★ A+ Magnificent Sea Glass Beach
Crosby Beach
Blundellsands, Liverpool, Merseyside
Crosby Beach is home to Antony Gormley's Another Place statues and a rocky shoreline packed with sea glass. Here's what we found on our visit.
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We're slowly working our way around the UK coastline, one beach at a time, and writing up what we find. OceanFinds is our diary: favourite finds, beach tips and everything we learn along the way.
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