Sea Shell Shop in Rehoboth Beach, DE

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Telephone:	+1 302-227-4323
Website:	www.seashellshop.com
Address:	19366 Coastal Hwy Rt 1, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971
Categories:	Gift Shops

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Accepts Credit Cards	Yes
Parking	Private Lot

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Yes

Today

Today	9:30 am – 11:00 pm Closed now
Local time (Rehoboth Beach)	12:36 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Business hours

Monday	9:30 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday	9:30 am – 11:00 pm
Wednesday	9:30 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday	9:30 am – 11:00 pm
Friday	9:30 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday	9:30 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday	9:30 am – 11:00 pm

Description

Specialties

The Sea Shell Shop is a third generation shop that is much more than just a gift store. We are Delaware’s largest retailer of nautical themed items and shells on the sore with over 10,000 square feet of nautical delights. Browse our shelves for a variety of nautical home décor, beach gifts, lighthouses, shells, pirate treasure, and more. In addition to all of the sea memorabilia you can imagine, we also have an assortment of Hermit crabs available. Known as the Hermit crab specialists since 1953, our family invented the hermit crab wire cage, so you can bring your new friend home with you in their own personal wire cage. And while you’re here, don’t forget to try a sample of our homemade fudge, made daily.

While you’re here, you should also hop next door and enjoy some time on our Shell We Golf miniature golf course that sits in a tropical setting among the Palm trees. Learn all about shells while you enjoy our challenging course with your family and friends. Come experience the invisible fish, shells jumping, waterfalls, and a live aquatic pond, filled with waterlily’s.

At the Sea Shell Shop, there is something everyone will enjoy. And with us, little hands are always welcome.

History

Established in 1979.

Sea Shell Shop has been serving Rehoboth Beach since 1979. Our mission is to provide an array of gift items, fun mini golf, and delicious ice cream in a welcoming and friendly environment. With over 36 years of success, we look forward to adding you to our long history of happy customers.

Meet the Business Owner

Patty D.

Business Owner

Patty has been in the family business for many years and enjoys being able to serve the public at Sea Shell Shop where providing a quality experience is the driving force of the business. Patty hopes to provide you such a positive experience you’ll remember to return to Sea Shell Shop when you’re in need of that perfect nautical item or a day of fun in the sun on our course.

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8 reviews of Sea Shell Shop

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Kristen T.

Place rating: 2
Chevy Chase, MD

The golf course is great and the store looks very interesting too but the antagonistic attitude the store and employees take towards guests make this a less enjoyable place to visit. My family and I have no inclination to steal $ 1 knick knacks and don’t enjoy seeing signs every 2 ft implying that we do. Our three yr old daughter took her golf ball for miniature golf right before I’d paid and the clerk made a rude comment about her putting it back. We live in chevy chase, md and have spent many $ 1000s to rent a beach house for a week. We have no interest in stealing golf balls or trinkets. We also have no interest in spending money at a store that treats its customers so rudely. Go somewhere else that appreciates your business.

Mike H.

Place rating: 3
Crofton, MD

Awesome place with a lot to look at. Last night I purchased two large hermit crabs, they are thriving and awesome. Today I went back, purchased three smaller ones. Today when I was there, an overweight Caucasian lady that worked there pushed through me without saying ‘excuse me’ or anything, then she was up front behind the counter yelling at an employee about a schedule error. If you want to yell at your employees, don’t do it in front of customers because I wasn’t the only one who saw/heard it. Then there was an overweight Caucasian guy behind the counter barking orders to employees which seemed pretty rude too, beings he didn’t seem to have much to do. Overall, my visit was good and the employees were great and patient.

Heather R.

Place rating: 5
College Park, MD

Healthy hermit crabs and delicious fudge! Get the red velvet and peanut butter flavors! They will let you sample the flavors too! Excellent customer service. This store has the biggest selection of gifts, souvenirs, etc. it’s packed so walk around slowly! And the staff will show you all the hermit crabs too! It’s fun to watch them wake up and crawl around! :)

Jaclyn L.

Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY

This place is a MUST every time we come to visit Rehoboth!
Yes, they have sea shells — but they have much, much more than that! Lamps, pillows, platters, toys, lights, books, statues, beach décor, and fudge! Make sure you ask for a free sample! It’s super hard to choose which favor, but you can always do what we did — go back every day to sample something new, and then decide.
Friendly people who help you find the perfect souvenir to bring some of the beach home with you. I actually found a really nice knit pillow, that depicted a scene of the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, with Dollies in the background; nostalgic.
Don’t feel like shopping? Go play mini-golf! It’s right outside in the same parking lot as is for the store. Lots of family fun for everyone!

Teresa C.

Place rating: 4
Centreville, VA

This is the place for any sea lover! They have everything but let me just tell you their fudge is phenomenal. We never eat fudge but they gave us a sample and we ended up buying more than a pound of all different kinds! My favorite was the coconut, my husbands was the marshmallow in dark chocolate but we both tied our second favorite with dark chocolate caramel with sea salt!
They have awesome items here, something for everyone truly! I could decorate my house with this place! It’s a must go!

Kat G.

Place rating: 4
Mount Airy, MD

this store is wonderfully tacky. it’s full of everything you could find in the stores on the boardwalk. from $ 2.99 plastic pirate swords (which I found awesome, by the way) to $ 1,500 shells and wooden boat models. I loved the signs and the sculptures, but everything was very overpriced, like most beach stores. but, this is a must-stop if you are down in Rehoboth.

Sarah G.

Place rating: 5
Baltimore, MD

Ginormous gift shop and mini golf in one? I’m sold!
I think it was $ 7 or $ 8 for unlimited mini golf. You could go around as many times as you wanted! We had a group of 8 and split up into 4 and 4 to play 18 holes. There was a nice variety of easy, medium, and difficult holes so that made it fun and entertaining when we had pro mini golfers mixed with first timers.
Also, I loved that there was plenty of seating at every hole. I’m lazy and I like to sit and watch while other people golf instead of leaning on my putter once I’ve gone. It was a pretty course with lots of foliage and water features. Overall, it was a great experience!
We didn’t look around the shop too much but it was jam packed with everything from those keychains with your name on them to décor for a beach house.

M P.

Place rating: 4
Tannersville, PA

Let’s be clear about one thing. This is not the kind of place you come for tasteful, understated furnishings for your million-dollar beach home (2^nd St. in Lewes is the place for that). The Sea Shell Shop is, however, a lot of fun.
This is a huge, one-level store that is hard to miss if you’re driving past it on U.S. 1. Adjacent to it is a fun mini-golf course called Shell We Golf (horrible pun, but in keeping with the shell theme) with the requisite water features, caves, etc.
The store itself is stuffed full of just about every beach trinket you can imagine, from shells that you would never find on any Atlantic beaches, to the ubiquitous woven sailor bracelets, to plastic, beach-themed dinnerware and signs. Their fudge, although I’ve never tried it, seems to be popular with the tourists. They also carry nautical-themed Christmas decorations, and in the back corner is a fun kids’ area full of the kind of plastic junk the kiddies tend to have tantrums over when you say no to it.
On the downside, their prices are somewhat high for what it is. A recent example — some candy shell decorations that could be used on a cake or as a garnish — $ 8.99 for a tiny jar. Even $ 4.99 would be high for something like this, so $ 8.99 seems crazy. A tiny bag of those polished rocks the kids tend to like is $ 29.99. No, that is not a typo. $ 29.99.
That said, this store is a must-stop whenever we visit the Rehoboth area. You can find other locations (including on the main drag in Rehoboth), however the U.S. 1 store is the most impressive, in terms of sheer size. My 11-year-old has loved this store since he was a toddler, and it’s so much fun to look around. Definitely worth checking out, just make sure you feel what you’re buying is actually worth the money.

Sea Shell Shop

Rehoboth Beach, United States