SECRET Sea Glass Beach? - Is this the BEST BEACH in CORNWALL for collecting sea glass?

Do you collect sea glass? Perhaps you enjoy beach combing and come across the odd piece of sea glass. What do you do with it?
The legend goes that every time a sailor was lost at sea, mermaids would cry and their tears turned to glass and was washed up on the shore. Of course, today we know how glass ends up in our oceans!
Join us in this video as we search a popular beach looking for sea glass. With the pieces that we find, I will use them in art. To take a look at the pieces I create using sea glass, please follow the link. Etsy store link: cornishwalking...
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[@TheFowey]

My little pug is now ten she barks everytime your theme comes on she knows your spaniels well ,it's great to see has she's now loosing her movement and enjoys watching ,thanks for that ❤

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

How cute!! Sarah :)

[@dthomp06]

Lovely walk to find Corning sea glass. I used to make jewelry using sea glass until the arthritis took over my hands. Grrrrrrrrr!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Oh no! I think I may suffer from rheumatism in the future; my Mum has it! Sarah :)

[@juliaogara8794]

Adore Jelly Tots😍😍 Lovely cardigan too. I’d sew the glass on but understand the silicon usage

[@juliaogara8794]

Adore Jelly Tots😍😍

[@angelaparker5550]

I love the Cornish in you guys, ending nearly every sentence with isn't it. Makes me smile every time

[@pilesofparagraphs]

This was such a fun video. I haven't tried to collect any sea glass but our next trip I hope to find some. Your art is wonderful, the flowers show the glass so nicely. Thanks so much.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thanks so much 😊

[@marthaj5466]

I love the new art you showed there! Also love my little sea glass angel (or fairy) ornament that you made and sold on etsy! I hung it on our tiny Christmas tree and couldn't stop looking at it. So that's another thing that can be done with sea glass. Congrats on your huge haul! I bet you'll find other new things to make with them.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

I am waiting for inspiration to hit me!! 😂

[@janetterose2886]

Loved this video. Have been collecting sea glass 4 years now since moving not far from beaches in Lancashire, I have a small collection of green sea glass that I put in a jar with some shells. ❤️❤️

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Sounds pretty! Sarah :)

[@JoanneWhite-yk2so]

We had a lovely day few weeks ago walking from Penzance to Marazion found loads lots of families out looking too xx🐚🐚

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

It’s becoming a very popular hobby! Sarah :)

[@suerobertson5132]

so clever... puppys helping LOL ,,,, 🐨🦘🐨🦘

[@fificrossnails]

Thanks for sharing…I’ve found quite a bit of sea glass on Maenporth beach, and have made some into wire wrapped jewellery. I made a lovely bracelet with each piece graduated light to dark, and most recently a ring using a lovely aqua coloured piece that my husband found on our local beach here in Sidmouth, Devon. It was the first piece he ever found and he was so excited!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Sounds great! I can’t remember the first piece I found! Sarah :)

[@rebeccarendle3706]

Fun. Your art is beautiful. I love sea glass, pebbles, shells, sand, fossils and minerals etc.. I make fish out of all these things I have collected over the years (before they were just in jars in cupboards).. and I put the fish I make on a big painted board.. my shoal of fish grows as I find and collect more stuff.. Eg I have a fish with Devonian red sands, golden sand from our local beach, a shell fish from our local beach, an opal fish from opals I collected in Australia, a Mediterranean shell fish, a Den Haag shell fish, an ammonite fish, a belemnite fish, trilobite fish from my first BSc field trip in south Wales, a coral fish from corals from the Bahamas where I did my PhD, a coralline algae fish and more... I love it because I see all these fish of things I collected around the world and it reminds me of my travels 😊.

[@debdavet-cornwallandbeyond1649]

Nice video guys and a lovely painting. We're quite rubbish at spotting seaglass, but pick bits up now and again, blue being a favourite. Listening to your narrative, I guess we don't always consider just how long some of that glass has been tumbling through the waves and sand for.

[@jayneward6649]

Wow, I absolutely love collecting sea glas & shells ❤❤❤❤

[@esthermorrissey1454]

Such an interesting video - You are very talented Sarah. Only wish I could install Etsy. Love the beach and nice to see your dogs.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you so much!

