Here is a long and full list of dig events in the UK 2025 and 2026 for all you metal detecting lovers and gold coin chasers. We also share all the verified and checked metal detecting weekenders that we all would love to go on, and pray that our partners allow us. (or they can go on the roof rack).
Full List Of Confirmed Digs (2025 & 2026)
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28TH
1 NYNEHEAD DIG
Somerset MD UK
2 BROADWAY..EVESHAM
Go Detecting Ltd ( Midlands )
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29TH
1 COOLE HALL..AUDLEM LOCKS..FULL
Aces of Spades MD
2 ROSSETT..WREXHAM
Detect NW
3 SLAMANNAN..FALKIRK
Heart of Scotland Charity Digs
4 OLDFORD..FROME FULL
Ninth Region MD
5 TAN HILL..ALLINGTON..WILTS FULL
Muddy Boots Detecting Group
6 DERBY AREA..12TH CENTURY CHAPEL
Dans Detecting Days
7 DALKIETH..EDINBURGH
Lothian Relics MD Digs & Rallies
8 RUSHTON ROAD PASTURE..ROTHWELL
WhatsApp Finding Time
9 WORCESTER.. WR6 AREA
Name My Find Digs & Rallies
10 WISBECH..LINCOLNSHIRE
The Fen Diggers MDC
11 KEELE..ST5 5BG
Aces Of Spades MD
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30TH
1 WOODNEWTON..NASSINGTON
Boudicca Rallies MDC
2 NEWENT..GLOUCESTERSHIRE
KC Rallys Digger Page
3 LOCATION TBC..SECRET SANTA XMAS DIG
Highland Metal Detectorists
4 THE WHITE HOUSE DIG 2
Shrewsbury & Shropshire MDC
5 ALVEDISTON ..SALISBURY
Wessex Artefacts Club & Social Group
6 GWYNFE..LLANGADOG
Celtic Heritage MD & Events
7 BRAFIELD ON THE GREEN
Dig With Me
8 NANTGLYN..DENBIGH
Flintshire Finders MDG
9 NYNEHEAD
Somerset MD UK
10 GAINFORD..PIERCEBRIDGE
True North Detecting
11 FIFEHEAD… ST QUINTIN
Ninth Region MD
12 CRANTOCK
North Cornwall MD `
13 LEOMINSTER
Dragon Diggers MD
14 SANDBACH REVISIT
Cheshire East MDC
15 CHURCH LAWTON..SANDBACH
Detect It Nation (UK MD Events)
16 LLANTWIT MAJOR
Valley Searchers Dig Events
17 BRIGHTY DIG 3
Alba Unearthed MDC (non profit)
18 STEWKLEY..BUCKS FULL
Berks, Surrey & Bucks DC
19 HUNWICK
Durham Dirt Diggers
20 HILL TOWN..EDINBURGH
Lothian Relics MD Digs & Rallies
21 HINCKLEY AREA TBC
Oxfordshire MD Rallies
22 THAME AREA..BUCKS…TBC
Metal Detectives Group
23 HARBOROUGH MAGNA
Detecting Warwickshire
24 PLEALEY..PONTESBURY..SHREWSBURY
Sovereign MD Rallys
25 BEAL..GOOLE
Coil To The Soil Open Group
26 BOYLESTONE
Down To Earth Charity Digs
27 LITTLE BADDOW..CHELMSFORD
Lets Go Digging UK MD Events
28 HINCKLEY..NUNEATON
Oxfordshire MD Rallies
29 DEEPING..LINCOLNSHIRE
Digging History UK
TUESDAY DECEMBER 2ND
1 CRANSLEY..KETTERING
WhatsApp Finding Time
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3RD
1 HANLEY SWAN DIG 3
KC Rallys Digger Page
2 POULTON REVISIT
Detect NW
3 PREES..SHROPSHIRE
Noble Pursuits MD
4 WITHIN 15 MILES OF DERBY
Dans Detecting Dans
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6TH
1 WEM BATTLE AREA CHARITY DIG
Mid Wales MD
2 UPPER DEAN..HUNTINGDON
Boudicca Rallies MDC
3 LITTLEBOROUGH..CHARITY XMAS DIG
Metal Detect Manchester
4 WORLDS END..HALLOW
Stourbridge MDC
5 TYR WENNOL
S & Mid Wales Veterans MDC
6 STIRLINGSHIRE
Heart of Scotland Charity Digs
7 HILL TOWN..EDINBURGH
Lothian Relics MD Digs & Events
8 POULTON..NEW FIELDS
Detect NW
9 NEWTON IN THE ISLE..WISBECH
The Fen Diggers MDC
