A Day in the life of a beachcomber
Searching for Sea Glass at Gyllyngvase Beach
There’s nothing quite like starting the day with a walk along a Cornish beach, especially when you never know what treasures the sea might have left behind.
One of my favourite places to go beachcombing in Cornwall is Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth. Known locally as Gylly, it’s a beautiful crescent of golden sand overlooking Falmouth Bay — and, it’s also a wonderful place to search for sea glass.
I like to head down early, ideally when the tide is going out. Gyllyngvase is a popular beach, so an early start means a quieter beach and more time to search the shoreline.
Beachcombing is always a bit of a treasure hunt. You never know what you’re going to find, and sometimes the smallest piece catches your eye.
On this morning, there was lots of the usual whites, browns & greens but then I spotted a beautiful turquoise piece of sea glass tucked amongst the pebbles.
It was one of those finds that immediately made me stop and want to do a happy dance.
The colour was gorgeous. As soon as I picked it up, I knew it would make a beautiful sterling silver sea glass necklace.
A little further along, I found a lovely blue piece of sea glass too.
This one was smaller and felt perfect for a ring. I could already picture it set into sterling silver.
After all that searching, there was only one thing for it — tea and cake! The café right on Gyllyngvase Beach is such a lovely spot to stop and fuel up. There’s something very satisfying about sitting down with a much-needed cup of tea and a slice of cake after a morning of beachcombing, watching the waves and having a little admire of the treasures I’d found.
