Fort Victoria

About Fort Victoria

Fort Victoria sits on the north-west tip of the Isle of Wight, a walk west from Yarmouth, with a shingle shore looking across the Solent to Hurst Castle. An island holiday company calls it a superb spot for collecting sea glass. Being sheltered, the glass here tends to be chunkier and less frosted than on the open Channel coast.

Sea glass at Fort Victoria

Sea pottery is the highlight; glass is chunkier and less worn, with aqua and pale blue now and then. Search the shingle below the fort.

Visiting Fort Victoria

Getting there

A walk west along the coast from Yarmouth.

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.