Clubs 2024
METAL DETECTING CLUBS & GROUPS DIRECTORY LIST information on joining clubs and membership within the UK - Updated 2024
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Below is a comprehensive list of metal detecting clubs in the UK arranged in alphabetical order.
BOURNEMOUTH METAL DETECTING CLUB
Group was founded in 2011 by a group of metal detecting enthusiasts who wanted to share their past time with others and share the history they discover.
Website - Bournemouth Metal Detecting Club
BRENTWOOD METAL DETECTING CLUB BMDC
meet on every third Monday of the month at a venue just outside Brentwood. The group currently has 110 members and always welcomes new additions comprises of med and woman. Founded back in the early 1970’s the BMDC has a long history and a great place to learn about the hobby of metal detecting.
Website - Brentwood Metal Detecting Club
CAMBRIDGESHIRE AREA METAL DETECTING CLUB (CAMDC)
was formed in early 2018. From humble beginnings in a pub garden, we now have a private meeting room, en suite facilities and a private bar in a comfortable pub in Stapleford, South Cambridgeshire. We are primarily an MDF-based club with a private forum on here, we do not currently have any club land, but we have had one club dig and a couple of members occasionally detect together. We meet formally on the second Monday of the month. You don't need to be from South Cambs... we have members from Luton, East Beds and North Essex. For more information contact wessexlad via PM at the MDF forum.
COTSWOLD HERITAGE AND DETECTING SOCIETY
Cotswold Heritage and Detecting Society hold their club meetings on the second Wednesday of the month. A Society dedicated to the promotion of the conscientious use of metal detectors for both enjoyment and historical research.
Website - Cotswold Heritage & Detecting Society
COUNTY SEARCHERS MDC
Permissions throughout the southern half of England, with a number of weekend digs during the summer / autumn as well as the usual one day weekend (sometimes weekday) digs. Club meetings first Wednesday of every month in Wallington.
Facebook Group - County Searchers MDC
DERBY ARTEFACTS RECOVERY CLUB [DARC]
The club was founded in 1973. Membership is capped at 70. A dig is arranged every month bar January, and monthly competitions are held for best find. The club's previous web-site, derbymetaldetecting.co.uk has been closed.
Website - Derby Artefacts Recovery Club
DEREHAM & DISTICT METAL DETECTING CLUB
Group of over 50 members from around Norfolk. The club meets once a month in Mattishall, Norfolk and has monthly awards at their meetings.
Website - Dereham & District Metal Detecting Club
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY METAL DETECTING CLUB
Est 2019, friendly group who try to arrange monthly group digs. club email. dgmetaldetecting@gmail.com
Facebook Group - Dumfries & Galloway Metal Detecting Club
DARTFORD METAL DETECTING CLUB
Club meets on the second Monday of the month, except if there is a bank holiday in which case the meting will be the following Monday. The club is currently full and there is a waiting list in operation.
Website - Dartford Metal Detecting Club
EAST COAST SEARCHERS METAL DETECTING CLUB
Club based on the East Anglian and Essex border. The club holds their group meetings at the Brantham Social Club in Brantham on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm.
Website - East Coast Searchers Metal Detecting Club
ISCA METAL DETECTING CLUB ( Exeter )
ISCA Metal Detecting Club (Exeter, Devon) Our club was founded in 2013 and we meet in The Cat & Fiddle pub, Clyst St Mary, Nr Exeter, EX5 1DP on the third Wednesday of the month at 7pm. We currently have a long waiting list but please do contact our Chair Mandy Davies on iscamdc@outlook.com for more information and an application form / club rules.
ISLE OF MAN MANX DETECTORIST SOCIETY
We are a growing club and meet on the second Wednesday of every month at the Peel Manx Legion Club, 6 Douglas Street, Peel - first floor at approx 7:30pm. Non members can attend to meet and greet other members and are free to ask any questions they have. Paid up members of the MDS have a private group Facebook site and are insured by the NCMD and can detect the Isle of Man and also across. We follow the guidelines set out in the Treasure Act 2017Facebook Group - Isle of Manx Detectorist Society
IPSWICH & DISTRICT METAL DETECTING CLUB
Ipswich and District Detector club was founded by Jeff Short in the early 1970’s. Jeff used to own Jeff’s Detector Shop in “The Walk” Ipswich and is an avid detectorist. The club hold their meetings at the Rosary Conservative Club, 172 Bramford Road, Ipswich IP1 4AB. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month and start at 19:30pm.
Website - Ipswich & District Metal Detecting Club
KENDAL & DISTRICT METAL DETECTING CLUB
This club is a member of the National Council for Metal Detecting, North West Region. Affiliated to the Council for Physical Recreation, recognised by the National farmers Union and the CLA as the voice of responsible detecting (NCMD) Members live in North Lancashire, North and South Lakeland, West Cumbria, Whitely Bay, Aberdeen, Alston and Staffordshire.
Website - Kendal & District Metal Detecting Club
LOUGHBOROUGH COIN & SEARCH SOCIETY
(Est 1968) Club was first formed in 1968 as an Numismatics (Coin Collecting) Club, over the years as detectors became commercially available the metal detecting part of the Society acquired land for the members to detect on freely, depending on crops & farm rules If you would like to become a member of the club then please use the contact us page or click on the become a member page to fill out an application form. Membership is currently full for 2020, please fill out an application to be added to our waiting list and for invites to our open group digs. Club meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month where we have guest speakers attending. Loughborough Coin and Search Society is a non profit organisation, our events funds go to our selected charities.
Website - Loughborough Coin & Search Society
MID DEVON SEARCHERS
Club We are a friendly club with great land Please get in touch for membership enquiries.