[@donnawilkes8954]

Grew up scanning the beach looking for sea glass and shark's teeth. After amassing a a large glass vase of them, I bought small wood trinket boxes from the hooby store. Painted them white and covered them with sea glass and shark's teeth, Sold them at an art fair. Your water color art is beautiful. I have yet to master the skill of pushing the paint around the paper. I enjoy your videos.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

That's a great idea! Sarah :)

[@deothang]

Wonderful World! Beautiful people! ♥

[@sallydingle321]

Great haul of sea glass 👌and beautiful flower picture 😍💖. You can go on that beach all year round as a visitor.. Just restrictions on when you can walk your dogs 👍🤗😘

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

😀

[@oneviewcornwall8200]

What a lovely, lovely couple and really excellent channel

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@JaneFreeman-f9z]

Those sea glass pictures are beautiful well done.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! Sarah :)

[@halcyondaystunes]

That beach is open to the public all year round. Even in the Summer. I took my little god daughter there and she'd never seen a beach that big before. She loves water and sand and she said it was her fave beach ever. Until we went to Perranporth and that became her fave beach ever 😂. Absolutely love your art too. 😊

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Awww! So cute! Sarah :)

[@jessicastrideart]

That’s beautiful Sarah! The delicate colours you’ve used in the watercolour are the perfect backdrop!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you so much! Sarah :)

[@enahoward7702]

I'm so glad it's OK to collect sea glass. I thought it was illegal.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Yes, you can take anything man made that does naturally occur on the beach, Sarah :)

[@pollywaffledoodah3057]

Funny that you call sea glass Mermaid's Tears! Here in Australia, we call abalone shells, Mermaid's Ears - hold them at the side of your head, and you will see why! We also call those big, tough oyster shells, the Devil's toenails! We get tons of sea glass on Aussie beaches - perhaps because Aussies have always been big drinkers, and bottles chucked into the sea eventually return to the shore. The best ones to find are broken segments of the neck of a pale blue or green bottle - when the sea wears them down these segments - usually a couple of centimetres wide - make lovely circular rings for your fingers. By the way, I studied glass blowing at Art college for years, and the rarest and most valuable glass to find is always red glass. Why? Because the only way to get that bright red colour, is to add 24 carat gold to molten glass!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Wow! That is really interesting! Also explains the huge amount of red glass in country houses! Sarah :)

[@cornwall9]

Beautiful area of the Cornish coast

[@jennr3850]

I loved this video..... did I catch you say you put some back because it was too sharp?

[@user-Juneybee53]

Loved what you did with the sea glass. A happy video 🙏🏾

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! 🤗

[@EllenPetersson-zs8wc]

Overwhelmed 😀 so nice to se all the people and dogs on the beach. Liked you told as about the different colors oridgen. Even if I allready forgot it 😆. Nice hearts, seems fitting to do harts with seaglas. Haven't finished the video get but just hade to speak my mind 😊 kram from me in south Sweden

[@EllenPetersson-zs8wc]

Like all three seaglas ideas 😊

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

My pleasure 😊 Sarah :)

[@efortunywhitton]

Your art is beautiful! ❤

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you so much! Sarah :)

[@TravellingTorunn]

I love watching you making your beautiful art pieces, Sarah 🥰 And these new ones are so pretty. I have not collected sea glass yet. I've had too little time on the beaches when I am walking the coastal path. But perhaps next time? 😊 Thank you for a lovely video. Torunn 🥰

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Hi Torunn! Yes, it can be time consuming and not work well with a long day of walking! Sarah :)

[@Lorraine-n3c2c]

Loved this episode. It's one of my favourites😊

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! Sarah :)

[@theresacurran4012]

Another beautiful video thank-you, Sarah and Andrew 💕💕

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Our pleasure!

[@christopherdakin7094]

Thank you for another great video. I haven't been on that beach for years! I must go and look for some sea glass. I did find a little at Marazion.

[@cassyburton6813]

We found a a full and intact pop bottle from a Scarborough bottle factory 1930 which was molded onto the glass. We found it in a rock pool worn away like the appearance of sea glass, on Scarborough beach in front of the Spa!

