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Can you metal detect on Torridge beaches?

No published rule found

No Torridge statement on detecting found. A Devon County Council FOI reply (2021) says Northam Burrows Country Park has no byelaws on metal detectors, and that landowner consent is needed. WW2 munitions have been found at Northam Burrows.

Covers
Westward Ho!/Northam Burrows, Appledore, Clovelly, Hartland to Welcombe
Permission
Not stated. DCC says landowner consent is required and requests are considered case by case.
Watch out for
Northam Burrows Country Park: no detector byelaws (DCC FOI, 2021).
Source
www.devon.gov.uk/accesstoinformation/?p=7077 · 2021-06-02
Checked
8 Nov 2026 · confidence: low

We couldn't find a published rule. Foreshore owned by the Crown Estate follows the Crown Estate's terms; for council-owned beaches, ask the council before you dig. We emailed them on 9 Nov 2026 and will update this page if they reply.

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