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Where the Clyde Does the Work for You Wemyss Bay is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially along the rocky ledges on either side of the main shingle. White, green, brown and amber are the most common finds, with blue, aqua and turquoise turning up occasionally. It’s a small, compact beach where careful searching …
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, …
Rare Colours in the East Neuk Crail is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially for patient hunters searching the rocky lower shore around Roome Bay. Most finds are small, well-frosted pieces in green, white and brown, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black and lavender also reported. Crail is particularly interesting for micro sea …
Hunting Below the Glass Capital of England Marsden Beach is a good sea glass hunting beach, especially around the rock pools, pebble pockets and cave entrances exposed around Marsden Rock at lower tides. Green, white and brown are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, amber, turquoise, cobalt, black, lavender and occasional red also reported. …
The Durham Coast’s Dark Horse Blackhall Rocks is a good sea glass hunting beach for more experienced hunters, especially around the cave mouths, rock pools and trapped shingle exposed at lower tides. Green, brown, and white are the most common finds, with blue, aqua, and rarer colours including cobalt, black, lavender, red, and yellow also …
Mammoths, Chalk Reefs and Hidden Treasure West Runton is a fair but fascinating sea glass hunting beach, especially around the chalk reef platforms and shingle pockets west of the slipway. 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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …