Anstruther and Cellardyke

About Anstruther and Cellardyke

The rocky foreshore between Anstruther and Cellardyke is part of the East Neuk of Fife, a string of old fishing villages known among beachcombers for sea glass and pottery. A local maker in Cellardyke collects glass, driftwood and patterned china from these rocks, and a recent collector report rates it highly for both amount and colour.

Sea glass at Anstruther and Cellardyke

Loads of glass including cobalt, teal, aqua, seafoam and soft blue as well as green, amber and white. Patterned pottery and china (1800s–1900s, some Victorian) collects between the pebbles at low tide.

Visiting Anstruther and Cellardyke

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.