Contact deusws4@aol.com
MID CORNWALL HISTORY HUNTERS
MCHH is a group of 30 detectorists and was formed in 2003. The club hold fortnightly digs and meet once a month to compare finds. Meetings are on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7.30pm in the Lanivet Leisure Centre. This club has had a handful of big finds and welcome non members at their group meetings
Website - Mid Cornwall History Hunters
NORTH & EAST RIDING DETECTING SQUAD (NERDS)
A new club set up with limited membership to serve detector enthusiasts in the York to Bridlington and from Scarborough to Hornsea area of East Riding. Friendly club in an area with a rich history. Meetings: Bimonthly at the Blue Bell Inn, 13, Westgate, Nafferton, Driffield, YO25 4LJ, on a Wednesday evening 6.30pm for 7pm start.
Contact: Nigel Clamp, Tel: 07557 364463 Email: n.clamp147@btinternet.com Website: Under Construction.
Facebook Group - North & East Riding Detecting Squad
PASTFINDER METAL DETECTING CLUB
We are a small, friendly club based in the Southampton area. Founded in 2010 we hold regular monthly club meetings where finds are compared and club topics discussed. We have had some excellent finds over the past year on our farm permissions and are always on the lookout for new land.
PM IJammer at the MDF Forum
SOLENT METAL DETECTING CLUB
The Solent Metal Detecting Club was formed by a group of metal detecting enthusiasts who meet once a month. These meetings are largely informal. A raffle is held during each meeting to help with club funding. We arrange occasional talks by visiting speakers on a variety of subjects.
Website - Solent Metal Detecting Club
SOUTH DEVON MDC
SDMD specialise in coordinating Group Digs for Metal Detecting, benefiting both participants and landowners. E-Mail: admin@sdmdclub.com
Website - South Devon MDC
ST. EDMUNDS SEARCHERS
Our club was founded in 2011 and the group meets every month in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Our county FLO always attends meetings and collects finds for recording, always returning finds the following month. We are a small group with a common interest in history and metal detecting. We encourage members of all experiences to show all their finds and we also add interest with a monthly finds competition. The club is currently fully subscribed and we are not accepting further names onto the waiting list until further notice.
SLC METAL DETECTING CLUB
Founded in 1978 by Brian Cross the South Lancashire and Cheshire metal detecting club is one of the oldest clubs and most successful clubs. Members meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at St Micahel’s Parish Church and run from 8pm until 11pm. For more information about this club go to their website they are a busy club with regular digs.
Website - SLC Metal Detecting Club
SWALE SEARCH AND RECOVERY CLUB
Started in 1974 and formerly known as the Isle of Sheppey Metal Detecting Society, the Swale Search and Recovery group hold their meeting on the first and third Thursday of the month. Meetings are held at The Hastings Arms in Gillingham. For more details visit their website.
Website - Swale Search and Recovery
SCOTTISH DETECTOR CLUB
Club Established in 1977 the SDC is the oldest of the metal detecting clubs in Scotland. The club group meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at 7.30pm in Conference Room 2, Wester Hailes Education Centre, 5 Murrayburn Drive, Edinburgh. EH14 2SU. They have regular club digs in the Lothians, Borders and Fife.
Website - Scottish Detector Club
SWANSEA METAL DETECTING CLUB
Club meetings are held fortnightly on Wednesdays, at the Coopers Arms, Neath Road, Swansea SA6 8JU. The SMDC has managed to gain permission from the local council to detect on some council land.
Website - Swansea Metal Detecting Club
SOUTH WEST SEARCHERS
Southwest Searchers Based in Plymouth, group meetings every third Wednesday of the month at 8pm at The Railway Club, Mullet Road, Laira, Plymouth PL3 6TD. NCMD Affiliated, regular digs all year, currently 70 members. We are always on the lookout for new members who are able to attend regularly and get involved. Membership secretary John Warn.
Email - jhnwarn@gmail.com
TWO DALES METAL DETECTING CLUB
Club founded back in May 1993 to attract metal detectorists that reside in an area of Yorkshire known as Wharfedale and Airedale. Attract detectorists from the Pendle district of Lancaster. Group meetings take place on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm in the " Old School Room" Addingham.
Website - Two Dales Metal Detecting Club
TAW & TORRIDGE METAL DETECTING CLUB
Taw & Torridge Metal Detecting Club currently has about 35 members that are drawn from the Taw & Torridge areas of North Devon. Please contact our secretary, Julie, at
Email - hayman.gang@macace.net
TORBAY METAL DETECTORS CLUB
Torbay Metal Detectors Club meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 8.00 pm at, Ye Olde Smokey House, Vicarage Road, Marldon, Paignton, TQ3 1NN to discuss recent digs and finds. The club holds monthly coin and artifact competitions and do regular digs all over Devon.
Website - Torbay Metal Detecting Club
TAYNTON METAL DETECTING CLUB
Club is based at the village of Taynton in Gloucestershire, England. The overriding interest of club members is recovering, recording and displaying our past.
Website - Taynton Metal Detecting Club
WESSEX METAL DETECTING CLUB
Wessex Metal Detecting club holds meetings on the 1st and 3rd of every month at the Conservative Club in Newbury. They welcome visitors to all meetings and they regularly go detecting in the surrounding counties. This club also hosts charity events and have raised money for a number of charities.
Website - Wessex Metal Detecting Club
WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND METAL DETECTING CLUB
Weymouth & Portland Metal Detecting Club hold their group meetings on the third Monday of the month with contributions from guest speakers. Formed in 1990 and with 70 members.
Website - Weymouth & Portland Metal Detecting Club
WEEKEND WANDERERS
Weekend Wanderers was established in 1990 and is one of the largest metal detecting clubs in the UK. The club regularly hires farmland for its members to detect on in Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.
Website - Weekend Wanderers
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