going detecting in England, any advise?

[banditicey]

I just confirmed a trip detecting in England for September,
Ive been fortunate to have the opportunity to travel alot and have been to England many times since my teens.
No, you dont need to know my age but know its been a long time although i currently feel like i am thirty-six but my twin brother says he feels eighteen!
But this is my first trip to go detecting in England and as you can imagine, it is a dream come true.
Anyone out there participate in MD programs in England and have recommendations?
Thank you and HH

 

[stasys]

In England like in old Europe you dont need any program,you have to use etrac or explorer in open screen in Ferrous, gain 9 or 10 threshold off and play with sensitivity from 10 to 25 manual ,lower when iron is start to appear everywhere. I am a bit east from England, but the same song. and dont forget to bought big good shovel, you dont need small thing.

 

[Gaz]

........yeah.....minimal disc over here!!!
There's 3000 years of artifacts under our feet. You wouldn't have thought so last weekend!!!.....it was rubbish!.....(sorry...trash!)

Gaz.

 

[etracjoe]

Yeah take me along

 

[onemore]

Yes - prepare for a full day of hunting multiple days in a row!

Learn to switch arms with your swing, and bring a Swingy-Thingy to help!

Those small hammered silvers and gold coins sound like your USA trash, especially like foil - so prepare to dig everything!

Cover as much ground as you can - don't stop to admire your finds - put it in your pouch and go. This increases your odds of finding something good. You'll have time to look at it later.

Enjoy!

 

[Darrell]

It's been a few years, I made 2 trips with 2 different groups and this is what i remember. In no particular order:

1. Your battery charger or (any other electrical device you take) will need a converter, or take lots and lots of batteries.
2. The hammered silver that I found read just like foil. On my XS only the top 2 squares showed above the bottom line.
3. Take a empty pill bottle to put your small hammered coins in. They are small and easily lost. I lost a cut half on my 1st trip.
4. If you find something nice, keep your mouth shut until it's time to turn your finds in. The fields are large and the people spread out quickly. Once you announce that you've found something good, they will immediately be some people hunting really close to you.
5. Don't throw anything away until it's turned in.
6. Turn everything in.
7. Take a good probe.(Sunray) The hammered silver pennies were cut into halves and quarters. A cut quarter is very small and very hard to see. I chased my 1st one around for at least 10 minutes and it was on top of the ground.
8. It's really hard to watch the White's guys moving really fast and covering a lot of ground. I initially thought they were going to find lots more than me. Go slow and you will find your share.
9. If you have a individual choice on which field you can hunt, Ask to go to where a lot of nice stuff was found and is now worked out.
10. If you are on the one with the big bus. The bus won't wait for you if you are late leaving the hotel.
11. Take rain gear for you, your detector and probe. Detecting doesn't stop because it is raining.
12. Detect as much as you can the month before you leave. My XS got to be really heavy at the end of the trip.
13. I was surprised the hammered coins didn't have dates on them.
14. Be prepared to find a lot of lead.
15. Have fun.
16. If you have mutiple 10"-11" coils take them. My XS coil wouldn't work in England. It worked and still works fine here in the US. One of the few Explorer users had an extra stock coil and was nice enough to loan me one.
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

 

[Terra1959]

Pack your raincoat & woolies ...brrrr England

Nah...you will have a ball on those old battlegrounds
Best of British Luck to you

T59

 

[sugar]

where are you heading for in the uk if you do think of doing any beach work where lots of rings and jewellery get found you can get a free licence from crown estates on the internet they will just e mail you a number so just print it out and bring with you have a great time so much history happy hunting

 

[onemore]

All good stuff from Darrell... I forgot about all the lead!

Lots of the flat buttons, many tombac buttons - they used to burn their clothes out in the fields.

You have to dig everything - too many different artifacts that have tones all the way up and down the scale.

When someone finds an ancient coin or jewelry or whatever, go over it with your machine!

Bring extra headphones and coil.