[@elaineshepherd4757]

I absolutely love Pentewan sands beach. We had many lovely family holidays there. Beautiful art work

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! Sarah :)

[@sueharrison4725]

Great vlog. Love your artwork, it was nice to see you doing a picture, beautiful. Thank you x

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! Sarah :)

[@keefr22]

Really enjoyed that one, lovely to see such a nice beach at the start (& good to see the dogs enjoying themsejves!) and I do enjoy watching creative people at work and seeing your glass art come to life was great (& I also liked the little watercolour 'background' you did Sarah, lovely little watercolour in its own right 🙂)

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Awww! Thank you! No where in particular, just made up! Sarah :)

[@TurboTimsWorld]

A good place in Devon for glass (cream on first) is Watertown, between Westward Ho! and Appledore, rumour has it the now vehicle garage was a boat breaker quay and the glass was rubbish from the ballast in the boats,,,But there is also WW2 practise landing craft remains and remains from a ww2 radar sight. I work just up the road in Appledore next to the ship yard we had the road named after Hubber the Viking after he popped in 1100 yrs ago. Great video xx

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Haven’t been to North Devon for years! Sarah :)

[@chrisjay5414]

Great vid and thanks for creating it. Really enjoyable. Thanks for also calling the river running out into Pentewan the White River. I remember standing on a bridge in St Austell with my Grandad looking at the river, when it was white :) Also getting soaked by a wave on the rocks just the other side of Pentewan’s old harbour wall. Great memories and your video brought them back like it was yesterday. Thanks. Keep up the great work.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it! Sarah :)

[@nickwebb9290]

Another excellent video, departing from your trails and walks. Found this really interesting and from now on I’ll be keeping a lookout for sea glass on our local beaches at Portreath and Porthtowan. The latter wasn’t mentioned but can’t see why it can’t be found there too. It’ll only end up in a jar or small vase, am not talented like you Sarah and am better off sticking to what I know, making music 😉 Looking forward to your next post, you two always make me smile 😁

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Good luck trying to find some sea glass!! Sarah :)

[@judybee]

So nice to see the doggies out and about again helping with the finds!! We are lucky enough to have a few of your lovely sea glass creations. Fabulous artwork & designs Sarah. You are a clever girl! And so lucky to live nearby to such a huge variety of beaches to visit, stroll along & collect sea glass from. Lovely relaxing Friday video x J x

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Our pleasure! Sarah :)

[@PhilipInCoventry]

My memories of Pentewan are sad as it was an area to avoid. So much ECC discharge meant a milky coloured sea, that stretched the whole of St Austell bay. I can't ever remember being on the beach. It looks beautiful as you show its panorama. Thank you.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Stunning beach today! Sarah :)

[@melaniehewetson428]

Love sea glass and the walk looked lovely- you had a great haul ! Need to know if you consciously matched your cardigan to your sea glass 😊 !

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

No, not on purpose! Sarah :)

[@jetlagsenior8491]

Picked clean now! 😂😂

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

😂

[@YvetteWINSTONE-bl8jr]

You are a very talented lady, beautiful pictures. Xxx

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! Sarah :)

[@calyherdman7339]

Loved watching this. Got some great ideas from you about what to do with it. Really need to take a class on water colour painting.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Great idea! Sarah :)

[@carotrike]

Loving your artwork! Also wondering where you hot uour sweater, dud uou make it and if so, what's the pattern? You are really drawn to seaglass colours, aren't you (me too!😊)!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Totally accidental! Warm sweater, cold conservatory! Sarah :)

[@jayneward6649]

Your picture is beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! Sarah :)

[@rachhatton-taylor8433]

Never found sea glass on Loe Bar beach, but some lovely pebbles

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Great for stacking! Sarah :)

[@vickialschuler816]

Thanks for the video. Heading to Cornwall in May for a garden tour and have added a sea glass hunt to my list. Love your doggies!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Have fun!

[@cathrynbagley8005]

This explains what an elderly couple were doing walking up and down Swanpool beach just staring at the floor last summer. If they'd've got nearer to me I'd've asked.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

😂 and maybe they would have shown you their finds!! Sarah :)

[@martinshipman3260]

I must have a wander along my local beaches in Sussex, the weather will need to be kinder to my ageing bones though 😂

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Warmer weather must be in the way soon!! Sarah :)

[@helenbosworth5950]

Amazing video love it

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hengist1740]

A completely engrossing activity! I’ve found plenty of green and white (of course) various shades of blue, yellow and amber but absolutely no red.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Same! I love spotting blue! Sarah :)

[@tractorgirl8124]

Fantastic video ❤

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thanks 🤗

[@cassyburton6813]

You can get a terrible neck-ache looking down for the sea glass!😏

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Agreed!! And back ache!! 😂 Sarah

[@cassyburton6813]

@CornishWalkingTrails Yep, but it is sooo addictive looking for it!😊🩷👍🏼

[@barleyarrish]

Love the Flowers! who likes Crème brûlée then? I remember Stives harbour beach in the late 60's lots of Sea Coal, pottery shards, glass, and c. On one occasion I was hunting with my Girlfriend and I found a pottery shard of old Blue and White, with the words 'I love you' on it, said girlfriend was well pleased when I put it in her hand.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

What a lovely story! Sarah :)

[@njtdpt]

We were there yesterday got loads but only white x

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Wow! What are you going to do with it?!? Sarah :)

[@lindaprentice2452]

We have found sea glass on Polperro Beach behind the harbour.

