England
Roker and Seaburn Beach, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea glass
Old bottlesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
19th to early 20th century
Sunderland was a major Victorian glass and bottle town; the coast north of the Wear collects material eroded and dispersed from that industry rather than from a single visible dump.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.