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Stevenston Beach

Stevenston, North Ayrshire · KA20 3LN

Long Ayrshire beach by the old Ardeer works where industrial sea glass collects along the strandline and shingle.

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Long sandy Ardeer Beach at Stevenston edged by grassy dunes
Photo: “Ardeer Beach - Stevenston” by Raibeart MacAoidh, CC BY-SA 2.0

About Stevenston Beach

Stevenston Beach is a two-mile sandy beach backed by a sea wall and dunes, between Saltcoats and Irvine. The Portland Glass Company worked at Ardeer from the 1920s, and Ayrshire's old glass industry is the source of the 'colourful nuggets' collectors find here. The dunes are a local nature reserve, so stay off them.

Sea glass at Stevenston Beach

Industrial glass from the former Ardeer glassworks and drift from Irvine harbour. Search the strandline and shingle rather than the dry sand; iron slag on the beach can look like glass.

Visiting Stevenston Beach

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.
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      Last updated 23 October 2026

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