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Seaham Hall Beach (Vane Tempest), County Durham

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
MarblesMarbles
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: blues, ambers and whites.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1850s to 1921

Seaham is the single most famous Victorian glassworks sea-glass beach in the UK; the multicoloured 'multis' are welded scrap from the end-of-shift 'slag' glass. The finest pieces are increasingly picked over, so early mornings after onshore storms are best.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.

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