really nice pebbles - where to get some...

[nogginthenog]

Can anybody recommend a beach to pick up some good pebbles? I need them for a photographic project. I went to Brighton today & might as well have gone to a builders merchants as there is quantity, but not quality! It was a good excuse to take Noggin Jnr to the seaside, but now I need to resume my mission. They need to be something like this :



and preferably South East England - reachable by a train from London ( not asking much am I ? ) . How are places like Whitstable, Worthing, Southend etc?

Cheers, Noggin.

[2bit]

A pebble is a pebble isn't it?

Surely?

[nogginthenog]

2bit said:

A pebble is a pebble isn't it?

Surely?

Not in this instance. I need them for a beautiful still-life photograph. Think stepping-stones leading off to infinity for an advertising image. Then go to Brighton beach and it just looks like 'Wickes 20 Kg bag of aggregate' .

I think I remember Lyme Regis having nice pebbles, but I don't want to go that far or they will be expensive ( in time & travel costs ) pebbles.

[Cheeky Jim]

Chesil Beach has billions of pebbles.

However, if you get caught pinching them, the authorities will take your nuts and hang them from the nearest lamppost...

Other than that, have you tried your nearest Garden Centre? They usually have bags full of decorative pebbles for about £5 a bag.

If you are in London, you must have a decent selection nearby.

[Blukoo]

I don't think there is one particular beach where all the cool pebbles hang out.

Just go to your closes beach and have a good look. There will be plenty if you just look hard enough.

[TheEnd]

certain garden centres have a good selection, if you find one that will bother, you'll get loads of different types, and they'll charge you a fortune for rocks too!

[mybrainhurts]

Plenty in Croatia...

Not sure about the trains...

[mrmr96]

List of beaches and how to get there. Doesn't say if they are pebbley though.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2960774.stm

[2bit]

nogginthenog said:

2bit said:

A pebble is a pebble isn't it?

Surely?

Not in this instance. I need them for a beautiful still-life photograph. Think stepping-stones leading off to infinity for an advertising image. Then go to Brighton beach and it just looks like 'Wickes 20 Kg bag of aggregate' .

I think I remember Lyme Regis having nice pebbles, but I don't want to go that far or they will be expensive ( in time & travel costs ) pebbles.

Being a noob... but then his IS a car forum (no excuse for ignorance thou)...

Why not get some smart top quality (no riff-raff) pebbles and put them close to your lens - saving the poor quality (riff-raff) pebbles further away!! Open up so you get a beautiful boket. Everyone's a winner!

Sorry that doesn't help.

[mrmr96]

By the way, you can buy pebbles like the ones you've after from garden centres. A rip off IMO as you can get them free at the beach, but they would be cheaper than your train fair...

[drivin_me_nuts]

polished ones - stone polisher - three months and you;ll have some crackers mixed in with some more natural looking ones.

[littleandy0410]

Findhorn beach is covered with stones just like your pic. (above the tideline, at least) Shame it's 550 miles from London! (It's east of Inverness)

I'd try a garden centre.

[Nolar Dog]

Ikea.

HTH

[RJB_666]

Might sound stupid but aquarium centres will have pebbles similar to what your after. Anywhere like pets at home. Marble effect around 40-50mm in size.

[Tunku]

Photoshop them fer fecks sake. Everyone else does. If you really, really need real ones, Inverbervie is the place, huge storm beach of pebbles of every hue.

[EDLT]

drivin_me_nuts said:

polished ones - stone polisher - three months and you;ll have some crackers mixed in with some more natural looking ones.

Just don't try to eat more than five in a minute.

[Droptheclutch]

You can do it if you B & Q it...

[pies]

Chesil beach is probbly your best bet,but iirc its 17 miles and the pebbles vary throughout

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/chespeb.htm

[Landlord]

Have you tried "Pebbles R Us"?

[Catz]

littleandy0410 said:

Findhorn beach is covered with stones just like your pic. (above the tideline, at least) Shame it's 550 miles from London! (It's east of Inverness)

I grew up there.

Lots of lovely pebbles on beaches in Skye too ... just a little too far.