It was a late spring day and Bob and I were metal detecting on a huge 20 acre field on a busy road junction. The field had been left in stubble across the winter by now and although the stubble was soft and partly decayed quite a bit of weed […]
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So you want to get started in metal detecting and just need some advice and guidance to get yourself started? Well you are in the right place because just a couple of years ago, I was where you are right now and I was looking for the same help. So […]
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It was a cold and wet Wednesday afternoon when I decided to put a few hours detecting in at one of my local permissions. This is one that hast a major A road running right through it, so 3 fields are on one side of the road and 6 fields […]
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Metal detecting is a hobby that combines the thrill of treasure hunting with a deep appreciation for history. Every outing holds the potential for an extraordinary discovery, and on one bright spring morning, that potential became a reality. This is the story of how I unearthed my biggest hammered silver […]
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“How to find the best places to go metal detecting” is a very different to “Where can you go metal detecting?” or “How do I get permission to go metal detecting?” I will cover those elsewhere. This is about how to pick the best spots to go metal detecting, you […]
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It was a chilly February morning when I set off for one of my favourite permissions. At it’s centre is the site of a medieval moated manor house, all that is left of it now is part of the moat. Where the house once stood is now just a paddock. […]
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It was a freezing cold snowy morning in December, but we had been looking forward to a days detecting so decided to give it a go anyway. We arrived at the location at around 10 in the morning, avoiding the freezing fog that had settled overnight. We parked up and […]
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It was an early July Saturday when we ventured out to a permission on the border between the counties of Cheshire and Derbyshire. The views out here are dramatic and far reaching. This permission consists of two farms with maybe 150 acres between them. Historically a lot had happened in […]
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One day last month we were back out detecting on one of Bob’s permissions about half an hours drive from where I live. It is only a small permission basically three fields of about 9 acres in total. This was our third visit here and it was a spur of […]
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How good is the XP ORX Metal Detector? In the world of metal detecting brands are almost like religions, with the two most popular brands having their dedicated followers who would never us anything but their chosen brand, and anything else is just not worth consideration. You will see arguments […]
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