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7TH
1 OMBERSLEY XMAS RALLY
Midland MDC
2 LUSHCOTT..WENLOCK..XMAS DIG 30 MAX
Stourbridge MDC
3 UPPER DEAN..HUNTINGDON
Boudicca Rallies MDC
4 HEMYOCK
Somerset MDC
5 SANDBACH..XMAS & ANNIVERSARY DIG
Cheshire East MDC
6 LLYNCLYS CROSS ROADS
7 LEOMINSTER
KC Rallys Diggers Page
8 GREATHAM..HAMPSHIRE
Hoard Hunters Detecting Hub
9 CHURCH PREEN
Shrewsbury & Shropshire MDC
10 BYLCHAU..DENBIGH..N WALES
Detect It Nation (UK MD Events)
11 BRAFIELD ON THE GREEN..NORTHANTS
Dig With Me
12 HAMSTERLEY
Durham Dirt Diggers
13 EDINBURGH..DEEP PLOUGHED
Lothian Relics MD Digs & Rallies
14 BOVEY TRACEY..DEVON
Teignbridge History Finders
15 LOCATION TBC
Wolds Detecting Digs & Events
16 TRURO..CORNWALL..XMAS DIG
Unearthed In Cornwall & Devon
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10TH
1 HANLEY SWAN DIG 4
KC Rallys Digger Page
2 TATTON/PEOVER AREA
South Machester MDC
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13TH
1 HODNET..MKT DRAYTON..SHROPS
Aces Of Spades MD ..Xmas Dig
2 MISTY WATERS XMAS BUFFET
Flintshire Finders MDG
3 STIRLINGSHIRE XMAS DIG
Heart of Scotland Charity Digs
4 UGTHORPE..N YORKSHIRE FULL
History Hunters MD UK
5 TYR WENNOL
S & Mid Wales Veterans MDC
6 TODHILLS..MIDLOTHIAN
Lothian Relics MD Digs & Rallies
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14TH
1 KINGTON CHURCH WR7
KC Rallys Diggers Page
2 RIDGEWAY..DERBYSHIRE
Coil To The Soil MDC PGM
3 BROMYARD..HEREFORD..XMAS CRUSADE
Crusade With A Spade MD
4 MIDLOTHIAN
Lothian Relics MD Digs & Rallies
5 LEESWOOD
Detect NW
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17TH
1 10 MILES FROM DERBY..XMAS
Dans Detecting Days
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20TH
1 WOODNEWTON..XMAS DIG
Boudicca Rallies MDC
2 LEAHURST..NESTON XMAS DIG
Detect NW
3 ALL CANNINGS..WILTSHIRE
Spire Diggers MD UK
4 TYR WENNOL
S & Mid Wales Veterans MDC
SUNDAY DECEMBER 21ST
1 BARNINGHAM XMAS DIG
East Durham Detectors
2 WOODNEWTON ..XMAS DIG
Boudicca Rallies MDC
3 SEDBERGH..XMAS DIG
Detect It Nation (UK MD Events)
4 10 MILES FROM DERBY
Dans Detecting Days
5 LOCATION TBC
Somerset MDC
6 ALL CANNINGS..WILTSHIRE
Spire Diggers MD UK
7 SOUTH CLEATHAM
True North Detecting
TUESDAY DECEMBER 23RD
1 BYARDS LEAP..CRANWELL..CANCELLED
The Detectorists
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28TH..
1 TWIXMASS WITH A SPECIAL GUEST
South Manchester MDC
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31ST
1 LONGDON..RUGELEY
Stourbridge MDC
FRIDAY JANUARY 2ND 2026
1 HINSTOCK NEW FIELDS
Shrewsbury & Shropshire MDC
SUNDAY JANUARY 4TH 2026
1 NEW LAND FLADBURY
KC Rallys Diggers Page
SUNDAY JANUARY 18TH
1 VAN DYKES VILLAGE..WORKSOP
Coil To The Soil MDC PGM
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5TH
1 WEST HADDON..NORTHANTS
Go Detecting Ltd (Midlands)
2 TYDD St MARY/SUTTON St JAMES
Digging History UK
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6TH
1 WEST HADDON..NORTHANTS
Go Detecting Ltd (Midlands)
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7TH
1 MONMOUTH
Dragon Diggers MD
2 RIPPINGALE..BOURNE..LINCS
Lets Go Digging – UK MD Events
3 REDHILL REVISIT
Surrey MDC
4 KINCARDINE
Heart of Scotland Charity Digs
5 SUTTON BRIDGE AREA FULL
The Fen Diggers MDC
