British Gold Panning Championships Wanlockhead 2014
IT’S not everyday you can attend a British Championship event on your doorstep – but that’s exactly what happened when the Gold Panning Championships were held in Wanlockhead.
The annual event at the Museum of Lead Mining brought competitors from across the country to the village for a weekend of competition and fun.
And it wasn’t just the professionals who were going for gold over the weekend as absolute beginners got the chance to try their luck.
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Hide AdThe championships are an event open to everyone and act as a yearly get-together of mostly British and sometimes foreign enthusiasts.