It's not just the quantity of sea glass here, but the quality You will find it just to the south of Sunderland and east of Durham. There is lots of glass in plain sight, but here's my favorite trick; find a pile of shingle, take of the top layer and reveal dozens of glass shards underneath.
These will often be small, but you will also find larger pieces and some rare colors too. After many years of "surf tumbling" the glass is washed up on Seaham beaches with every tide. Some of the glass is more than a hundred years old, polished smooth by Mother Nature. On 28th March , the vessel sank after hitting a German mine at Robin Hood's Bay, claiming four lives.
The factory itself was put out of business in by competition from more efficient continental producers. Some great finds at Seaham! It's always exciting to find multi-colored sea glass, also known at "multis". A selection of green multis. Our best sea glass pieces from a family trip to Seaham in Playing with blue sea glass from Seaham.
I have found that Seaham Hall Beach is a great spot with plenty of parking and, more importantly, sea glass! These steps take you from the car park down to the beach. This isn't a problem on the way down, but after a few hours of stooping to pick up beach treasure they can be quite a challenge! This really is the perfect sea glass beach. The bottleworks provided a great source of glass for many years and the tide moves in and out a long way, leaving plenty of pebbles and glass on the beach each time.
A post shared by Seaham Waves Studio seahamwaves. He was very generous with his time and you will find the full interview here. Have you been sea glass hunting in Seaham?
Tell me all about it in the comments below! Maybe you can give me some pointers and suggestions on the best places to find the best.
Love your site. Thanks, too, for giving us something so unusual, beautiful and fun to look for. Hi Denise, Thank you for checking out our site. We are working on a few new posts and categories at this very moment and we will post to Beach Lust website as well as Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest in the next couple of days, including our sea glass jewelry. Thankyou for your information — going next weekend with my daughter — really looking forward to it.
Ooh, fantastic! I would love to see your treasures and hear how you got on. Feel free to send me a Facebook message. For Fish and Chips it absolutely have to be Downeys! And for coffee, I highly reccomend Flamingo Bar and Cafe which is down in the marina. Pair it with a walk around the marina itself and you have a perfect day! The Marina is full of so many businesses and if you wanted to visit the beach there you could have a full day out in one spot.
However, in post-lockdown life there will also be a load of places you can sit in and have a more traditional dining experience.
With indoor seating! Tommy is a stature of a World War 1 soldier created by a local artist. It was initally only supposed to be a temporary feature but the people of seaham raised enough finds to keep it.
Every year of Rememberence Sunday there is always a display here to remember the fallen. It is a really beautiful piece of art and does an incredible job of commemorating the history.
Seaham is a beautiful place and the people who live there take great pride in it! While visiting please remember this especially in the case of littering and leaving rubbish. Make sure to take any rubbish with you or put it in the bins along the paths. Especially dog waste! And do not leave anything on the beaches as it will end up being washed up and into the sea! An alternative option is to use the ones inside the big Asda on the front. And of course, social distancing is still in place so be courtious of this and follow all government guidance.
Let me know if there is anything you think I have missed, or that I should add to this post. Stay Safe and Happy Adventuring! Want to feature on Mackemlife? Whether it be my blog, facebook page or instagram, I am always looking for new businesses to work with. If you are interested make sure to have a look at my Work With Me page and get in contact with me! And if I am going to do that there are a few places that I love to go back to year on year and a few newfound favourites.
For those who are looking to explore off the beaten track and be emersed by nature, without all the tourists, Allen Banks and Staward Gorge is the perfect place to visit. And then it kept popping up on my Instagram and […].
There are so many places in the City of Sunderland that is scenic and beautiful. I often think that myself and other locals take it for granted. However, I wanted to use this post to showcase all the most photographic spots in Sunderland. Good Evening, Thanks for your words of wisdom re. Seaham, I agree with all you say. The area was given heritage status in Seaham Hall — where local celebrity Lord Byron married Annabella Milbanke in — is now one of the best luxury hotels in the North East.
There are, says Gavin, still remnants of coal and iron waste on some of the beaches; and the old names have stuck: Chemical Beach, for example. For large period townhouses, take a look at Ashbrooke or Thornhill on the southern suburbs of Sunderland.
For details see visitcountydurham. The tiny cathedral city of Durham with its university is a half-hour drive.
0コメント