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You pretty well have to get permission to detect anywhere, other than on a beach. Generally people turn a blind eye to detecting on public footpaths - if stopped, you can always say you're looking for a ring you lost the other day.

There is no actual law saying you can't detect on village greens, city parks and public commons, but there are usually laws about removing or damaging plants, and local authorities tend to use them against detector users. It's best to ask permission of the parish or town council. Usually they say no, but occasionally they say yes!

Farmland is the best place for finding things like Roman coins and medieval hammered silver. You should always get permission from the owner. In many cases the farmer will already have given exclusive permission to a local club. If you do get permission to detect on farmland, it's best to reach an agreement with the owner about how you will split any finds. There are also Treasure Trove laws concerning the discovery of objects of value. A single coin would not be treasure trove as it would almost certainly have been an accidental loss, but a hoard of coins, probably deliberately buried, should be declared to the authorities and would be classified as Treasure Trove.

Detecting on archaeological sites and anywhere recognised by English Heritage as an Ancient Monument is completely taboo, unless you are invited to do so as part of an official archaeological investigation.

If you are visiting the UK, there's quite an active detecting community online and a monthly magazine called Treasure Hunting. There are also clubs around the country who may grant you temporary membership. There are also public rallies throughout the summer that anyone can join (obviously not this year owing to COVID-19) - you show up, pay the farmer or landowner, and keep anything you find unless it happens to be Treasure Trove... At these events they also have competitions, where they 'seed' a field with tokens - usually pre-decimal British pennies with numbers painted on them - and each number corresponds with a prize like a bottle of wine or detecting accessories.

Look here: https://www.treasurehunting.co.uk/

Thank you NumisRob.

I have searched a little online looking for metal detecting groups or possibly some sort of Metal Detecting Outfitter that would offer Metal Detecting outings for visitors. But my searches were not very successful.

Of course permission must be granted from the land owner, no different than the lands I metal detect on here in Michigan....but here we do not have the heavy regulations on antiquities that are discovered like in most of Europe.

I have found some very interesting coins and other items here in my area....some having good value. I'm my area I am very lucky to find a mid 1800s coin. The area I live did not become developed until around 1840. So, finding any coins before the mid 1800s is next to impossible.

For many years I've wanted to not just watch videos of someone dig up a coin from the 1400s or older. Especially when some of the people in the videos are so nonchalant about these old coins and other items because they are so often found. Yes, I understand that it takes many hours of digging trash before digging 1 decent coin or item, no different than here in my area....but digging up 3 or 4 hundred year old European coin is treasure in my eyes.

At the end of this month, I journey to California, where I will be detecting in the mojave desert for gold. It will be a fun time!