 

[CHICKATETTA]

Hi, I am founder of Cumbrian Seekers. If you take a look on our web site Cumbrianseekers.co.uk I have many permissions to detect through out the UK. If you want to join I will waver the joining fee, Just sign in with a user name and let me know what name your going to use and I will accept you to the club. Once in you can view the areas that you can detect upon. I also have a cracking pattern I have made for coin and relic hunting in the UK and have discriminated most of the junk material that can be found. If you ever make it up as far as Cumbria I have many thousands of acres of personal farm lands to detect on. your more than welcome to join us detecting. Best Wishes Mark

 

[DigginDoc]

I also will be signing up for a trip soon when I feel I have enough info. The above is fantastic and thanks to you members that posted. I just received my E-Trac and hope to get a lot more time to learn it. The only area I have been reading about so far is the Colchester hunters. Open to any and all info.
Happy Hunting to all and stay safe.
Doc

 

[banditicey]

I will be in England for almost two weeks. The first week I will be visiting with a friend living in Alcester Warwickshire.
The second week is with the detecting program which is at St Albans and most detecting is planned in and around Hertfordshire
and some on the River Thames.

Mark, I find your offer exciting and generous and I have just looked up Cumbria and it is just beautiful.
I am clueless about geography but Cumbria appears to be very far.
How long would it take to travel from London to Cumbria?
While staying with my friend, I may be able to visit and detect in Cumbria if I can figure out the logistics.
Either way, I will take up your offer about joining your program.
The information about where to detect and what MD program can be used in England is very important to know for a successful trip.

Everyone has been so helpful and informative.
Suggestions are being reviewed and considered and I am glad I posted so much in advance so I can properly prepare.
Thank You and HH, Eva

 

[CHICKATETTA]

London is approx 5-6 hours from Cumbria by car. or the train will take you directly from London to Carlisle. Carlisle is where the Romans settled in Cumbria around 400 ad and occupied the area for around 500 years.Then the vikings had a stint, Saxons and the Kelt's. Hadrian's wall runs through Cumbria and the Scottish border. I have just received permission for Cumbrian Seekers to detect on farm land that as the coast to coast, North West to North East England trail and cycle path on it, could prove to be some good detecting land. Anyway the farmer Frank as just built some chalets only 3 or 4 and as also set up a large field as a camp site. So as a member of the Cumbrian Seekers you could camp there, or stay in a chalet and detect the land at the same time.You would need to camp there for about 5 years though to make a proper job as there is that much land.
Best Wishes Mark

 

[banditicey]

I tried looking up the Colchester hunters but was unsuccessful
any chance you can provide a link
Thanks

 

[DigginDoc]

This is the site I was looking at

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/
One of the tour guys is Chicagoron
http://chicagoron.com/englandtours.htm

Any other info I can consider would be appreciated.
Good luck and Happy Hunting
Doc

 

[mightymorf]

you could try the east coast searchers ,they are based in maningtree nr colchester.

 

[Bilko]

was going to give advice but everything seems to be covered in depth. You obviously need a license to detect on The Thames. Would be happy to meet up if I am around

tide times:

http://www.pla.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/11/site/navigation

you've probably seen but here is my latest find from yesterday:

http://www.metaldetectingagency.co.uk/thames-mudlarking.html

Don't be disappointed if you don't find anything special. Enjoy the scenery and think how lucky you are

 

[banditicey]

Thanks Bilko
I did see your find before your response
Amazing and beautiful
I did not catch a description of the coin and would really like to know date and kind
However, I'm still happy with my find today which was a 1901 V nickel (my first)
I don't have to tell you that our short history in the U.S.A. allows us to be happy with measly 110 year old coins
And yes, one can hope to find something amazing on a trip to England but as always its the HUNT
As i get closer to my trip I hope to connect with you and appreciate your offer

There is one question but I suppose it needs to be answered by a visitor and not a resident

The electric is 220 and the chargers are 110, or are they?, did people bring batteries or was the charger connected to
something that allowed it to be used and charge the rechargeable battery?

Thanks and Regards, Eva

 

[banditicey]

Need to correct the prior post my first V nickel that I just found was actually 1881 not 1901.
I don't wear reading glasses when i detect.
As such it is always a surprise unless it is Silver.