England
Charmouth Beach (below The Spittles / Black Ven), Dorset
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea glass
Sea pottery
Old bottlesAlso reported: exposed by the huge 2008 landslip; Lyme Regis Museum has recorded oddities such as a glass eye and false teeth..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian era to 1970s
The Charmouth and Lyme Regis glass both derive from the same Black Ven / The Spittles tip system; it is a natural-erosion beachcombing site, not a place to excavate.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Tidal foreshore, check tide times
soft mud and eroding ground in places.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.