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I had a reply from the crown estates at last.So i have enclosed the letter for anyone interested.Just follow the link to get your permits.

Our metal detecting permit is now available online and can be applied for at http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/metal-detecting (http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/metal-detecting)

 

We do not often grant permits for our rural estates as they are nearly always occupied and rarely derelict.  If you however have a specific area that you are interested then please send a note to enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk and they will be able to pass it onto the appropriate estate manager, unfortunately I deal only with our marine estate.

 

Regards

 

Iain

Hope it helps anyone who is interested.

Hey nice one DV...a result!

Thanks for the crown estates link mate. :) :)

Not a problem.I thought if i put it up on here then it will save everyone else the time of getting in touch with them and what not.

Thanks for the link DV

Didn't even knew you needed a licence.

Only been once on the beach at Carmarthen Bay.....afraid I didn't like it......country yokel I'm afraid


Thanks

Phil

Cheers Daf, just been on Crown estate link, and been granted licence, thanks Paul. ;)

Well done fella , good result that!    ;)

thank for the link just filled in the online application

Thanks for posting this Daf

My personal thoughts are
when the Crown estate used to charge £15 per beach per year holes no deeper than 6 inch's blah blah They found it was impossible to police so they scrapped the fee approx 2 years ago.

Is this a way of finding out how many  Detectorists are using the foreshore ?

Perhaps in the future we may be charged again when they find out how much money can me made

Well they haven't had a penny off me in the past and they certainly wont get a penny off me in the future.

I want to be wales 1st Detecting martyr lol I may chain myself to a donkey on trecco bay lolol

All the best
Phil "Fight the power" Jones  lol

that is handy thanks debs

thanks for the link, just got mine, thanks again

hi debs be careful as i think they are only waiting for enough people to start using the beaches again then they will re introduce the charges ,
DES

 WE WILL FIGHT THEM ON BEACHES 8) 8) 8) 8)

ok churchill i.m with you lol ,
DES tee hee

Ohhh dont start me on the beaches lol

It seems you can let your dog use it as a toilet
Build sand castle the size of the Taj Mahal
Leave boken bottles laying around
But coz we want to pull out a 2p peice out of a small hole we need a licence for it  ;0(

I got a free pass when they came out but i wont be getting another one
This is how Partion started in South Africa lol

Freedom for Detectorists  >:(
Fight the Power ! lol

too true phil.....i wont be renewing either !  power to the people!!.... ;D .....byron

Do you want to be a founder member of my new action group Byron
 Its called Detectorists against oppression lol

Our 1st protest could be to chain ourselves to a donkey on trecco bay ...you can have the smelly end  lol  :P ;D ;D ;D

ummmm......i'll have to think about that one phil...... ;D.....byron

with the summer fast approaching - i thought it may be prudent for the initial link to be brought to the fore, for new members of DW to acquire such permits from the crown estate prior to going onto the beaches.

it's also worth noting that those issued last year are only valid for 12 months -- time to renew!

cheers and happy hunting

permit my aaaaaaaaarrrrrsssssse.they mental or what.probably ban all digging on beach soon and blame it on heath and safety policies.