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The best beachcombing in the UK

A study reveals the best place for finding treasures on our coastline

Tuesday, 21 August 2007

Rebecca Pearson

Runswick Bay, eight miles north of Whitby, has been declared the UK's best location for beachcombing, beating rivals Westward Ho! in Devon and Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

The list of beaches was compiled by the BBC's 'Coast' presenter, Miranda Krestovnikoff, and professional beachcomber Cathy Yow, and it gave Runswick the honour because of its perfectly clean, golden sand, excellent pedestrian access, good transport links and fossil-filled pools.

The two women compiled the list considering factors such as safety, accessibility, tidal variation and gradient. They also consulted the Quality Coast Award website, which rates England's beaches.

'There are no hard and fast rules to beachcombing,' says Ms Yow. '…we can all be experts. I have found endless wonders on the seashore, from voodoo dolls to semi-precious stones.'

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Comments

Peter McGrath

December 29 17:40

I'm sorry, but I live 1 mile from Runswick and walk the beach several times a week. I love the place, but this 'award' is just rubbish. The bay is sheltered and only gets flotsam washed up in northerlies. Most of the beachcombing finds are tangles of net and fishing line, weathered plastic bottles, odd trainers and (recently) tonnes of kelp. The public transport is a bus in either direction every hour, leaving you with a walk down (and up) a 1 in 4. It is beautiful, the sand is lovely, there are fossils to be found, but the idea that this is the top beachcombing beach in the UK is absolute nonsense.

http://runswickbay.blogspot.com/

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