6 WHITCHURCH..SHROPSHIRE
The Sharing Searchers MD
7 CRANSLEY..NORTHANTS
WhatsApp Finding Time
8 CLOWNE..SHEFFIELD
Coil To The Soil Open Group
9 MELDRETH..CAMBS
Muddy Boots DG
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8TH
1 MIDDLETON NR KINGS LYNN
East Of England Rallies
2 WEST HADDON..NORTHANTS FULL
Dig With Me
3 WHITEHOUSE DIG PART 3
Shrewsbury & Shropshire MDC
4 HOUNDTOR..DARTMOOR..TQ13
Teignbridge History Finders
5 AUGHTON FULL
Detect It Nation UK MD Events
6 SANDBACH SALT LINE
Cheshire East MDC
7 STOULTON..WORCESTER
Oxfordshire MD Rallies
8 RIPPINGALE..BOURNE..LINCS
Lets Go Digging-UK MD Events
9 CONGLETON
South Manchester MDC
10 AVOCH AREA..CHARITY DIG
North Detectorists
11 ROCHE..ROCHE ROCK
North Cornwall MD
12 SWALLOWCLIFFE..SALISBURY
Wessex Artefacts Club & Social Group
13 MIDDLETOWN..SHROPSHIRE
Coil N Spade MD Rallies
14 DENBIGH
Flintshire Finders MDG
15 KEMPTON CANCELLED
Stourbridge MDC
16 MERE HALL..HANBURY..PT2
KC Rallys Diggers Page
17 DARRINGTON..W YORKSHIRE
Coil To The Soil Open Group
18 WOLSINGHAM
Durham Dirt Diggers
19 MISTLEY..ESSEX
Friends of Mistley MD
20 ABERGAVENNY..NEW FIELDS
Valley Searchers Dig Events
21 HOLLAND REVISIT
Clacton Lost Item Recovery & Dig Days
22 FARNDON..CHESHIRE WEST
Detect NW
23 KNUTSFORD..WA16 6
Happy Hunting MDG
24 LEOMINSTER..PT 3
Dragon Diggers MD
25 WEST HADDON..NORTHANTS
Go Detecting Ltd (Midlands)
26 HUMBLETON.. FULL
True North Detecting
27 LOCATION..SEE GROUP PAGE
Wolds Detecting Digs & Events
28 ANCRUM
29 STAGSDEN..BEDFORDSHIRE
Double D Detecting
30 CONDOVER..SHREWSBURY
Sovereign MD Rallys
WEDNESDAY FEB 11TH
1 LEESWOOD..FLINTSHIRE
Detect NW
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14TH
1 AUCHTERARDER
Heart of Scotland Charity Digs
2 JODRELL BANK.. CANCELLED
Metal Detect Manchester
3 ECKINGTON..WORCESTER
Lets Go Digging UK MD Events
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH
1 NYNEHEAD
Somerset MD UK
2 BRIDGEWATER..SOMERSET
Unearthed in Cornwall & Devon
3 OVERSTONE..NORTHANTS
Dig With Me
4 HINSTOCK
Shrewsbury & Shropshire MDC
5 BATH..NEW FARM
Valley Searchers Dig Events
6 SPROSTON RELOADED
Cheshire East MDC
7 BUTCOTT…BROMSGROVE
Coil N Spade MD Rallies
8 CWM NEAR DYSERTH
Flintshire Finders MDG
9 REDCASTLE..MUIR OF ORD
Ross-Shire Relics
10 ECKINGTON..WORCESTER
Lets Go Digging UK MD EVents
11 WINTERBOURNE GUNNER
Wessex Artefacts Club & Social Group
12 LLANFAIR..TALHAIRN..ABERGELE
Detect It Nation UK MD EVents
13 FARNDON..CHESHIRE WEST
Detect NW
MONDAY FEBRUARY 16TH
1 CHIDEOCK/BRIDPORT..DORSET
Teignbridge History Finders
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21ST
1 CARLISE
iFind UK Metal Detecting
2 CHESWARDINE..MKT DRAYTON
Aces of Spades MD
3 RIPPINGALE..LINCS..TBC
Lets Go Digging UK MD Events
4 TRECASTLE FULL
S & Mid Wales Veterans MDC
5 STRATHALLAN/AUCHTERARDER
Heart of Scotland Charity Digs
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22ND
1 BABBINS WOOD..WHITTINGTON CASTLE
The Iron Men MDC
2 STONE ACTON..HOARD FIELD +
Shrewsbury & Shropshire MDC
3 SWALLOWCLIFFE
Wessex Artefacts Club & Social Group
4 AUGHTON..FINAL VISIT
Detect It Nation (UK MD Events)
5 RIPPINGALE..LINCS..TBC
Lets Go Digging UK MD Events
6 FARNDON..CHESHIRE WEST
Detect NW
