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Beach metal detecting rules, council by council

81 councils and landowners, each verdict linked to its source. Where nothing is published, we say so.

Bristol

BristolNo published rule found

Cheshire

Cheshire West and ChesterLikely not allowedHaltonNo published rule found

Cornwall

CornwallDepends on the beach

County Durham

County DurhamNo published rule foundHartlepoolNo published rule found

County Durham / North Yorkshire

Stockton-on-TeesNo published rule found

Cumbria

CumberlandNo published rule foundWestmorland and FurnessNo published rule found

Devon

East DevonAllowedNorth DevonNo published rule foundPlymouthNo published rule foundSouth HamsNo published rule foundTeignbridgeNo published rule foundTorbayNo published rule foundTorridgeNo published rule found

Dorset

Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleNo published rule foundCharmouthPermit neededDorsetLikely not allowedLyme RegisNo published rule foundStudland BayPermit neededSwanagePermit neededWeymouthAllowed, with hours

East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of YorkshireAllowedHullNo published rule found

East Sussex

Brighton and HoveNo published rule foundEastbourneNo published rule foundHastingsAllowedLewesNo published rule foundRotherNo published rule foundWealdenNo published rule found

Essex

ColchesterNo published rule foundMaldonNo published rule foundRochfordNo published rule foundSouthend-on-SeaNo published rule foundTendringNo published rule foundThurrockLikely not allowed

Gloucestershire

South GloucestershireNo published rule found

Hampshire

FarehamAllowedGosportNo published rule foundHavantNo published rule foundNew ForestNot allowedPortsmouthNot allowedSouthamptonNo published rule found

Isle of Wight

Isle of WightDepends on the beach

Isles of Scilly

Isles of ScillyNo published rule found

Kent

CanterburyNo published rule foundDoverNo published rule foundFolkestone and HytheLikely not allowedMedwayLikely not allowed - unconfirmedSwaleNo published rule foundThanetPermit needed

Lancashire

BlackpoolNo published rule foundFyldeNo published rule foundLancasterAllowedWyreNo published rule found

Lincolnshire

BostonNo published rule foundEast LindseyAllowedNorth East LincolnshirePermit neededNorth LincolnshireNo published rule found

Merseyside

LiverpoolNo published rule foundSeftonDepends on the beachWirralNot allowed

Norfolk

Great YarmouthDepends on the beachKing's Lynn and West NorfolkNot allowedNorth NorfolkNo published rule found

North Yorkshire

MiddlesbroughNo published rule foundRedcar and ClevelandNo published rule foundScarborough and Whitby (North Yorkshire)No published rule found

Northumberland

NorthumberlandNo published rule found

Somerset

North SomersetNo published rule foundSomersetNo published rule found

Suffolk

East SuffolkNo published rule foundIpswichNo published rule found

Tyne and Wear

North TynesideDepends on the beachSouth TynesideNo published rule foundSunderlandNo published rule found

West Sussex

AdurNo published rule foundArunAllowedChichesterAllowedWorthingNo published rule found