Humber estuary?

[franceyboy76]

I live in North Yorks, so my default beach sites are Scarborough/Filey etc. but they seem pretty rinsed. I was therefore thinking about somewhere down the Humber estuary as a spot for this weekend. Has anyone had any experience down that way? My concern is it'll be very ferrous and very sticky mud .

[BAMBAM]

HI.. check tide times carefully and aim to get there two hours before low tide and follow it out. It is very very hard work, muddy so be prepared. Strong digging implement with a sharpened tip. Oldest finds, in my experience, come from west of the Bridge. Park at the country parks pub and explore from there. If you want lots of modern coinage they are under the bridge. The is lots of iron so make sure you know your machine settings. The tide will push you back to land, and there are lots of places to exit. All the best Brian

[liamnolan]

What excellent helpful advice!!
I am departing Lincs soon, heading back to Norwich and old permissions, but I have researched that area around the bridge and the whole area has tons of history, for me its the roman side of things and the crossing that they used, tracking the routes up from Lincoln which eventually ended up in Winterton - http://roadsofromanbritain.org/gazettee ... /rr2d.html
I live on the escarpment overlooking the Trent Valley and enjoy the wonderful views out towards land that has seen all era's of civilisation. Its all happened out there and the evidence is still mostly lying undiscovered
Deus on charge, all day detecting back down in Norfolk tomorrow with old friends and old permissions, then another run out here on Sunday, helps to burn off a bit of blubber .... Liam

[franceyboy76]

HI.. check tide times carefully and aim to get there two hours before low tide and follow it out. It is very very hard work, muddy so be prepared. Strong digging implement with a sharpened tip. Oldest finds, in my experience, come from west of the Bridge. Park at the country parks pub and explore from there. If you want lots of modern coinage they are under the bridge. The is lots of iron so make sure you know your machine settings. The tide will push you back to land, and there are lots of places to exit. All the best Brian

Excellent advice - thanks for the tips.

[Grott]

be prepared to find plenty of welding rods chucked away from the guys constructing the Humber Bridge and also Hessle ship yard, And you will fight for them in sticky mud and water and stones reinforcing the mud, Good luck.