Welcome to The Gold Club

The Gold Club provides information on gold panning to those interested in taking up the hobby and also for land owners, game keepers and farmers interested in seeing what we do and how we do it.

This website provides information not just on gold panning and the equipment used but also provides a few pointers on getting started, being responsible and obtaining permissions to pan.

Whether you pan for just a few days every year during your summer holidays or pan every weekend all year round, gold panning can be extremely rewarding in terms of forging new friendships and enjoying the countryside.

Always remember, you must have permission from land owners and those with rights to the gold before you go gold panning. The right to roam is not a right to pan for gold on private property.

Fitness

Gold panning is hard work. Most days you will be doing nothing more exciting than moving large stones and rocks in freezing rivers, as well as carrying all your equipment to and from the car.

To be successful you will have to be prepared to get fit and become acclimatised to often harsh weather conditions. However, all the effort becomes more than worth it when you find colour in your pan!

Not a Road to Quick Riches

Despite what the televisions and newspapers may tell you, gold panning in the UK is not a road to quick riches to beat the credit crunch. Gold panning in the UK is a hobby and it will cost you money not make you money. The gold in the picture represents 2 years work by an experienced panner and weighs in at less than an ounce which wouldn't even cover the petrol costs incurred in finding it. So don't be taken in by fanciful television stories and newspaper articles.