Here you will find many articles to read including tutorials all about metal detectors, metal detecting for both beginners and experienced detectorists.
We look at how metal detectors work, tips and hints to get the best from the hobby.
Some articles are technical explaining how a search coil works the difference between different types of machines.
Advice on how to choose the best metal detector for your requirements.
Where to join the national body for metal detecting – NCMD
Every week we post a new article keeping you up to date with all things metal detecting. If there is a subject we haven’t covered and you would like to see an article please let us know!
Gold Detecting in the UK Is Real. But It Is Not What Most People Expect. Metal detecting for gold in the UK is a genuine activity with genuine finds. Scotland has produced significant natural gold discoveries, including the Douglas Nugget found in a Scottish river in 2018 and valued at £50,000. Devon has also produced […]
Relic Hunting Is a Different Game From Coin Shooting. Your Machine Should Reflect That. A good coin hunting machine can be excellent at finding a Victorian penny or a silver coin in clean farmland. Relic hunting asks more from a detector. The target might be a Roman brooch sitting beside an iron fragment, a medieval […]
A metal detector can make a lot of noise without making much sense. One signal leads to a decent coin, the next produces a rusty nail, and another disappears before the coil has even passed over the spot again. After a few sessions, it is easy to wonder whether the machine is giving useful information […]
Most Detectorists Ask This Too Late. A Few Ask It Too Early. Knowing when to upgrade a metal detector UK detectorists actually use comes down to one simple question: is the machine holding you back, or are you still learning what the current machine can do? One detectorist may have spent 18 months using an […]
Most detectorists put their machine away in November. They assume the hobby stops when the weather turns, the days shorten, and the fields look grey and uninviting. What they do not know is that the detectorists who keep going through those months are often having the most productive sessions of their entire year. Metal detecting […]
Metal detecting with kids UK is one of the genuinely brilliant outdoor activities available to families right now. Children are completely absorbed for two to three hours, and come home with something they found themselves buried in actual ground. This is the complete guide for families thinking about starting. It covers what age children can […]
Autumn is the best time of year for UK coin hunters, and most serious detectorists already know it. The harvest is done, the farmers are ploughing, and fields that were locked up all summer are suddenly open again. Freshly turned soil brings coins that have been sitting just below detection range for decades back to […]
Metal detecting in Scotland is legal, genuinely rewarding, and far less complicated than most English detectorists assume. The legal system is different from England, yes. But different does not mean difficult. It means you need to spend an afternoon understanding how it works before you go. This guide does that for you, covering Treasure Trove […]
Wales Is Different. That Is Exactly Why It Is Worth the Trip. Wales plays by the same rules as England. You need landowner permission. You need NCMD membership. The Treasure Act applies. All of that is identical. But Wales has one thing no other part of the UK can offer: the only significant gold-bearing geology […]
Your Detector Is Just the Start Every new detectorist hits the same moment within about 48 hours of buying their first machine. The detector is assembled, the garden test went well, you found a coin in the flower bed, and now you are down a forum rabbit hole at midnight wondering what else you need. […]