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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.
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Sources
- wightlocations.co.uk : Fort Victoria near Yarmouth described as a superb spot for collecting sea glass
Last updated 23 October 2026
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