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The 7-day forecast, hourly plan and an alert for this place are in pre-sale.
See the pre-saleWhere to look
Search Seaham Hall Beach and the beaches north of the harbour at low tide, turning over stones at the water’s edge. Storms from the east expose new layers.
What you can find
white, green, brown, seafoam and turquoise, multicoloured “multis”, bottle necks and stoppers
Best wind: E, NE, SE
Rules
Picking up small, loose finds for your own use is usually tolerated. The Durham coast cliffs are unstable: do not stand below them. Check tide times.
About the beach
Seaham is the best-known sea glass spot in Europe. From 1853 to 1921 the Londonderry Bottleworks, the largest glass bottle works in Britain, operated here, and its waste glass was dumped at sea.
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