[@KidCurry666]

Visited Trebah gardens last year, on the back of your review, and found myself wandering up and down the beach looking for glass fragments. I kept the coffee drinkers entertained 😆

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

😂 Hope you enjoyed it! Sarah :)

[@John-s3t6q]

Put them in a glass jar . They do look good with the sun shining through the jar.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

😀

[@suroyal9394]

Thanks for another great video. I also spend my beach times head down, searching for ‘treasure’ ☺ With regard to your art: Are you self-taught? You are very talented; have you ever thought of making a few videos to teach your watercolour (etc) skills? I follow several watercolour artists and would love to learn from you also.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Self taught! Still have some of my first attempts (to call them paintings would be stretching it!) as a child, I had an art book for Christmas one year and adored it. Loved watching the various art programs. The first one I recall watching was watercolour challenge with Alwyn Crawshaw! I would struggle to teach what I do because most of it is spontaneous and probably doesn’t follow the rules!! Sarah :)

[@suroyal9394]

@@CornishWalkingTrails I like the idea of spontaneous and rules are meant to be broken ( well art rules 😊). I hope to eventually show at least a little of your talent in my own work.

[@John-s3t6q]

See the Sea Glass . Some beaches there are lot and other's not one peace.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

So true! Sarah :)

[@chrishurst4666]

Remember nature works in odd numbers, so flowers have only odd numbers of petals.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

One did, one didn’t! Sarah :)

[@andrewthornton1945]

This video was sponsored by Barry's Bathrooms Hahahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Very Clever 🤙 Enjoy the day 😎

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

🤭

[@colinbaker3415]

But have you ever found the real Cornish beach treasure -Lego ?

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

No! Not one piece! Despite taking the children out to specifically look for it! Sarah :)

[@geoffrichards2706]

The sand is gritty as it's not natural sea sand, like Carlyon bay it's sand swept down the river from mining waste in the past .

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

That’s very interesting, thank you, Sarah :)

[@scottgordon1781]

If I was doing that , would get a small sieve on a stick , save bending over :-) Would the glass not have come from shipwrecks ?

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Some possibly, the thicker stuff but most is more modern I think. Sarah :)

[@phillippalee1966]

I live not that far from Seaham beach in the north of England - lots of industry where glass was made and the scrap was dumped into the sea. Some of the glass is fantastic with different colours together. Unfortunately so many people have visited that there are really only small bits left. Having said that, after the January storms there is a great chance of finding better bits.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

The genie escaped the bottle! Sarah :)

[@richardpaine5923]

A hot glue gun, as opposed to silicone.

[@Hedgehogsinthemist123]

I don't understand why glass would be attracted to particular beaches. I guess if you make the effort to look, you will find it on any beach. I used to collect shells. It is very addictive and good fun. I'd struggle these days as my eyesight has deteriorated quite a bit. I love the old story about the mermaid's tears. That's so sweet. I love your art, it's so pretty. As an artist myself, I recommend using gloss gel to stick your glass down. It will dry clear. Tracey ❤

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Oooo! Thanks for the tip! Sarah :)

[@owenwilliams9666]

Thought you might like my poem 'Sea Glass'. Written about finding sea glass on South Beach in Aberaeron West Wales. Sea Glass opaque gems, longshore drifted in a sea groyne nestling between shell, pebble and kelp catches the eye of the beachcomber as the tides turns in the evening light each uncharted; its own shattered history tossed and tumbled with fragments of boats and sailor’s bones, sunk and worn in the titanic tumult of an Atlantic storm swash and the remnants roll up the beach falling back into the rub of the ebb Kelly green and jade, amber and white slowly reducing to their sand grained birth © Owain Williams

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Excellent! Sarah :)

[@Darklordofbeerandsteak]

Was an gof the cornish version of the judean people's front or people's front of judea? Just not the popular people's front, SPLITTERS!!!!

[@anitaford6559]

The sea glass is beautiful. Sarah you are so talented! Your work is amazing. I don’t know anywhere near me in the states to col seaglass just shell🥹. Do you take your work to art shows and bazaars?

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! I sell the art on Etsy, but I don’t go to art shows, Sarah :)