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28TH
1 THORNEY..PETERBOROUGH
Lets Go Digging UK MD Events
SUNDAY MARCH 1ST
1 DORSET..DT8 AREA
Unearthed In Cornwall & Devon
2 BRADWALL..SANDBACH
Cheshire East MDC
3 WHITTINGTON..GLOUCESTER
Lets Go Digging UK MD Events
SUNDAY MARCH 8TH
1 LOCATION TBC
Somerset MD UK
SUNDAY MARCH 29TH
1 SHOULTON..WORCESTER FULL
Stourbridge MDC
SUNDAY APRIL 5TH
1 MOSELEY ROAD..HALLOW
Stourbridge MDC
SUNDAY APRIL 12TH
1 LOCATION TBC
Somerset MD UK
SATURDAY MAY 2ND
1 FARNDON..HOLT
Detect NW
SUNDAY MAY 3RD
1 FARNDON..HOLT
Detect NW
Weekenders (2025 & 2026)
WEEKENDERS 2026
FEBRUARY 14TH-15TH
EAST OF ENGLAND RALLIES
MARCH
1 METAL DETECTIVES GROUP
HERTFORDSHIRE
MARCH 6TH-8TH
1 BETWS Y COED..NORTH WALES
DETECT IT NATION UK MD EVENTS
MARCH 27TH-29TH
1 NOBLE PURSUITS MD
STAPLEFORD EST..MELTON MOWBRAY..LEICS
APRIL 3-5TH
1 MUST DETECT UK
CRUMMOCK BANK FARM..CA7 0BN
APRIL 25TH-1ST MAY
1 METAL DETECTING DIS & RALLIES
ERYRI..SNOWDONIA
APRIL 25TH-26TH
1 Valley Searchers Dig Events
WINCHESTER..HAMPSHIRE
MAY 1ST-3RD
1 DETECT IT NATION..UK MD EVENTS
GWYTHERIN
MAY 1ST-5TH
1 LETS GO DIGGING UK MD Events
CEMMES..NR MACHYNLLEGH
MAY 8TH-11TH
1 CHEPSTOW RACECOURSE
DIGGING HISTORY U.K.
MAY 15TH-17TH
1 IFIND UK METAL DETECTING
KIRKOSWALD..CUMBRIA
MAY 22ND –
1 DETECTORMANIA
CARLISLE TBC
LOTHIAN RELICS MD DIGS & RALLIES
MAY 22ND-24TH
1 UK HISTORY FINDERS
BA4 AREA..SOMERSET
MAY 22ND-25TH
1 SOUTH MANCHESTER MDC
PRESTATYN..RHYL
JUNE 20TH-21ST
1 VALLEY SEARCHERS DIG EVENTS
WARMINSTER
JULY 11TH-12TH
1 East of England Rallies
GATELEY TBC
JULY 31ST-AUG 2ND
1 CHELVESTON..NORTHANTS
DIG WITH ME
AUGUST 1ST-2ND
1 East of England Rallies
WALSINGHAM
AUGUST 1-3RD
1 WEST CUMBRIA
Must Detect UK
AUGUST 13TH-16TH
1 MINELAB 500
Location TBC
AUGUST 21ST-23RD
1 CHESHIRE EAST MDC
KIDSGROVE
AUGUST 22ND-23RD
EAST OF ENGLAND RALLIES
SNETTISHAM..KINGS LYNN
AUGUST 25TH-31ST
1 COIL TO THE SOIL OPEN GROUP
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED..NORTHUMBERLAND
AUGUST 28TH-31ST
1 LETS GO DIGGING UK MD EVENTS
HINTON ON THE GREEN..EVESHAM
SEPTEMBER 3RD-6TH
1 THE SIGNAL SEARCHERS
THE SIX BELLS 2
SEPTEMBER 10TH-14TH
1 WHATSAPP FINDING TIME
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
SEPTEMBER 11-13TH
1 HAYTON VILLAGE…CUMBRIA
EAST DURHAM DETECTORS
SEPTEMBER 11TH-13TH
1 DETECTORMANIA..NORTHUMBERLAND
LOTHIAN RELICS MD DIGS & RALLIES
SEPTEMBER 18TH-20TH
1 MUDDY BOOTS WEEKENDER
CHISELDON..WILTSHIRE
SEPTEMBER 19TH-20TH
1 NEW ESTATE.. WEST NORFOLK
EAST OF ENGLAND RALLIES
SEPTEMBER 24TH-27TH
1 Alba Unearthed MDC (non profit)
ANSTRUTHER COASTAL RALLY
OCTOBER 10TH-11TH
1 East of England Rallies
GATELEY TBC
OCTOBER 31ST- NOV 1ST
1 East of England Rallies
Location TBC
Please note that this list will get bigger the more time goes by, and if you know of any metal detecting dig events, please send them to the form below for us to add them to this list to help everyone who wants to go to these amazing events.
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Darren Protheroe is the owner and creator of Wishful Detecting and aims to help share everything useful in the world of metal detecting and share all the best tips for beginners and share his mad adventures while on the road. Happy digging with me!