I have been detecting in the UK on 13 separate trips. I have been on all the major tours. This tour is absolutely fantastic. I have been on this tour 4 times and am heading back for the 5th time on Sept 17th. You will have to record your finds with the UK authorities and the tour operator takes care of that for you. After the UK museum authorities are finished reviewing your finds they will be sent to you at your home address. In all 13 trips I have never had the museum keep a single item, and I have never been shorted a single find. They are all listed prior to submission and you have a record of all of them. I take a camera with me as I like to take photos to show off when I return home.
Why this trip over others? It usually has 6 people and never more than 8 or 9. The van stays within walking distance of you all day so you can get in out of bad weather and eat lunch with the other detectorists. The facitlities are great and the food is good. The detecting is by far the best of any of the trips available. I documented 19 hammereds, 11 Romans, 2 brooches, and a Saxon fish brooch on the trip last fall. No way can you beat that and I wasn't the only one with those kinds of results.
I have no interest in the tour other than as a customer. If you have any other questions feel free to email me at joebrown101@aol.com.