Margate

[tener]

hi all,going to margate tomorrow for 3 days.im taking my euro ace so id like some
tips for detecting on the beach,best time,best place to detect etc.
cheers all..

[hydraglide]

Just back from Margate beach, not a single coin today, that is unusual, however there was evidence of some detecting last night,ie holes everywhere,with bottle tops, cans near them, (I picked up the pull tabs, left cans for beach cleaners) This past weekend Margates been heaving, so I guess best time is as soon after the hoards leave and you can get down there. I prefer earl mornings,but clearly it didn't work for me today.

[william holmes]

i was looking over Margate beach last night from the balcony of a pub and I counted 6 detectorists looking for stuff so I cant see Margate beach being all that good

[guildy]

lots of beaches, bays here in Thanet I don't do the beach much now but used to a lot mainly on the wet sand low tide had loads of rings in the past.look for gullies where the sand has been washed away by the tide also try and get down there in the day and observe where most of the swimmers are thats where you will find the resent losses.as for the dry sand its just a case of luck.hope this helps good luck

[hydraglide]

i was looking over Margate beach last night from the balcony of a pub and I counted 6 detectorists looking for stuff so I cant see Margate beach being all that good

No wonder I found nowt then next time tell em to fill in their holes...

[mrspatch]

Me and hubby have tried Minnis Bay and Westbay - once each - big grand total of 60p.

Has anyone had any abuse on the beaches in Thanet - hubby is convinced that someone will have a go at us and as we usually have the kids with us, he doesnt want them hearing any abuse!!!

Also has anyone found anything interesting on the Thanet beaches apart from modern day coinage and rubbish?

Thanks

[guildy]

this came from palmbay area


its a ring in memory of a rear admiral john stiles that died on the 6th dec 1835.

[tener]

Cheers guys, nice ring. Have done Minnis bay the last time we were in the area, found sod all.

[guildy]

Cheers guys, nice ring. Have done Minnis bay the last time we were in the area, found sod all.

no mate never tried minnis

[hydraglide]

Think I may have to get a PI and do some wet sand, just the thought of all that digging really puts me off I had an hour or so on Botany Bay this morning, nearly as quiet (signal wise) as Joss Bay.

[GREGGOWREX]

How many bays has margate got .. .Minnis bay ..Palm bay....Botany Bay...Joss Bay ...West Bay..... seems like its got too many ....as the sun worshpers will be diluted over that many

[hydraglide]

How many bays has margate got .. .Minnis bay ..Palm bay....Botany Bay...Joss Bay ...West Bay..... seems like its got too many ....as the sun worshpers will be diluted over that many

Margate...I can count 7 (joss is Broadstairs) this includes Margate main sands..so yes we do have quite a few.

[tener]

Was going to go to botnay bay today, I'll give it a miss. Might try Minnis tomorrow morning.
Got £1.13 from margate this morning.

[topcat]

I searched Margate beach at the lowest tide of the year about 5 am when the beach was covered in ice i followed the tide out and found 5 gold rings in 1 hour with a c scope 770d but i think you will struggle now as a lot of detectorists search there , a few years ago i was on the beach searching when i was asked to stop detecting by a man who said he was from the council i replied that you can build sand castles ,play ball so i will carry on detecting so he replied that he would get the police to remove me i said go and get them then that was the last i saw of him i believe he was a local man who wanted the beach for himself.

[tener]

Had a word with a detectorst on one of the bays and he said be don't do margate anymore cos
of the detectorists that were already there giving him a hard time.
Going to botany bay tonight. Just back from epple bay, omg, soooo much crap there.