Category Archives: Beach Metal Detecting

5 more beach metal detecting tips to help you find more

5 more beach metal detecting tips to help you find more

Beach metal detecting can be a fascinating hobby and there are times when it can be very lucrative. With me saying this, don’t rush out and buy a beach metal detector and expect to get rich quick. Beach metal detecting is great and you will find coins and jewelery if you put the time in. Like many hobbies you need to know how to use your metal detector correctly (make sure you buy a metal detector that can handle the wet salt sand while you are metal detecting on the beach) how to read the beach and the best conditions to search in. Below you will find 5 more tips to help you find more while metal detecting on the beach. Continue reading →

Beach Metal Detecting Torre Abbey Sands – part 2

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Part 2 of Beach Metal Detecting Torre Abbey Sands looks at the middle and Corbyn Head section of the beach. An area more rocky in nature and where you will find the beach huts and the beach cafe.

Moving along the beach from the white bridge end of Torre Abbey sands, the sand drops off and is always much lower than the flatter bridge end . It’s here you can glimpse the number of steps that actually go down into the sand and this is shown in the picture below. Notice that only a few steps are visible at the other end of the beach. At the far end you can gauge how much new sand is on the beach by the number of visible steps. Continue reading →

Beach metal detecting at Torre Abbey Sands part 1

Beach Metal Detecting at Torre Abbey Sands

Beach Metal Detecting at Torre Abbey SandsIf you are looking for a flat sandy beach in Torbay to do a bit of beach metal detecting on, then Torre Abbey Sands in Torquay is certainly a beach to consider.

With its flat open surface, fine sand and very easy access, it will certainly give a up a few modern finds over the summer.

This is one of my favourite beaches in the bay and one that has thrown up a few nice finds over the years.

With years of metal detecting under my belt, I have been metal detecting on numerous beaches in my time. Beach metal detecting can be a very rewarding hobby and below I will highlight some great spots to metal detect on Torre Abbey Sands, the main beach in Torquay.

(This is going to be the first of a series of posts on metal detecting on particular beaches and we start with Torre Abbey Sands in Torquay, Devon, or Torquay beach as it’s better known)

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Beach metal detecting – 5 tips that will help you find more

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5 tips that will help you find more!

Beach Metal detecting can be a very addictive hobby and this is mainly due to the fact you never know what you may find. This is true of fossil hunting along the Jurassic coast (another one of my hobbies where you just never know what might turn up), you just never know what will appear out of the sand.

This will be the first in a series of articles dedicated to metal detecting and we start with a few tips on beach metal detecting.

Beach metal detecting can be a specialised business as not all metal detectors can handle the ground. This is due to the high salt content of the sand and muds. If beach metal detecting is your passion then make sure your metal detector of choice can handle the ground conditions. For myself I chose the Minelab Explorer XS, which is a quality all round metal detector with full band spectrum detecting that will handle many ground types and situations, including the harsh conditions on beaches. In general, this particular metal detector is for the more advanced user and can take a lot of getting used to, but has superb handling and performance. There are unbox and go settings for the beginner but to get the most from this metal detector you need to understand it’s functions and capabilities and more on this in another post.

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