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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great day out! We booked 2hrs clay pigeon tuition for our poker group. Great organisation, friendly team and brilliant training. Without doubt, you won't be disappointed

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I actually booked my session at sporting targets on 2nd November 2024, with one of those experience gift cards. I swapped it from some other experience that had no appeal to me at all. I arrive... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience. Did it as a family (12 y/o, 15 y/o and 2 adults. Each of us loved it. Did the riffles, archery and clay pigeon shooting. Fast paced, great support and advice from Rob our teache... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rob was absolutely brilliant with us. Made us feel incredibly welcome straight away with a brilliant sense of humour and his teaching ability was just second to none. Incredibly helpful teachin... See more

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  1. Recreation Center
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One of the finest Clay Pigeon Shooting venues in the UK, offering corporate and club shooting, multi activity events, a gun shop, licenced bar and restaurant since 1990.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Realy enjoyable morning at an excellent…

Realy enjoyable morning at an excellent venue and we had a fantasic tutor in Bob. All staff friendly and helpful. Look forward to returning

July 1, 2023
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Hi Peter,
we are so pleased to hear that you had a great time here with us and that Bob looked after you so well, thank you for taking the time to post the review.
see you soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic family celebration

We celebrated a 60th birthday with clay shooting and archery. The team at sporting targets made us all feel so welcome and nothing was too much trouble. Our whole group had an excellent time and some fantastic memories made. Special thanks to John!

June 24, 2023
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Hi Rebecca,

Its great to hear that you and your group had a fantastic celebration for the 60th birthday, John always makes sure that the group gets the day they expect.
Thank you for your review and for coming to us at Sporting Targets.
hope to see you all at the next celebration!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a fantastic place to visit

What a fantastic place to visit
Staff have all the time in the world to ensure you day goes just as you require.
Sporting targets could not do enough for our family day clays and Archery was brilliant and John the instructor is the best
Regards
Roger cooper

June 24, 2023
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Hi Roger
We are so pleased that your family experience here at Sporting Targets was as good as it was, we always endeavour to make the day a relaxed and exciting experience and John has achieved this for you.
Thank you for such a great review, we hope to see you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience

Fantastic experience at Sporting Targets. Our instructor Vince was extremely pleasant and friendly. Would highly recommend to all.

May 29, 2023
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Hi Sam,
we are so pleased that you had a fantastic experience here at Sporting Targets with Vince
hopefully see you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First experience at Sporting Targets…

First experience at Sporting Targets clay pigeon shooting and archery and as a group of 4 we had so much fun. Big thanks to Vince for today - he was a great instructor and good vibe. Taught us everything we need to know to feel like pros by the end of the day. We'll definitely be back!!

May 29, 2023
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HI Lia
We are so happy that you and your friends had a great time here with us and that Vince looked after you all so well.
What a great review, thank you.
See you soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great experience!

Visited shooting targets 27-05-23 and had a gentleman named bob as our instructor to show us the way! My group was 2 people and was made very comfortable with holding and using the gun. Bob took his time explaining everything and answering any questions we had and made sure we both had a great time in that we did! Would defo be back again and would highly recommend this to others looking to clay shooting!

May 27, 2023
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Hi Mark,
we are so pleased that you both had such a great experience and Bob looked after you so well.
Thank you for the review, hope to see you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellently prepared, organised and fun day with all instructors adding humour and more fun to the day. Have been doing this corporate event for years and every year we get more attendees given it's great reputation.

May 18, 2023
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Hi James,
So pleased that you had another great day.
Thank you for your kind comments, see you all again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience, brilliant instructor

We had our first experience at Sporting Targets today. We had a session of archery, air rifle and clays. Absolutely fantastic experience. Big shout out to our amazing instructor Vince! Looking forward to our next session :)

May 8, 2023
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WE are so pleased that you had a fantastic time, Vince was made up to read your review, thank you for taking the time to post it
see you soon

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely brilliant!

We had such an amazing time on our clay pigeon shooting lesson at Sporting Targets! I got my husband a voucher for an Xmas present so we were complete beginners and not entirely sure what to expect, but from start-to-finish everything was great! The experience was really made by our instructor Tony who was just brilliant; he was so good at explaining everything and pointing out what you needed to do differently when you missed a shot - I honestly couldn't how many clays we managed to hit! Tony was also so friendly and welcoming, and made the whole experience really enjoyable and fun. We will definitely be back for more lessons with him in the future! Thanks for a great Sunday afternoon :)

April 23, 2023
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Hi Joanne,
We are so pleased that you and your husband had an amazing time with us here at Sporting Targets and that Tony looked after you so well.
We would love to see you both back for another go soon.
Thank you for the great review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great visit to Sporting Targets

Myself and my wife visited Sporting Targets for the first time today. We were both really impressed with the friendly and relaxed atmosphere in the reception and the grounds itself. There were a really good selection of clays and the High Tower was really challenging in the breeze! The Ground-staff were really friendly too, and not only checked with us all the targets were working ok but made sure we knew where we were going so we didn’t miss any stands. Thanks to everyone for a really enjoyable visit.

April 18, 2023
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Mr & Mrs Sherlock,
we are so pleased that you had a great visit with us and that you enjoyed the day, hopefully this will be the start of many days spent with us.
Thank you for taking the time to post such a nice review.
see you soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Vince!

Such a amazing time! Booked clay pigeon shooting, archery and the air rifles for our afternoon event. Vince was absolutely wonderful, such a good teacher! Very patient and encouraging. It was so much fun, thank you for a great day!

April 15, 2023
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Hi Mitisha,
We are so pleased you had an amazing time at your event and that Vince looked after you all so well, as he always does.
Thank you for the great review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing experience and an amazing teacher. Thank you Vince!

