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The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary scheme to record archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales. Every year many thousands of objects are discovered, many of these by metal-detector users, but also by people whilst out walking, gardening or going about their daily work. Such discoveries offer an important source for understanding our past.

Anyone wishing to go metal detecting on Crown Estate foreshore will require a permit.

This page contains a brief description of The Crown Estate’s general position regarding metal detecting and treasure hunting on our foreshore.

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ACode of Practice on Responsible Metal Detecting in England and Wales has been agreed by all key archaeological bodies and metal detecting and landowners’ organisations. This is the first time that these bodies have joined together to precisely define responsible metal detecting and provides a clear and unambiguous definition of what constitutes good practice.

It is an offence to search the Thames foreshore without an appropriate. permit. There are different types of permit available

Permit to Search the Thames foreshore Licence Conditions