Discoveries can be made as far east as the Thames Estuary, up to 40 miles from central London, although mudlarks tend to use their own boats in this broad island-strewn reach of the river.

As we mudlark and diver for lost historic treasure we make a few surprise finds along the way! From Antique bottles and marbles to Native American Artifacts there is something for everyone in this ...

In 18th- and 19th-Century London, mudlarks were impoverished citizens (often children) who scraped a meagre living by scavenging for sellable items in the stinking mud of the Thames at low tide.