What an amazing day! Bought a voucher for my partners birthday, and surprised him on the day with clay pigeon shooting.
From the get go, it was absolutely amazing, the receptionist was so kind and patient, the eating area was clean and cosy, and free tea and coffee was available while you wait for your lesson.

We were greeted with a smile from
Vince, and all the nerves from my partner disappeared with how calm and kind Vince was.

He would get across the importance of safety and would make my partner so comfortable and was always praised!

I honestly, wish I could give this place more than 5 stars, and Vince his own review. Even before we left the venue, he came to meet us back in the cafe and sat down with us to talk.

Thank you for such an amazing experience and making my partners birthday fantastic!

April 3, 2023
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Hi Caroline,
We are all so happy that you both enjoyed your visit with us, it was a pleasure to have you here for your experience and its lovely to know you enjoyed it so much, hopefully your husband is now hooked and will be back for another lesson!!
I have passed your comments on to Vince and he was delighted that you both had such a good experience.
Thank you for taking the time to post such a brilliant review.
See you soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Experience Thankyou Vince.

AMAZING Experience!
We got brought this for Christmas as a Red Letter Day experience. This was our first time visiting Sporting Targets, and right from the start every member of staff we came into contact with was helpful and polite, there was complementry Tea and Coffee and a lovely view while we waited for our instructor to come and get us, we got to experience Archery, Rifle Shooting and Clay Pigeon Shooting a first for some of our group of 4,
Everything was so fun, our Instructor Vince was Fantastic, he was very approachable, polite and very helpful, felt very safe, he showed us what to do answered any questions and watched what we was doing, gave us very clear instructions and adjusted our positions if needed, he gave us tips to help improve our techniques and aiming and once we were able he stood back and let us take the reins still watching and correcting if needed.
On the clay Pigeon shooting he stayed beside us the whole time offering tips and explaining what we did and what to do next time, he was very helpful and really made the experience enjoyable. Overall the grounds were really spacious and looked very safe and secure and everyone we came into contact with were very nice. Would 100% go again and recommend. Thanks Vince.

April 3, 2023
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Hi Gina,
We are so pleased that you had a wonderful day with Vince and us all here at Sporting Targets, its so nice to know that you had the experience we always strive to deliver and we really appreciate that you took the time to write such a lovely review, Vince was made up to read it.
We hope to see you all again soon.
Thank you for choosing us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stag party

The staff were very helpful and put themselves out to accommodate us as a group , and saved us money by stretching the size of the group so we could all stay together
The day itself was run very well with good humour and a professional manor to assist in getting the best from everyone enhancing the days experience

March 25, 2023
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Hi Kirk,
We are so please that you and the stag party had such a good time here with us, thank you for a great review.
Good luck on the big day!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic shooting ground

Fantastic shooting ground, lovely knowledgeable staff, been several times before and will keep coming back.

March 18, 2023
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Thank you Rob, we are so happy to hear that love your visits to us, hopefully see you soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New Year/New Hobby

I had a taster lesson the beginning of January with Rob, and have had multiple lessons with Rob and John since then, i am now hooked to the point of becoming a member and should have my shotgun certificate in the coming weeks. Sporting targets staff have been really welcoming and made it very easy to get in to the sport, so glad i chose Sporting targets and would recommend them to anyone wishing to learn how to shoot clays.

February 20, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

TCF Excavating Ltd Christmas shoot & Dinner

TCF Excavating Ltd held our Christmas shoot & Dinner at Sporting Targets earlier this week. The whole experience for first calling Angela too arrange the day to the actual day has been 5 star. Nothing has been too much trouble for them to sort for us. Excellent shooting clays, food and service. Thank you to all the staff for a lovely day.

December 13, 2022
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We are so happy that you have had a great experience with us and that your Christmas party went so well.
We hope you all have a great Christmas and a very prosperous new year.
Thank you for taking the time to post a review

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I organised this for my 60th

I organised this for my 60th. It was important that I got it right.
Angela, the co-ordinator, was always helpful and accommodating. I was able to organise flower arranging for the non-shooters.
The day went very well and everyone enjoyed themselves. The staff were fantastic and always attentive.
A great day, at a great venue with great staff. Loved it.

October 2, 2022
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We are pleased that your birthday went so well for you and your guests. It was a pleasure to have you here on such a special occasion and to help you celebrate the milestone, thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I booked an afternoon of clay pigeon…

I booked an afternoon of clay pigeon shooting and quad biking for my brothers' stag do. Angela assisted me with the booking and was incredibly helpful throughout. I've never done shooting before and had no idea what to expect, but all of the instructors were excellent and we all had a fantastic afternoon. I'd highly recommend it to anyone, and will for sure come again!

October 8, 2022
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Hi Will,
Brilliant, we are so pleased that you, your brother and your friends had a great day here.
What a great review, thank you.
Have a lovely day and good luck with the speach.
See you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience - highly recommended

I bought a shooting experience for my partner for Christmas last year, via BuyaGift, which we redeemed today (01.10.22). We were a party of 4 and had a go at archery, rifle shooting and clay pigeon shooting. We arrived early and enjoyed a bacon sarnie along with the complimentary hot drinks in the lovely conservatory. Only one of our party had (minimal) shooting experience and the rest of us were complete novices, so we didn’t know what to expect. Our instructor, Rob, was great - calm and articulate with a great sense of humour - he really made the experience a lot of fun. We would absolutely recommend Sporting Target - thank you very much!

October 1, 2022
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Hi Miriam,
We are so pleased that you and your friends had such a good time with us, Rob will be so happy to read your review, thank you for your review.
hopefully we will see you all again soon

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