a good sea glass hunting beach, with the harbour rocks beside the slipway the area I’d prioritise first. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, and turquoise appearing occasionally, and cobalt blue, black, and lavender …
Pilchards, Painters and a Thousand Years of Maritime Waste St Ives Harbour is a good sea glass hunting spot, especially if you treat the area as three separate hunts: the main Harbour Beach strandline, the rockier Bamaluz cove and the shingle and rock pockets around Smeaton’s Pier. Green, brown, and white are the most common …
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 …
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 …
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, …