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Mudlarking
Mudlarking
The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.
Searching an exposed riverbed at low tide for clay pipes, pottery, coins and pins. Many foreshores require a permit.
This weekendTime to first win
A few hoursA session
Mostly outdoorsWhere
Step 1: Check whether you need a permit, and the tides.
Is it you?
What you need2 things
The honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$40
How we make money: if you buy through one of these we take a small cut, and the price is the same either way. The cheapest option that works is always listed first.
The path13 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$25
- Check whether you need a permit, and the tides
- Get gloves, boots and something to carry finds in
BThen the quests
- Find your first piece of clay pipe stem
- Fill a pot with sherds from a single visit
- Go out on a spring low tide and stay the whole window
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
