Friends of Colchester Detecting Club

Colchester and the surrounding Essex countryside are home turf for this group, which has around 1,700 members online. The club doesn't publish details of meetings or digs, though, so the contact links are your best route to finding out how it operates and whether new members are being taken on.

Thinking of joining? Get in touch with the club directly using the links here — and if you're still choosing your first metal detector, sort that before your first dig.

Map shows the club's approximate home area (Colchester, Essex), not a dig site or meeting venue. Contact the club for exact details.