Tolchester Beach, Maryland, Sea Glass

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Tolchester Beach, Maryland, Sea Glass

by David Weber
(Maryland, East Coast United States)

Tolchester Beach, MD

Tolchester Beach, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

How would you rate this beach for sea glass?: Excellent (16+ jewelry grade pcs. found per hour)
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Notes: Tolchester Beach was a popular beach resort established in 1877, located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland. It was located just north of Rock Hall, Maryland, and closed in 1962.

Since as many as 20,000 people visited Tolchester Beach on a given weekend during its heyday, an accumulation of all kinds of glass would be expected.

The beach area also fits the profile of a good sea glass beach, since the community was on a bluff behind the beaches. See the profile of factors to identify a good sea glass beach.

Thanks David,

David Schneider (editor)

(Postcard photo courtesy of riptheskull photos)

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Tolchester Beach, Maryland, Sea Glass

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Sep 19, 2010

Great finds
by: Leslie

Went back to Tolchester after Hurricane Earl passed and hit the motherload. While I was later than most of the people there I still got a lot of seaglass but small pieces. You really do have to get here early.

Aug 29, 2010

Tolchester...
by: Linda

The comment that I left previously was indeed about the beach by the marina... I have not found another way to get to any other beach nearby as it is all privately owned.

A few miles south there is a small beach near Rock Hall. I did find some glass there in the winter, nothing like Tolchester though.

Good luck!

Aug 16, 2010

Tolchester Beach Sea Glass
by: Anonymous

I drove 2 hours to this beach based on the recommendation of this website to find this is a private community and I was politely told outsiders were not welcome on the beach. I did park down by the marina and was able to go on a small beach near a snack shack and found about 5 pieces in 20 minutes. I am curious as to how others were able to get on the beach without being a resident.

Jul 13, 2010

Tolchester at low tide
by: Linda

I visited Tolchester today... and filled a snack ziplock baggie with glass and pottery in 90 minutes. Even though I wasn't able to get there early, I checked the charts and went at low tide. There wasn't another person there the whole time. Lots of white, green, pale aqua and brown. Even a couple of tiny colbalt pieces. I threw back a lot that weren't ready.

Make sure you check under the driftwood / seaweed piles at the higher tide lines, there was a lot underneath just waiting to be found!

Jun 14, 2010

Tolchester Beach
by: David Weber

Sorry to hear that anita....Perhaps it is because I take extended stays at my grandfathers boat, and have the opportunity to wake up at 5am to get all overnight sea glass (as well as hit the low tides). I must also be known that MANY people in the Marina collect sea glass, and if you are not the first to it, then, yes, you will not find much (by the afternoon, most of it is gone).

Melinda and Anonymous, great sounding hauls. I have never found yellow, but I will keep trying.

I have found 2 small reds, a small black, a deep purple, a pink, and a piece of flashed glass from, as well as many Uncommons (like blues and opaque whites)from Tolchester Beach.

My Advice: Have times, and be diligent!

Jun 07, 2010

Sea glass on Tolchester
by: Melinda

I recently made two trips to Tolchester Beach, both within the last two weeks; I have found sea glass in milky white, 1 aqua blue (!), clear with white swirls, pink, pale yellow, some bright greens and also some grays.

I am a sucker for pottery shards, and I found more than enough of those as well!

Aug 09, 2009

Found Loads of Glass
by: Anonymous

In about 15 minutes I found 20 excellent pieces of seaglass.

After a day I found a Ziploc baggie full, including Olive Green, Yellow, Aqua and Dark Blue.

The best places are at either end of the beach. Get yourself a piece of wood and comb through the pebbles.

Jul 22, 2009

beach
by: anita

thank you david I will check with you before I go to another beach

Jul 20, 2009

no beach glass
by: anita

I drove two hours to get to this beach and I found 2 or 3 little pieces of glass in about an hour. I don't know what you consider allot of beach glass but it was a wasted trip, went home and found a handful on my beach. I would not recommend this beach.

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Thanks Anita,

I will add this to the beach listing. We depend on reports like yours to get the real facts.

As stated at the top of the beaches pages, it is a good idea to think twice about reported beach finds that are not substantiated. If you have questions on a certain beach, feel free to contact us about the reports on that beach, and we will provide you with as much info as possible.

David (editor)

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